Employee Relations and Policy Manager
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,064.00 to £47,389.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 January 2026 |
| Location: | Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of South Wales |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Join Our Team and Shape a Positive Workplace Culture
Are you passionate about fostering a positive, inclusive, and resolution-focused work environment? Do you thrive on ensuring policy and procedures are legally compliant, reflective of our core values and our working ethos? Can you confidently advise and manage employee relations casework of a full spectrum of matters which are often complex. If so, we invite you to apply for our temporary role of People Policy and Relations Manager to cover a period of Maternity Leave.
This role plays a crucial role in shaping and implementing proactive employee relations strategies, with a focus on conflict prevention and resolution, policy development, and stakeholder engagement while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practices.
Your work will directly contribute to fostering an environment of mutual respect, open communication, and early resolution of workplace concerns. You will also support the development of a small team of Advisers, providing guidance and expertise to managers and key stakeholders across the University.
Why Join Us?
Impactful Work: Your expertise will directly contribute to a respectful, supportive, and fair workplace.
Professional Development: Opportunities to grow your expertise, lead on key initiatives, and shape university-wide policies.
Collaborative & Inclusive Culture: Work alongside dedicated professionals committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment.
University Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, and a range of staff benefits to support your wellbeing.
Are you ready to take on this exciting role and drive positive change?
We would love to hear from you! Apply online http://www.southwales.ac.uk/jobs
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Amanda Lane, Deputy Director
of People and OD (amanda.lane@southwales.ac.uk).
Please note: If you are the successful candidate for this post and this position will be your first professional services role at the University, you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited. PSS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
Are you passionate about fostering a positive, inclusive, and resolution-focused work environment? Do you thrive on ensuring policy and procedures are legally compliant, reflective of our core values and our working ethos? Can you confidently advise and manage employee relations casework of a full spectrum of matters which are often complex. If so, we invite you to apply for our temporary role of People Policy and Relations Manager to cover a period of Maternity Leave.
This role plays a crucial role in shaping and implementing proactive employee relations strategies, with a focus on conflict prevention and resolution, policy development, and stakeholder engagement while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practices.
Your work will directly contribute to fostering an environment of mutual respect, open communication, and early resolution of workplace concerns. You will also support the development of a small team of Advisers, providing guidance and expertise to managers and key stakeholders across the University.
Why Join Us?
Impactful Work: Your expertise will directly contribute to a respectful, supportive, and fair workplace.
Professional Development: Opportunities to grow your expertise, lead on key initiatives, and shape university-wide policies.
Collaborative & Inclusive Culture: Work alongside dedicated professionals committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment.
University Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, and a range of staff benefits to support your wellbeing.
Are you ready to take on this exciting role and drive positive change?
We would love to hear from you! Apply online http://www.southwales.ac.uk/jobs
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Amanda Lane, Deputy Director
of People and OD (amanda.lane@southwales.ac.uk).
Please note: If you are the successful candidate for this post and this position will be your first professional services role at the University, you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited. PSS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW: https://tinyurl.com/PSSatUSW
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
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