Senior People Advisor - Employee Relations

Michael Page HR; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page HR seeks a Senior People Advisor to manage complex Employee Relations casework and coach managers in a unionised public sector environment. You will support restructures and change programmes while ensuring legally compliant processes.

The role focuses on advising managers, handling investigations, hearings and appeals, and working with Trade Unions and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing complex Employee Relations cases independently.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising and coaching managers on challenging people matters.
• Previous experience working within a unionised environment.
• Experience supporting restructures, organisational change and consultation processes.
• Confidence engaging with Trade Unions and senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied and complex Employee Relations caseload from initial advice through to resolution.
• Provide expert guidance on disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, conduct and performance matters.
• Advise and coach managers through complex ER processes and difficult employee conversations.
• Support investigations, formal hearings and appeals, ensuring processes are fair and legally compliant.
• Provide HR support across restructures, reorganisations and wider organisational change programmes.
• Support consultation processes and work effectively with Trade Unions and key stakeholders.
• Interpret HR policies and employment legislation to provide practical, risk-based advice.
• Identify ER trends and contribute to improvements across policies, processes and ways of working.

Skills

Employee relations

UK employment law

Coaching managers

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

The Senior People Advisor will manage complex Employee Relations casework, providing expert advice and coaching to managers on a wide range of people matters. The role will also support organisational change, restructures and trade union consultation, ensuring advice is practical, legally compliant and commercially focused.

Client Details

The client is a large, high-profile public sector organisation providing essential services across Greater Manchester, with a complex and diverse workforce. It offers the opportunity to join an established People function within a fast-paced, highly visible and unionised environment.

Description

• Manage a varied and complex Employee Relations caseload from initial advice through to resolution.
• Provide expert guidance on disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, conduct and performance matters.
• Advise and coach managers through complex ER processes and difficult employee conversations.
• Support investigations, formal hearings and appeals, ensuring processes are fair and legally compliant.
• Provide HR support across restructures, reorganisations and wider organisational change programmes.
• Support consultation processes and work effectively with Trade Unions and key stakeholders.
• Interpret HR policies and employment legislation to provide practical, risk-based advice.
• Identify ER trends and contribute to improvements across policies, processes and ways of working.

Profile

A successful Senior People Advisor should have:

• Significant experience managing complex Employee Relations cases independently.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience advising and coaching managers on challenging people matters.
• Previous experience working within a unionised environment.
• Experience supporting restructures, organisational change and consultation processes.
• Confidence engaging with Trade Unions and senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Job Offer

• Salary equivalent to £43,000 - £45,000
• Temporary contract for 3 months.
• Location: Manchester.

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