Employee Relations Investigator

gRafiKs; Bath; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK university in Bath is seeking a skilled staff investigator to lead thorough investigations into various HR matters. You will ensure fair processes are followed while supporting staff and students. This position combines investigation duties with policy development, requiring strong organisational and analytical skills. The role is fixed-term covering 36.5 hours a week, offering a starting salary between £38,784 and £46,049, alongside a rich benefits package including professional development opportunities and support for a diverse workplace.

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Staff discounts at Team Bath gym

Generous annual leave allowance

Relocation allowance

Visa reimbursement

Family-friendly workplace

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and apply complex information.
• Minimum experience in HR investigation processes preferred.
• Experience in policy development and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality investigations under relevant policies.
• Lead investigations into complaints and disciplinary cases.
• Contribute to the development of HR policies.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Education

University degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Department

Human Resources

Salary

Starting from £38,784, rising to £46,049

Closing date

Wednesday 17 December 2025

This is an opportunity to take on a staff investigator role working alongside a highly skilled, forward-thinking and developmental HR team.

About The Role

This role will focus on carrying out high quality investigations into a wide range of issues, including under the Universitys Dignity & Respect Policy, Staff Disciplinary Policy, the Grievance Policy and, where applicable, the Research Misconduct Policy. In doing so, you will ensure that they are carried out in a transparent, rigorous, professional and timely manner, taking into account the wellbeing and safeguarding of all of the parties involved.

You will take the lead responsibility as the investigator in assigned investigations into reports of varying complexity, which will primarily focus on staff respondents, but may, on occasion, include student reporting parties. In this role, you may investigate alone or, on occasion, with support from an HR Advisor or Business Partner.

You will determine if there is a case to answer and, if found, will attend formal hearings and present the disciplinary case and cross examine the respondent staff member.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to policy development, developing, reviewing and revising identified HR policies, ensuring that they are clear, concise and straight-forward to follow, and that they meet all UK legislative requirements and are supportive of the culture that the University is seeking to create.

About You

You will have excellent organisational, inter-personal and analytical skills, an ability to use your initiative and be able to interpret and apply complex information. You will be able to work on your own initiative and deliver reliably on expected timescales. We are constantly improving our practice, and you will also be able to quickly learn new systems, technology and procedures and identify and implement improvements to these on an ongoing basis.

Further Information

For informal discussions about the role, please contact Peter Eley (Deputy HR Director).

This role is offered on a (36.5 hours per week) fixed term basis with an expected end date of 31/01/2028.

We are looking to interview the week commencing 05 January.

You will be working in a team who focus on enabling development for team members and contributing to our staff and student experience.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, and an autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What We Can Offer You

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us on X and LinkedIn.

Right to Work in the UK

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.