Employee Relations Adviser - Sunderland, United Kingdom - University of Sunderland
Description
Provide a pragmatic, flexible and risk measured employee relations serviceto faculties and services interpreting legislation and case law to advise on
ER cases across the University.
Key
Responsibilities
and
Accountabilities:
- Use employee voice insights to ensure University employee relations
Plan and leads to improved business outcomes.
- Support managers in carrying out investigations and hearings, taking an
- Contribute to the development and review of ER related policy and
reflect up to date legal requirements as well as the University values
and employer brand.
- Support and advise on contractual issues and ensure our different
performance.
- Promote the University mediation service, striving to ensure early
- Support on the University approach and processes for job evaluation,
- Build and manage excellent working relationships with the trade
- Support the University operational response to industrial action or trade
- Support and review effective employee relations systems and
efficient reporting, monitoring and management of casework and can
provide meaningful data analytics.
- Develop and support line managers to confidently deal with employee
upskill and build competency across the University.
- Prepare and respond to early conciliation and employment tribunal
- Seek and interpret legal advice as appropriate and assess it as part of a
- Ensure a learning approach to employee relations casework is adopted,
cases, involving appropriate stakeholders.
- Provide training and briefings in own area of expertise to upskill line
procedure
- Contribute to HR projects and working groups as appropriate.
- Undertake continuous professional development to ensure knowledge
- Act as an ambassador for the University and the HR team and role
University of Sunderland
Role Profile
Part 2
Part 2A:
Essential and Desirable Criteria
Essential **_Essential
- **
Qualifications and Professional Memberships:
- Undergraduate Degree educated or significant relevant experience (see
Knowledge and Experience:
- Significant HR experience in a similar role in a medium to large
- complex organisation.
- Significant experience of handling complex employee relations issues
- Experience of building effective working relationships and managing
- Thorough and up to date working knowledge of existing and
- Recent experience of developing and writing HR policy and procedure
- An understanding of current trends in employee relations and best
- Personal presence, resilience, and credibility with a track record of
- IT and numeracy skills including ability to use Microsoft Office
- A good level of relevant digital and IT skills for the role including
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD activity
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable
_Desirable _
Qualifications and Professional Memberships:
- Chartered Member of the CIPD with evidence of consistent and recent
- CPD activity.
- Postgraduate or equivalent qualification in a related discipline
Knowledge and Experience:
- Experience of working in the Higher Education Sector
- A good understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the
- Higher Education Sector
- Experience of communicating and collaborating remotely using tools
- Trained Mediator
Part 2B:
Key Competencies
Competencies
are assessed at
the
interview/selectio
n testing stage
Communication
Oral Communication
- Summarises and interprets complex, conceptual and special matters to
- Uses appropriate styles and arguments to influence and negotiate
- satisfactory outcomes
- Monitors understanding of others, develops approach and takes
Written Communication
- Conveys information of a complex, conceptual and specialist nature
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