People Partner

People Partner - Employee Relations We are seeking a confident and supportive People Partner with strong employee relations experience to help create a positive, fair and engaged workplace. Position : People Partner – ERSalary : £40,000 to £45,000 per annumLocation : Remote with occasional travelHours : Full time, 37 hours per weekContract : Permanent Closing date: 30th November 2025Interview date : Week commencing 8 December 2025 About the role This is a key role within a values driven People team, providing expert advice and coaching on employee relations to managers and leaders across the organisation. You will help ensure every colleague is treated fairly and consistently, while guiding managers through complex situations with empathy and confidence. You will support a positive workplace culture by building strong relationships, offering constructive solutions, and helping managers develop good people management skills. Your work will help maintain legal compliance, improve processes, reduce organisational risk and strengthen employee engagement. Key responsibilities include: ·       Acting as the first point of contact for complex employee relations queries ·       Advising on disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance issues ·       Leading on mediation and conflict resolution ·       Ensuring cases are handled fairly, consistently and in line with employment law ·       Reviewing and updating policies and procedures ·       Coaching managers to handle ER issues confidently ·       Delivering training on people management and ER topics ·       Supporting employee wellbeing and engagement initiatives ·       Producing reports and analysing ER data to identify trends ·       Managing exit interviews and feedback ·       Supporting strategic projects linked to people and culture About you You will be an approachable professional who can build trust with managers and staff at all levels. You will combine a calm and supportive style with clear judgment and the confidence to challenge where needed. Essential skills and experience: ·       Strong experience managing complex employee relations cases ·       CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience ·       Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practice ·       Experience developing and implementing ER policies ·       Excellent communication and interpersonal skills ·       Confident advising and coaching managers ·       Ability to analyse data and present findings clearly ·       Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion ·       Strong problem solving skills and a proactive approach Desirable: ·       Experience delivering training workshops ·       Experience working in a charity or not for profit setting ·       BSL knowledge or willingness to learn About the organisation You will be joining a well established charity that works to improve the health, wellbeing and independence of deaf people across the UK. The organisation provides care, therapy, advocacy and specialist community services, delivered by deaf people for deaf people in British Sign Language. They are one of the largest disabled people’s organisations in the UK and aim to be the leading voice and partner for deaf health and wellbeing. To Apply You will be redirected to our client’s website to complete an online application for this role, there is also a BSL video translation of the job description. Other roles you may have experience of could include HR Advisor, Employee Relations Advisor, HR Business Partner, People Partner, HR Consultant, HR Officer, HR Manager.