Employee Relations Partner (Human Resources)

Job Function;
You’ll work collaboratively inside the Worker Relations – Case Administration Hub to offer efficient, constant, proactive administration of casework with a robust solutions-focus aligned to the achievement of the College’s strategic targets. You’ll present skilled HR recommendation on formal circumstances, help and training to managers and help different initiatives or initiatives that improve the P&OD worker relations providing. You’ll function mannequin our College Values and contribute to a constructive and constructive worker relations atmosphere.

You’ll work intently with different P&OD colleagues to constantly enhance the case administration service and to strengthen administration and management functionality in regard to the decision of particular person worker relations issues.

Predominant Duties and Obligations

Handle a portfolio of ER circumstances with a give attention to the decision of circumstances in step with the College Values, coverage framework and related service degree agreements while managing/minimising related dangers.

Present skilled steerage on a spread of particular person worker relations circumstances specializing in disciplinary and grievance issues together with related investigations with a long run potential give attention to efficiency enchancment and absence administration points

Construct and preserve efficient working relationships with purchasers, supporting line managers, as much as and together with senior leaders, to undertake formal investigations and hearings, as much as and together with dismissals and appeals.

Work intently with the Head of Coverage & Worker Relations to develop (and subsequently comply with) protocols and standards for the referral of formal circumstances from the Enterprise Partnering groups and to handle the related monitoring and reporting mechanisms, together with using the Case Administration Device.

Help the event and steady enchancment of associated insurance policies, steerage templates, supervisor/P&OD toolkits and the HR helpdesk knowledgebase designed to underpin consistency of apply and guarantee rules of fairness, integrity and inclusion are built-in into all interventions and processes referring to case administration and dispute decision.

Collaborate within the provision of mediation and different casual/different dispute decision providers as agreed with the related Head of P&OD/Enterprise Companion.

Report, monitor, comply with up and report on classes discovered and actions recognized from circumstances and share with related stakeholders.

Analyse themes recognized as potential considerations by means of these processes and supply this perception to affect coverage improvement and revisions and to find out precedence actions designed to enhance consistency of apply and inform organisational improvement actions on administration and management functionality, engagement and tradition, in settlement with P&OD enterprise companions.

Design and take a lead function within the implementation of quite a lot of help mechanisms similar to guides and a set of coaching and training interventions, designed to boost functionality and consistency of apply throughout the administration and P&OD inhabitants.

Help, coach and mentor the Assistant ER Companion, constructing their functionality to ship on case administration exercise in step with hub targets while supporting and constructing their functionality and expertise in help of their very own improvement.

Line handle ER Assistants as required, together with proactively teaching and growing functionality within the provision of formal casework administration, making certain consistency of apply and constructing their potential to deal with routine circumstances underneath supervision as required.

Acts as an adviser on a spread of worker relations issues and as some extent of escalation for worker relations enquiries rising from different P&OD groups, actively teaching, supporting and mentoring colleagues to develop staff functionality and help improvement.

To work collaboratively with P&OD Enterprise Companions throughout formal circumstances to make sure all related events are supported and guarantee efficient handover of subsequent case suggestions together with supporting post-case actions as applicable and agreed.

Contribute to the event and implementation of P&OD coverage, processes and apply.

Work intently (together with throughout P&OD Hubs) with P&OD colleagues on improvement and supply of top quality, trusted and seamless P&OD providers to prospects.

Play an lively function in selling constructive commerce union session and good worker relations by means of direct session with commerce union representatives.

Preserve private {and professional} data by means of CPD, conserving updated with developments in employment apply, legislation and College HR technique, insurance policies and procedures. Present skilled help by alerting colleagues to, and making ready papers assessing the influence of, related employment apply developments and authorized updates.

Undertake different duties and duties as assigned infrequently by the Head of Coverage & Worker Relations.

Data, {Qualifications}, Abilities and Expertise

Data/{Qualifications}

Important
A1 Scottish Credit score and Qualification Framework degree 9 (Atypical Diploma, Scottish Vocational Qualification degree 4) in related topic (i.e. Human Useful resource Administration, Enterprise Administration, and so on.) or equal related skilled HR generalist expertise
A2 Nicely developed data of worker relations greatest apply and present employment laws in UK.

Fascinating
B1 Chartered CIPD membership (Stage 7)
B2 An understanding of the Increased Schooling sector

Abilities

Important
C1 Potential to undertake a consultancy model, with confirmed influencing, judgement, analytical and downside fixing potential
C2 Wonderful organisational expertise with the flexibility to plan, prioritise and ship throughout a spread of labor actions and juggle a busy workload
C3 Potential to interpret related College insurance policies, employment laws and good apply and apply to complicated circumstances
C4 Extremely efficient written and oral communication expertise with the flexibility to draft correct, concise and complete reviews and letters and articulate complicated info in an accessible approach and current to different employees teams. Potential to confidently ship typically complicated coaching supplies to teams and to facilitate dialogue and debate.
C5 Wonderful IT expertise, together with a excessive degree of competency in using Microsoft Workplace purposes and information manipulation
C6 Assured, credible and resilient with the flexibility to successfully handle battle and demanding purchasers
C7 Articulate and persuasive – potential to influence purchasers in any respect ranges inside the College on a spread of issues, a few of which is probably not widespread or inside the expertise of the viewers
C8 Potential to work independently, lead on actions the place required and contribute as a staff participant
C9 Potential to keep up confidentiality and deal sensitively with associated points/people with tact, diplomacy and discretion

Expertise

Important
E1 A confirmed monitor file of working in HR at knowledgeable degree inside a big and complicated working atmosphere
E2 A confirmed monitor file of efficiently dealing with an HR case work portfolio, together with self-discipline and grievance investigations, hearings and appeals, in addition to attendance and efficiency administration processes to conclusion
E3 A monitor file of offering top quality recommendation and steerage on a spread of HR issues together with the applying of HR coverage

Fascinating
F1 Expertise of growing HR coverage, process and administration steerage
F2 Expertise of efficiently mediating between disputing events
F3 Expertise of delivering displays and administration coaching
F4 Expertise of working within the HE sector
F5 Expertise of consulting with commerce union representatives
F6 Expertise of supervising and managing efficiency and improvement

Closing Date: 23:45 on Monday eighth April 2024

Casual enquiries must be directed through e-mail to Chris Branney (Interim Head of Coverage & Worker Relations)[email protected]

Phrases and Circumstances
Wage will probably be Grade 7, £39,347 – £44,263 each year.

This submit is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended (everlasting).

As a part of Staff UofG you’ll be a member of a world altering, inclusive group, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our staff, you’ll be able to count on:

1 A heat welcoming and fascinating organisational tradition, the place your abilities are developed and nurtured, and success is well known and shared.

2 A wonderful employment package deal with beneficiant phrases and situations together with 41 days of go away for full time employees,  

pension

, advantages and low cost packages.

3 A versatile method to working.

4 A dedication to help your  

well being and wellbeing

, together with a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new employees becoming a member of the College  .

We imagine that we are able to solely attain our full potential by means of the skills of all. Equality, range and inclusion are on the coronary heart of our values. Purposes are significantly welcome from throughout our communities and particularly folks from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) group, and different protected traits who’re under-represented inside the College. Learn extra on how the College promotes and embeds all facets of equality and variety inside our group  

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Athena Swan

 and maintain bronze, silver and gold awards throughout the College.

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