ER Partner
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £33,465.0 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £33,465 |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, m1 4bt |
| Gweithio o bell: | Yn gyfan gwbl o bell |
| Cwmni: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 4770436_1770846760 |
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Your New Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a values‑driven, charitable organisation that supports individuals with complex needs across the UK. As the new Employee Relations Advisor, you'll become part of a collaborative People & Culture function that spans HR Business Partnering, Reward, L&D, OD and HR Services.
You'll work remotely with the autonomy to manage your own diary, while providing ER support to services across various locations (occasional travel).
On-site attendance is required for complex hearings, typically a couple of times per month. A full UK driving licence is essential.
Responsibilities
In this impactful role, you will:
- Manage a diverse ER caseload including disciplinaries, grievances, bullying & harassment, and sickness/absence.
- Lead on complex cases up to and including dismissal.
- Provide early intervention advice and coach managers to resolve issues confidently.
- Support policy development, including upcoming changes linked to new ER legislation
- Contribute to change management and wellbeing initiatives
- Use HRIS (Dayforce) to produce reports and analyse ER trends.
- Work closely with HRBPs, L&D, OD and the People Services team to ensure consistent, high‑quality support.
- Help reduce the current backlog of ER cases and embed proactive ER practices.
You'll be supporting a workforce of around 1,500 employees, working alongside an ER Manager and another ER Advisor, managing an ER caseload, whilst also contributing to wider people initiatives.
This role offers the chance to step into more senior‑level work overtime.
What You Need to Succeed
You will bring:
- 3-5 years' experience in a dedicated HR/ER role, with proven ER casework management experience.
- Confidence managing complex ER cases, up to dismissal.
- A balanced, pragmatic approach - able to support managers while making difficult decisions when required
- Excellent coaching and communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage your own caseload.
- Flexibility to travel when needed.
- Background in charity, social care, housing, NHS or wider public sector.
- A full UK driving licence
Benefits
You'll enjoy a supportive, mission‑led culture alongside:
- Annual pay review (5% awarded last year)
- Employee pension scheme
- Annual leave entitlement
- SimplyHealth cash plan (optical, dental, etc.)
- Flexi‑time
- Enhanced parental and maternity leave
- Remote working with autonomy over your diary
- Plus, others.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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