Employee Relations Lead

Artis Recruitment; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing global business seeks an ER Specialist Lead to oversee Employee Relations processes and support management in alignment across the organization. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Employee Relations, preferably as a Senior HR advisor or Manager. This role offers flexible working arrangements, including the potential for a reduced 4-day week, and involves collaboration with senior HR Business Partners and a strong team. Join a dynamic organization dedicated to growth and innovation.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Potential for a reduced 4-day week

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in Employee Relations, ideally in a Senior HR advisor or Manager role.
• Ability to communicate confidently and write detailed reports.
• Self-starter who adapts easily to different working environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on Employee Relations processes.
• Lead due diligence and risk responsibilities for people changes.
• Maintain records and documentation for employee relations issues.
• Develop and enhance Employee Relations processes and policies.

Skills

Employee Relations expertise

Excellent commercial acumen

Strong communication skills

Ability to work in collaborative environments

Flexibility in work style

Job description

This is a new, incredibly interesting role working for a growing successful global business as their ER specialist Lead.

With flexible working, 2 days per week in the office, this role will support a diverse group of stakeholders across the business. Managing a small number of rolling ER case's, and specific more complex and detailed escalated instances. Reporting to the Head of HR, as part of the UK HR specialist teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide advice and support to Operational & senior and management and employees to implement Employee Relations processes and to ensure there is alignment across the organisation.
• Lead and direct due diligence and risk responsibilities associated with people changes.
• Maintain integrity of records and documentation required for employee relations issues.
• Develop and enhance in house Employee Relations processes across the business including developing policies and generating innovation regarding Employee Relations matters.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a strong team. You will need to have experience working within Employee Relations, possibly as a Senior HR advisor or Manager demonstrating excellent commercial acumen. A background working in complex working environments would be ideal as would the ability to illustrate how you have operated in highly collaborative organisations.

Qualifications

• Experience working within Employee Relations, including as a Senior HR advisor or Manager.
• Excellent commercial acumen.
• Ability to operate in highly collaborative, complex working environments.
• Self starter, comfortable to adapt and flex style to different environments.
• Confident communicator with excellent report writing skills.

Benefits

• High degree of autonomy as the subject matter expert; support from 2 senior HR Business Partners based at the UK HQ.
• Flexible working, including the possibility of a reduced 4‑day week.
• Opportunity to work with a hugely collaborative, highly respected team in an ongoing growth phase.