Er Specialist

Our client, an innovative and market-leading financial services company, is currently hiring an experienced Employee Relations Specialist to join their team for a 6-month fixed term contract. This role offers flexibility, with the majority of your time spent working from home and one day per week in the office.

As the ER Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in providing comprehensive Employee Relations management support. You will work closely with the Senior HR Advisors to ensure compliance and deliver excellent guidance to managers on employment matters. Additionally, you will project manage the ER root cause analysis programme, investigating and improving how support is provided to line managers and colleagues.

Key responsibilities:

• Project managing the ER root cause analysis programme and providing analysis and suggestions for continuous improvement.
• Developing relationships with managers to influence and support their business objectives.
• Advising managers and employees on change management, consultation and legal and ER aspects.
• Providing advice, coaching and support on all employee relations matters.
• Producing reports and conducting analysis to identify trends and areas of improvement.
• Ensuring compliance with company standards and regulations at all times.

The successful candidate:

• You're passionate about employment relations and enjoy project work.
• You thrive in leading and coaching direct reports.
• You're solution-focused and confident in supporting continuous improvements.
• You excel in a fast-paced environment and want to add value.
• You're self-motivated, enthusiastic and love sharing ideas.
• You have experience within the Insurance or Financial Services sector (although not essential, it is highly advantageous).
• CIPD qualification is desirable but not essential.

If you are commercially focused, self-motivated and have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, our client wants to hear from you.