Senior Human Resources Advisor

Gilligan Black Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilligan Black Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor – Employee Relations for a large services organisation in Ireland, supporting roughly 3,000 employees nationwide and partnering with senior management on complex ER matters.

Reporting to the Head of HR, you will manage a diverse ER caseload, advise on employment law, performance, disciplinaries and TUPE, and collaborate with trade unions to drive best practice across the business.

Qualifications

• Degree in HRM or related discipline and/or CIPD qualification.
• Strong practical knowledge of Irish employment law and ER/IR.
• Proven experience managing a broad range of ER/IR cases independently.
• Experience in a unionised services environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of employee relations matters and provide practical, business-focused advice.
• Advise managers on performance, attendance, disciplinaries and grievances.
• Navigate employment legislation and company policies, preparing relevant correspondence and documentation.
• Collaborate with trade unions and support redundancy, layoff, and TUPE processes; assist with Third Party Hearings.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law

Advising managers

IR case management

Union environment

Education

Degree in HRM or related

CIPD qualification desirable

Job description

An established and growing services organisation is looking to appoint an experienced Senior HR Advisor – Employee Relationsto join its HR team. This is a varied and influential role supporting approximately 3,000 employees nationwide, with the opportunity to work closely with senior management and play a key role in managing complex employee relations matters.

Reporting to the Head of HR, the successful candidate will provide expert advice and guidance across all areas of employee relations, employment law and HR policy. This role would suit an experienced HR professional who is confident managing their own caseload, advising managers and working within a unionised environment.

You will manage a varied caseload of employee relations matters, providing practical and commercially focused advice to managers and ensuring cases are progressed and concluded in a timely manner. You will advise on performance and absence management, disciplinary and grievance processes, employment legislation and company policies, including preparing relevant correspondence and documentation. The role will also involve working closely with trade unions, supporting redundancy, temporary layoff and reduction-in-hours processes, and providing advice throughout TUPE processes. You will also assist with Third Party Hearings alongside the organisation's legal team and contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of HR policies, procedures and best practice across the business.

It is expected that you have a degree in Human Resource Management or a related discipline; CIPD qualification is desirable with strong practical knowledge of Irish employment law and employee relations and proven experience managing a broad range of ER and IR cases independently with previous experience within the services industry is essential and experience working within a unionised environment.