Sellick Partnership
Employee Relations Manager

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Role: Employee Relations Manager
Sector: Public Sector
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Cambridge – Hybrid
Salary: up to £49,387 per annum
Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for an experienced Employee Relations Manager to join our client based in Cambridge on a 12 month bank contract.
The ideal Employee Relations Manager will work in partnership with senior managers to provide specialist, comprehensive, high quality advice and guidance on operational HR issues in line with the latest employment law, organisation policies and good practice. The Employee Relations Manager will undertake project work and deliver bespoke and corporate training programmes.
Duties
- Manage HR case work, advising managers on the interpretation of terms and conditions of employment ensuring compliance with the organisation’s policies and employment legislation to ensure processes are fair, equitable, promote good practice and are free from risk of litigation
- Manage the team of ER Advisors to support operational managers across a range of HR matters for example: leave and pay arrangements, absence and performance management, discipline and grievance matters ensuring that they are implementing and adhering to the appropriate Trust policy
- To accompany operational managers at formal meetings in accordance with Trust policies and procedures
- To support managers in complex and/or sensitive investigations and disciplinary cases
- Present management cases to Appeals panels as required
- Attend Employment Tribunals as required either as a Trust witness or to support others acting as witnesses
- Develop and maintain effective communication processes with senior managers which actively inform and involve staff in the plans and operational activities of the Trust
- Develop and maintain effective consultation and negotiation arrangements with staff side
- In partnership with senior managers and Divisional Heads of Workforce, improve individual team and organisational performance in the areas of workforce utilisation through the identification and promotion of new ways of working
- To undertake job evaluation and job matching as and when required
- Draft and review HR policies and procedures relating to the employment of staff and act as a lead on specific projects
- Ensure that the Trust is compliant with employment legislation and proactively advise management of the implications of new legislation
- Support the ER Advisors and Workforce administrative staff to ensure that professional excellence is achieved in HR service delivery
- Design and deliver corporate and bespoke training programmes
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Requirements
- Experience of working in a similar role within a Public sector organisations
- CIPD Level 5 qualified or qualified by experience
- Experience of dealing with complex employee relations, performance management and training design and delivery
- Thorough knowledge of employment law and experience of interpreting and applying the law in the context of complex investigations.
- Excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels.
- Impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently.
- Ability to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high-pressured environment.


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Our client is hoping to have the Employee Relations Manager in the role as soon as possible, therefore if you believe your experience meets the criteria above, please contact Charlotte Broomfield by Wednesday 29th July by submitting your CV directly.
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