Morgan Hunt
Employee Relations Lead
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Employee Relations Lead - Leading Not for Profit Organisation - c£65,000
Location: London, Manchester, Bradford or York with hybrid working
We're looking for an experienced Employee Relations Lead to lead and shape a high-performing Employee Relations function within a complex, multi-site organisation.
This is a strategic leadership opportunity where you'll establish and embed an Employee Relations Centre of Expertise, providing expert guidance on complex people matters while driving consistency, compliance and continuous improvement across the organisation.
Working closely with senior leaders, People Partners and external advisers, you'll play a key role in influencing people strategy, supporting organisational change and ensuring employee relations practices reflect both legal requirements and organisational values.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Employee Relations and People Advisors, creating a collaborative and customer-focused culture.
- Establish and embed an Employee Relations Centre of Expertise, ensuring consistent, high-quality advice across the organisation.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex, high-risk and sensitive employee relations matters.
- Provide expert advice on disciplinary, grievance, capability, organisational change, restructuring, redundancy and senior employee cases.
- Develop and maintain employee relations policies, frameworks, guidance and manager toolkits to ensure legislative compliance and best practice.
- Build strong partnerships with senior stakeholders, People Partners, legal advisers and recognised trade unions.
- Lead organisational change initiatives, including restructures, collective consultation and redundancy programmes.
- Oversee Employment Tribunal preparation, working alongside external legal advisers to effectively manage risk.
- Use people data and reporting to identify trends, inform decision-making and support organisational improvement.
- Drive continuous improvement across Employee Relations processes, governance and service delivery.
- Manage external supplier relationships, including employment law providers and occupational health services.
- Support the wider People strategy, promoting inclusive, fair and transparent people practices.
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About you
You'll be an experienced Employee Relations leader with a strong track record of operating within large, complex organisations.
You'll bring:
- Significant experience leading Employee Relations within a complex, multi-site environment.
- Proven people leadership experience with the ability to coach and develop high-performing teams.
- Expert knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
- Extensive experience managing complex and high-risk employee relations cases, including Employment Tribunal preparation.
- Experience supporting major organisational change, including restructures, collective consultation, redundancy and TUPE.
- Strong experience developing employment policies, governance frameworks and process improvements.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence senior leaders and executives.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using people data and reporting to identify trends and inform business decisions.
- A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach, balancing legal risk with commercial and organisational priorities.
- Excellent communication, coaching and relationship-building skills.
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Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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