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Job summary
A recruitment consultancy in Belfast is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to shape employee relations strategy and lead negotiations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial relations and a thorough understanding of NI employment law. This role offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and hybrid working flexibility.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Significant experience in an industrial relations or ER leadership position within a unionised environment.
- Proven expertise in pay negotiations and appeals handling.
- Strong understanding of NI employment law, case law, and best practice in ER/IR.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to design and implement an effective IR strategy.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the organisation's Industrial Relations strategy.
- Lead pay negotiations and collective bargaining with trade unions.
- Take ownership of appeals and complex ER cases.
- Act as a trusted advisor on IR and ER matters.
- Partner with business leaders for change management.
- Build collaborative relationships with trade unions.
- Represent the business in negotiations and dispute resolution.
- Analyse ER trends and data.
- Coach managers in handling ER matters.
Skills
Are you an experienced HR Professional who thrives on shaping strategy, leading negotiations, and resolving complex issues? My client is looking for an HRBP to play a critical role in driving their employee relations agenda and fostering a positive, collaborative workplace culture.
- Develop and deliver the organisation's Industrial Relations (IR) strategy, aligning it with business goals and future workforce needs.
- Lead pay negotiations and collective bargaining with trade unions and employee representatives, ensuring fair and commercially sound outcomes.
- Take ownership of appeals and complex ER cases, providing expert resolution and ensuring consistency with policy and legislation.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on all matters relating to IR and ER, including risk management and business continuity planning.
- Partner with business leaders to design and implement change management programmes that support organisational transformation.
- Build and maintain effective, collaborative relationships with trade unions, and key internal stakeholders.
- Represent the business in business negotiations, mediation, and dispute resolution processes.
- Analyse ER trends and data to anticipate challenges and proactively address potential issues.
- Coach and support managers to build confidence in handling ER matters at a local level.
- Significant experience in an industrial relations or ER leadership position within a unionised environment.
- Proven expertise in pay negotiations and appeals handling.
- Strong understanding of NI employment law, case law, and best practice in ER/IR.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to design and implement an effective IR strategy.
- Experience delivering change management initiatives and supporting major organisational change.
- Competitive base salary (dependent on experience).
- Bonus.
- Hybrid and flexible working.
- Enhanced pension.
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group on 02896 205148
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