HR Partner - Employee Relations
- Posted 22 July 2024
- Salary £44,000 - £47,000
- LocationBedfordshire
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Human Resources Recruitment
- ReferencePROF_46434
- Contact NameStuart Montgomery
Job description
We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association based in Bedfordshire, who are recruiting for a HR Partner, focusing on employee relations, on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The position is due to start immediately, with a salary of up to £47,000 per annum and working from home up to 3 days per week.
Duties will include (but are not limited to):
Effectively coaching, developing and supporting managers to resolve all types and levels of ER cases whilst ensuring fairness, consistency and legal compliance – including leading on complex cases
Leading on the design and implementation of change management projects
Act as the Subject Matter Expert and escalation point: Effectively applying depth and breadth of knowledge and experience. Evaluating risks and options and helps shape and inform approaches
Sharing ER knowledge and coaching others to increase knowledge/understanding
Building relationships with managers that mean they proactively come to you with issues allowing you to influence and manage appropriately and in a timely manner
Identifying, understanding and addressing business issues – will need to be a great communicator who cares about building relationships
Gaining feedback and understanding of customer experiences to support HR service improvements.
Supporting people planning processes, including succession planning and talent development and engaging with the Learning & Development Partner on training needs identification and solutions
Expertise required:
Several years demonstrable experience of dealing with the full spectrum of complex ER cases and comfortable being an escalation point as a subject matter expert
Experienced and confident working with HR systems and within defined processes
Solid generalist HR knowledge, including administration and end-to-end HR processes
Depth and breadth of experience in engaging and influencing managers at all levels and across multiple stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes
Depth and breadth of demonstrable experience of providing customer-centric HR partnering – both operational and strategic delivery & support
Demonstrable success of working in partnership to deliver and implement innovative people solutions that meet business needs, in a fast-paced environment
CIPD Qualified Level 5 minimum
Rewards and Benefits:
28 days holiday plus bank holidays
Flexible home working
Generous contributory pension scheme
Private health care
Free life assurance
Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym
Working hours:
37 hours per week
Monday to Friday
9am - 5pm
Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.
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