Senior ER/IR Manager

1 day ago


London, United Kingdom Royal Mail Group Full time

Senior IR Manager

Competitive salary

Car allowance £5,500 or £5000 cash allowance

Healthcare - Full family cover

Annual bonus potential

Company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates

Generous annual leave offering of 27.5 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 10 years service

Permanent, Full time

185 Farringdon Rd, London, EC1A 1AA

We are looking for a Senior IR Manager who will be responsible for working across the Royal Mail Group with Senior HR, Functional leads and our Trade Unions to facilitate a stable IR environment with activity related to BAU activity, delivery of new initiatives and compliance to our IR agreements.

This is a hybrid working role with travel to our Farringdon/London office two times per week.

About the role

You will influence and coach negotiating mandates across the business for change projects involving complex employee and industrial relation issues and support change activity through agreed IR remits.

Provide pro-active support in managing and avoiding disputes including supporting the business approach to both internal and external mediation to increase the pace and deployment of change activity.

Provide technical advice and coaching to support the delivery of all agreements and proactively support the delivery of a consistent approach to enable a culture of industrial stability.

Provide pro-active expert advice together for BAU activity with a strategic overview of business impact of decisions made and advice given.

Develop with others, policies and guidance to support an IR agenda and provide expert business responses through coaching to HR Business Partners and functional leads on specific IR related issues.

About You
  1. Experience of managing union and external stakeholder relationships, particularly in supporting the delivery of large-scale change
  2. Knowledge and understanding of Royal Mail and the wider business
  3. Ability to understand and interpret IR tactics into a negotiating strategy and approach
  4. Knowledge of current collective agreements
  5. Coaching & positive challenging style
  6. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  7. Resilience, tenacity and self-starter
  8. Results and output orientated
  9. Proven track record of influencing others and finding creative solutions
  10. CIPD qualified or equivalent qualifications
  11. Understanding of Legislation relating to Union matters
Benefits
  • RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer
  • Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
  • Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills.
  • Supportive and generous company sick pay
  • Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life.
  • Lifestyle benefits - You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products.
  • Financial support - information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge.
  • Your peace of mind with - Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans.
  • Free & discounted RMG products - free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts.
  • Free stamps at Christmas.

*Available only to permanent employees

Your career in safe hands

At Royal Mail we value our people and we want our people to be proud to work for our businesses.

We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year.

Royal Mail is a forward-thinking, innovative organisation, that is also committed to reducing emissions and improving air quality in our communities.

The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

Closing Date: Friday 13th December. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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