Employee Relations Advisor

Grade 7 Salary Range £38,784 - £47,389 (Incremental progression)  

Agile working (blend of home and office based)

The Opportunity

This post represents an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join a team in Keele University’s People and Organisational Development Department. We are seeking to appoint an Employee Relations Advisor who can provide a high-quality advisory service to all stakeholders, providing consistent, effective and well-informed advice to managers and staff on all complex employee relations and employee lifecycle matters.

The ideal candidate will have experience advising managers and employees on a range of employee relations and employment lifecycle issues, along with a strong track record of conducting investigations, hearings and appeals in particular to disciplinary and grievance casework. This role is well suited to those who are CIPD qualified (or nearing completion) and who have experience working within a unionised environment, providing advice across the full spectrum of employee relations activity.

You will enjoy the breadth and variety of casework and thrive in a culture of continuous improvement, contributing to the ongoing enhancement of our service offer for managers.

The Benefits

The University recognises that its success depends upon the contribution and dedication of its talented staff. In return, we have a competitive benefits package available, including:  

• Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade (Keele Spine)
• Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave  
• Excellent staff pension scheme   
• Access to continued personal, professional and career development   
• On site ‘outstanding’ nursery    
• Discounted health & fitness facilities on site  
• Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility) 

Please note that the starting salary will typically be at the bottom of the pay scale shown above

The University is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible. 

The University

Keele University is renowned for its exciting approach to higher education, innovative research, beautiful campus, strong community spirit and excellent student experience. With a turnover in excess of £170 million, over 15,000 students and a total staff of approximately 2000, the University provides high quality teaching across a wide range of academic and vocational subjects and promotes world-class research. Further information can be found at https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/

Keele University is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN charter, and values equity and diversity across our workforce. We strive to ensure that our workforce is representative of broader society, and therefore, we would actively welcome applications from men for this role.  

Keele University values equity and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments the University welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

How to Apply

To apply online for this vacancy and for full post details and copies of job descriptions, please click on the 'Apply' button above. 

Keele University employees wishing to apply should login to Employee Self Service and click on the 'View current vacancies' link.

For informal enquiries may be addressed to Sarah Birchall, Employee Relations and Resourcing Manager, s.birchall@keele.ac.uk. Applications to this address will not be accepted. 

Closing Date: 10^th May 2026

Interviews will be held on: 22 May 2026

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