Employee Relations Advisor (12 month fixed-term contract)

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Employee Relations Advisor to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is an excellent chance for a motivated HR professional to join our growing organisation and work closely with our People Business Partners on a range of employee relations matters, including performance management, absence management, and employee wellbeing. You'll also play a key role in advancing our performance management agenda, helping to educate and equip managers with the tools and learning they need to succeed.

Sitting within our People Relations Team and reporting to the UK People Relations Manager, this is a genuinely rewarding and challenging role. It offers the chance to gain valuable experience within a growing, global organisation, all while being part of a close-knit and supportive team. Please note that this role does not cover recruitment or learning and development.

The role will be based in our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire.

What you will be doing:

• As an experienced Employee Relations Advisor you will provide a supportive and consistent level of advice and guidance to our managers regarding a range of employee relations issues including performance management, absence management and wellbeing
• Ensuring our colleagues are managed effectively and cases are facilitated in an assertive yet sensitive manner at all times
• Supporting our managers to develop their people management capabilities whilst adhering to best practice
• Overseeing the management of performance plans to support the People strategy of a high performance based culture.
• The Employee Relations Advisor leads investigations, grievances, appeals and manages conflict resolution, ensures compliance with local legislation, and partners with management to proactively address employee concerns
• Managing flexible working and sabbatical requests and providing guidance and coaching to managers as required
• Liaising with our shared service teams to ensure data integrity for payroll and employee reporting
• Review and identify trends from cases, leavers and sickness absence and make recommendations for improvement
• Drive, communicate and build commitment to T&F; performance management policies and processes into the business through workshops
• Provide support in acquisitions, restructures and change programs
• Ad-hoc project work as may be required by the business

Function: Human Resources
Experience Level: Associate