Senior Employee Relations Adviser

More than just a job

When you join BU, you become a part of a learning community that strives to make an impact on the world around us – aiming for a more sustainable, inclusive and healthy society. Our motto is to learn is to change and it's a principle that runs through everything we do. By joining us you will be provided with opportunities in your personal and professional development to help you thrive and achieve your full potential.

The opportunity

Forming part of an established team, you will ensure best practice in employee relations, and people management through the provision of high quality proactive, pragmatic and timely advice to leaders, managers and staff. This is a varied and interesting role in which you will support case management, organisational change, development and employee wellbeing.

About you   

You will ideally be a Chartered member of the CIPD and be able to demonstrate broad generalist human resources experience and also be well versed in all aspects of employee relations.  You will possess a thorough and up to date understanding of employment legislation and have the ability to negotiate and work in partnership.  This is an ideal opportunity to further develop skills and experience and to become involved in more challenging strategic elements of human resources.

Why join us?

We’re proud to say that BU is a diverse and inclusive place to work, study and visit. We actively support and enable our employees to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, and we offer hybrid ways of working. With this in mind, we encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis. 

We are committed to inspiring and developing our employees and have lots to offer including a competitive salary, opportunity for pay progression, good holiday entitlement, a generous defined benefit pension scheme to which BU makes a valuable contribution.

To find out more about the role and team, please contact Zoe Challen, Head of Partnerships and Employee Relations at zchallen@bournemouth.ac.uk  

A detailed job description and person specification are available from our website together with an online application form.  Alternatively, please email the HR Services Team at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk quoting the appropriate reference (HR161). 

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Closing Date: (Midnight) Sunday 16 April 2023

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