Employee Relations Adviser

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (28 hours per week) Employee Relations Adviser to join our established Employee Relations team, based at South Kensington.

Duties and responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing and coordinating a full range of casework, which includes supporting managers with disciplinary, formal resolution and research misconduct investigations. You will also provide advice and guidance on performance and probation issues, sickness hearings and flexible working appeals, supporting the chairs of these panels.

You will deliver training to managers on a range of ER issues including Investigating Officer training, be proactive in making recommendations and contributing to improvements to the ER service. You will also input in reviewing policies, procedures and recommending new/agile ways of working.

Our focus is on dispute resolution, therefore, you will be expected to utilise conflict management skills to resolve issues informally through facilitated conversations.

Essential requirements

• You will have experience of managing a full ER caseload.
• Be CIPD qualified and/or have equivalent work experience.
• Have a good working knowledge of employment law and how it is applied in practice.
• Have the ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; be an effective communicator and have the ability to build credibility quickly.
• Have proven experience of writing reports and correspondence to tight deadlines.
• Have excellent personal organisation and time management skills.

Further information

Please refer to the Job Description for full details about the role.

Hybrid working may be considered for this role. Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 60% of their time onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

More information is available on the following web page: Work Location Framework | Administration and support services | Imperial College London

For further information/an informal discussion, please contact Ms Omaira Fernandez/Mrs Maria Langton, Senior ER Managers on o.fernandez @imperial.ac.uk or m.b.lynch@imperial.ac.uk.

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