Head of Employee Relations Expert

3 weeks ago


Castleford, Wakefield, United Kingdom Northern Powergrid Full time £70,000

As an experienced Head of Employee Relations, you will play a critical role in maintaining collegiate partnerships with trade unions and colleagues at Northern Powergrid, a leading energy company. You will be responsible for developing and implementing an Employee Relations strategy that fosters a high-performing and engaged workforce.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Providing subject matter expertise on HR Policy, legislation, industrial relations, and trade union engagement.
  • Identifying and driving philosophies and programmes to foster constructive employee relations and ensure the organisation's approach to its colleagues is fair, respectful, and consistent.
  • Reducing risks by developing programmes, policies, and procedures to promote fair and equitable employee relations and business decisions.
  • Maintaining a leading knowledge and understanding of relevant policy and legislation, as well as working agreements, and develop strategies to deploy in a best-fit way into the business.
  • Managing relationships with multiple trade unions in a complex work environment.
  • Leading formal ER related activity to include collective bargaining, dispute resolution, and change consultations.
  • Working with stakeholders to identify opportunities to change aspects of the way interactions and communications are conducted.
  • Creating and promoting an inclusive working environment that encourages mutual respect.
  • Providing guidance and counsel to managers and colleagues on employee relations issues and workplace practices.
  • Providing guidance and coaching to the HRA and HRBP teams to ensure the highest standards in consistent ER casework.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Deep and broad up-to-date knowledge and understanding of engaging with trade unions, with significant senior-level experience designing, delivering, and evaluating effective change within a similar multi-trade union environment.
  • Experience of managing the trade unions/colleague relationship with multiple trade unions in a complex work environment.
  • Significant experience of working with differing level roles.
  • Demonstrable political awareness, diplomacy, and discretion, able to work closely with senior stakeholders such as full-time union officials and executive teams, reconciling different views in sensitive areas.
  • Proven ability to influence and inspire at all levels and across diverse stakeholder groups, including Board level.
  • Demonstrable persuasion and influencing skills to foster and maintain key relationships and networks at all levels, high level of analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven ability to communicate ideas and information in a user-friendly and effective manner, both orally and in writing, varying the communication style to fit the audience and engaging and inspiring people at all levels.


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