Employee Relations Advisor

About the Role

The ER (Employee Relations) Advisor will work as part of the Employee Relations and Policy team, supporting a portfolio of faculty and professional services teams, helping to enhance people management practices, and the interpretation and implementation of HR policies and procedures.

This is a permanent role, primarily based at our Department W office, 81 Mile End Road, London, with a need to visit, occasionally, our other sites within the London area. This role is offered with the opportunity for hybrid (i.e., a mixture of home based and office) working.

The role holder will operate in a supportive and coaching way in providing robust and pragmatic support to enable managers to develop confidence and competence to effectively deal with day-to-day people management issues.  

About You

You are people-focused professional with a strong understanding of employee relations and a passion for creating fair, inclusive, and productive workplaces. You bring sound judgment, a calm and solutions-oriented approach, and the ability to handle employee relations matters sensitively and with discretion.

You will have:

• Proven experience in employee relations, HR advisory, or a similar role
• Strong knowledge of employment law, HR policies, and best practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust at all levels
• A proactive, pragmatic mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Confidence in advising and coaching managers through challenging situations
• A collaborative approach, with a commitment to continuous improvement and positive outcomes

About the Department

The ER Team sits within the HR Directorate which itself sits within the University’s Professional Services that enable and facilitate the success of our students and academics. Along with other professional service areas the HR Directorate seeks to deliver value for money through efficiency, economy, effectiveness and equity.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at Department W, Mile End Road in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £40,015- £46,618 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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