Employee Relations Specialist

Human Resources (HR) is a trusted partner at the University, providing a broad range of specialist HR services across academic and professional departments. We are looking for and experienced and proactive Employee Relations Specialist to work within small dynamic teams providing quality HR advice and support across our academic divisions and professional services. What We Offer Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family-friendly and financial benefits including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
About the role You will be responsible for a wide range of HR matters, with a strong focus on employee relations and the management of complex casework. Delivering pragmatic solutions and supporting departmental managers through the University procedures and employment legislation are key requirements. You will add value by contributing to training and briefing sessions on a broad range of HR matters.


• You will be a confident and capable HR professional, with a pro-active approach and proven experience of providing quality HR advice and support.
• You will need to demonstrate experience of managing complex cases to successful outcomes, and a flair for employee relations and problem solving.
• You will also be adept at developing strong working relationships across all level of seniority and be able to demonstrate sound judgement underpinned by your knowledge of employment law and good practice.
• Having experience of a wide range of organisational environments will be beneficial, as will familiarity of working in a unionized environment.
• A recognised HR qualification would also be beneficial.