Remote | Field-based | Nationwide travel
37.5 hours per week
Our client is a people-led organisation with a strong heritage and a genuine commitment to creating a positive, inclusive workplace. They are now looking to appoint an experienced Employee Relations & Engagement Specialist to support their continued growth and to help shape best-practice people initiatives across the business.
This is a field-based role requiring regular travel across the UK, providing hands-on ER support and partnering closely with HR colleagues and operational leaders.
The Role
The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor on the employment relationship, championing fair and consistent employee relations practices. You will play a key role in developing clear, compliant policies and processes, contributing to engagement-focused projects, and promoting best practice across the wider group.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality, pragmatic advice on employee relations and engagement matters, ensuring alignment with employment legislation and business objectives
- Work collaboratively with HR specialists to support initiatives across Employee Relations, Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion and Reward
- Review, develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and cultural alignment
- Contribute to HR and cross-functional projects, supporting continuous improvement and engagement
- Manage group BAU ER activity, including complex casework and escalations
- Design and deliver ER training to upskill HR teams and people managers
- Support external employment solicitors with tribunal cases, including preparation and settlement discussions where appropriate
- Provide on-site ER support for high-risk or urgent issues across the estate, often at short notice
Success Measures
- Consistent, legally compliant ER practices embedded across the business
- Improved compliance and risk mitigation in employee relations matters
- Effective use of ER data (e.g. tribunals, disciplinaries, redundancies) to identify trends and develop line manager capability
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong background in providing commercially focused ER advice on complex and escalated cases
- Proven experience managing Employment Tribunal cases
- Experience working with Trade Unions and handling dispute resolution
- Track record of creating and delivering ER-related training
- Confident communicator with strong influencing and presentation skills
- Highly organised with excellent planning and analytical abilities
- Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, field-based role
- IT-literate
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Collaborative environment
- 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
- Charity fundraising events
- Educational sponsorship
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Long service awards
- Reward & recognition
