Rolls-Royce
Employee Relations Partner
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Employee Relations Partner
Derby
Permanent Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Employee Relations Partner to join the UK Employee Relations team. You will collaborate with Line Managers, People Partners, Trade Unions, and Employee Representatives to support, influence, and execute business change by providing ER guidance. Ensuring planning & delivery and advising on ER approaches for groups and individuals.
Why join Rolls-Royce?
At Rolls-Royce, we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting, and connecting people everywhere.
By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
What you will be doing:
- Working as part of the UK Employee Relations team, you will work with your colleagues to develop and deliver the ER plan for the UK, working in conjunction with the business leadership teams, people teams, and Trade Unions representatives. You will work with other VP Employees, ER Partners, and Head of ER. If you are interested in a role that really impacts the business, then this is the role for you.
- Align workplace practices with company, employee, business, and legislative requirements to maximize performance and productivity improvement.
- Provide business-focused, pragmatic workplace practice solutions to improve working arrangements, productivity, support the move to standardization, and the creation of the right environment for a diverse and inclusive workplace in a transforming organization.
- Working with our Trade Unions representatives to support the change agenda.
- Provide advice on activities requiring collective engagement and liaise with the relevant legal representatives to ensure that risk is always kept to a minimum.
- Advise and support any statutory consultation relationships which enable good employee relations and/or legal compliance.
- Work closely with the people teams across the Bristol site to understand their requirements and provide support on issues within their client group.
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Who we're looking for:
Preferred requirements
- Strong experience of operating on the front line of trade union relations, a history of successfully driving change within unionised environments, and have the drive and ability to move the business forward, and really make things happen.
- Relationship building, consultative, and advisory skills complemented with awareness of HR generalist issues.
- Well-developed customer and relationship management skills, including credibility and influencing skills across all levels.
- Broad change management skill set, combined with the ability to apply project management principles to deliver and support organizational change.
- Ability to operate independently and work collaboratively within a regional and UK team.
- Ability to provide support on multiple activities and to understand the impact of Employee Relations/employment law on the wider HR and business agenda and to operate with a pragmatic, commercial, and results-orientated approach.
Regional Benefits
Our People are our power, so when you join Rolls-Royce, you are offered more than a salary. You are given a choice of flexible benefits from life insurance to gym discounts and tax-free cycling.
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- Generous Annual Leave
- Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
- Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
- Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
- Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free!
- Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations
- Employee Assistance (EAP) and Live Well programmes
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient, and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level C.
This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
Closing date: 28th July 2026
Job Category
Human Resources
Posting Date
23 Jul 2026; 00:07
Posting End Date
28 Jul 2026
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