Senior Employee Relations Advisor - Leeds
What's involved with this role:
Temporary Senior Employee Relations Advisor
W Yorkshire BL 365565
Hybrid working
NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 3 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure.
Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, listed below:
You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.For office based and hybrid roles, your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
This is a temporary role, initially 6-7 months. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.
Key Requirements:
Minimum Level 5 Qualification with significant experience.Significant proven experience in the support and management of complex ER matters.
Proven ability to develop, interpret and provide advice to managers and senior leaders on a diverse range of HR policies, processes, Employment Law and Terms and Conditions.
Previous experience of advising on complex people management casesExcellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
Experience of policy design and development.
Proven experience of consulting and negotiating with Trade Unions and Staff Associations.
Previous experience of supporting Organisational Change.
The successful candidate will oversee and co-ordinate the delivery of an efficient and effective professional customer focused Employee Relations Service to all staff and managers in accordance with Force Objectives, Policy and Procedure and legislative requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead by example and behave in line with the Police Code of Ethics ensuring that the force values and behavioural expectations are clearly understood and considered by managers, officers and staff in their decision making and actions; reinforcing and influencing them through all interactions and processes
Proactively manage the performance, attendance and wellbeing of police officers and police staff against the required standards to ensure they are dealt with and supported in accordance with the correct policies and procedures.Provide effective leadership to a team of Employee Relations Advisers in order to provide a professional, flexible and customer focussed service.
Allocate complex cases, monitor workloads and provide support, expert advice, coaching and guidance to enable the delivery of an effective Employee Relations service.
Act as subject expert within the team on all ER related matters, maintaining a thorough understanding of current and forthcoming legislation, case law and emerging best practice. Work with colleagues to share specialist knowledge in order to build resilience in the team.
As a subject expert provide professional advice and direction in the final stages of case management, including support and advice at Discipline and other Appeal hearings, Limited duty panels and attending Police Medical Appeal Board (PMAB) appeals, in line with Police Regulations, Conditions of Service, employment legislation, policy and other legislation.
Lead a team of Employee Relations Advisers in the design, delivery and evaluation of a range of effective and enabling People policies that provide a clear framework for effective people management and take account of relevant legislation, procedural requirements and best practice.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.1
Job Ref: W Yorkshire BL 365565
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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