Role: Senior Employee Relations Business Partner
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid/Cardiff, Swansea, Newport or Shrewsbury - 3 days per week in office (flexible) (Will be required to travel)
Salary: £55,596 - £65,966 per annum
Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Employee Relations Business Partner for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BUSINESS PARTNER
- Working closely with the supported business area/s to develop, drive and implement the HR Strategy/People Plan to include; talent, succession planning and change management, in order to support the delivery of business objectives and drive a high performance culture.
- Act as an integral member of the business leadership team, building strong relationships with senior business leaders and other relevant stakeholders.Coach, advise and challenging thinking in addition to co-development, design and execution of integrated medium to long term people initiatives to meet current and future business needs.
- Act as a change agent; lead, support and contribute to change programmes, driving and championing the implementation of HR solutions within the supported business area, gaining acceptance from key stakeholders.
- Proactively manage trade union relationships, working with the Employee Relations team, appropriate HR Business Partners and managers across the business.
- Reinforce and support the ownership of people management by the business and line managers and the HR Business Partner model.
- Influence the centres of expertise development of strategy and policy through sharing business/functional requirements and inputting into development and execution planning.
- Work in collaboration with; Centres of Expertise, HR Shared Services, HR Direct and HR Business Partner teams to proactively identify and influence changes that improve HR service.
- Liaise with HR Business Partners in other areas of the business in order to work collaboratively on cross business/geographical issues.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SENIOR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BUSINESS PARTNER
- Demonstrates strong business/commercial approach and understanding of business needs.
- Proven experience of working in partnership with senior business leaders in order to improve people management.
- Passionate about customer service with ability to articulate previous achievements through business deliverables.
- Knowledge and experience of implementing best practice HR solutions to drive a high performance culture.
- Ability to establish professional credibility quickly.
- Experience of coaching, influencing and building strong working relationships with senior business leaders.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence effectively with all levels of an organisation.
- Experience of working with senior leaders to identify, develop and retain talent.
- Excellent technical HR Knowledge - CIPD qualified or relevant experience to demonstrate level of competence.
- Proven track record of operating in a complex working environment.
- Broad experience of managing organisation change programmes e.g. TUPE, Organisation re-design,redundancy programmes, etc
- Graduate calibre
- Experience of working within a highly unionised environment (Essential for roles supporting Maintenance & Operations Functions).
- Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for client. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.
What could set you apart
- MCIPD/post-graduate human resources qualification.
- Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects to successful conclusion.
- Experience of working within a unionised environment.
If you are a Senior Employee Relations Business Partner, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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