Senior Employee Relations Specialist (Policy and Contract)

Fitzgerald; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK consultancy firm seeks a Senior Employee Relations Specialist to deliver expert services focusing on policies and contracts. The role involves managing complex cases and advising clients on compliance and business change, alongside drafting key documentation. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, proficiency in employment law, and experience in a consultancy setting, with a desire to work in a hybrid environment. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous leave, and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Career qualifications supported

Flexible working patterns

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Shopping discounts

Unlimited remote GP appointments

Qualifications

• Proven experience in employee relations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Familiarity with employment law and policy development.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review policies and contracts.
• Lead complex employee relations cases.
• Advise on restructures and redundancies.
• Support colleagues with policy reviews.
• Build relationships with clients through effective advice.

Skills

Experienced in leading complex ER cases

Skilled in drafting policies

Confident in organizational change support

Clear communication skills

Highly organized

Commercially minded

Tech-savvy

Education

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent employment law qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Senior Employee Relations Specialist (Policy and Contract)

Department: Employee Relations

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: South East

Reporting To: Head of Employee Relations

Compensation: GBP 60,000 / year

Description

Job Type: Full-time or part-time (minimum 30 hours per week)

Salary: From GBP 60,000 (depending on experience)

We offer a competitive salary package aligned with current market rates for this role. The final offer will reflect your skills, experience, and qualifications, alongside our commitment to internal equity.

Location: England - South East
This is a hybrid role where you'll mainly work from home, with travel for meetings.

Please note: We're sharing this opportunity across a number of job boards and locations to reach as many potential applicants as possible. However, this is one single position - so wherever you see it, it's the same great role.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Employee Relations Specialist, you'll deliver a brilliant ER service to our clients - with a particular focus on policies, employment contracts, and complex employee relations and business change work.

You'll be our subject matter expert in policy and contracts, designing, drafting, and reviewing documentation that helps clients stay compliant, fair, and confident in managing their people.

Here's a snapshot of what your day-to-day might include:

• Drafting, reviewing, and updating policies, handbooks, and contracts of employment.
• Leading complex, high-risk ER cases - from disciplinaries and grievances to whistleblowing and harassment.
• Advising on restructures, redundancies, acquisitions, and consultation processes.
• Helping clients balance compliance with commercial sense when making people decisions.
• Supporting colleagues by reviewing and quality-checking policies and documentation to maintain our high standards.
• Building trusted relationships with clients by delivering timely, practical, and insightful advice.
• Sharing your expertise through training, toolkits, and coaching to build capability across our team.

It's a role where your judgment, attention to detail, and calm confidence will make a real difference - helping clients handle even the trickiest people challenges with care and integrity.

About you

You're an experienced Employee Relations professional who knows your stuff when it comes to employment law, policy development, and complex casework. You bring the perfect mix of technical expertise, commercial awareness, and empathy.

You'll need to be:

• Experienced in leading and advising on complex ER cases.
• Skilled in drafting, reviewing, and implementing policies, handbooks, and contracts.
• Confident supporting organisational change projects such as restructures and redundancies.
• Able to coach and support others on ER best practice and policy interpretation.
• A clear and engaging communicator, both written and verbal.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Commercially minded and able to balance compliance with practical advice.
• Tech-savvy and comfortable using Microsoft Office and digital systems.
• Happy to travel occasionally and holds a full UK driving licence.

CIPD Level 7 (or an equivalent employment law qualification) is a bonus, as is experience in consultancy or professional services - but what matters most is your expertise, your judgement and the care you bring to your work.

The Perks:

We might be biased, but we think this role is exciting, purposeful, and full of opportunity. And because we like to look after our people, here's what you can look forward to when you join us:

• Competitive salary (starting from GBP 60,000 per annum FTE)
• 25 days' annual leave to start, rising to 27 after one year and 29 after two years, plus bank holidays
• Career qualifications supported and paid for, with real opportunities to grow
• Monthly homeworking allowance and all equipment provided
• Flexible working patterns for a healthy work-life balance
• Pension scheme options (including salary sacrifice) and 4% employer contributions
• Life assurance at four times basic salary
• Shopping discounts platform, flu vaccinations, and technology and cycle-to-work schemes
• Medicash health cash plan and wellbeing benefits (including EAP)
• Enhanced family leave and twice-yearly all-staff get-togethers
• Unlimited remote GP appointments available 24/7
• A growing, progressive business with people at its heart

How to apply

If this sounds like your kind of role, APPLY NOW (you'll be redirected to our careers site) - we can't wait to hear from you.

Our application process helps you get to know us just as much as it helps us get to know you. It includes an initial screening stage (quick call and short written assessment), a virtual interview, psychometric testing, and a concluding in-person meeting.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.