Employee Relations Advisor

We have an incredible opportunity to join our Employee Relations and Colleague Wellbeing team as an Employee Relations Advisor, supporting Organisational Design activity. 

Job Type: Permanent 

Location: Hybrid with travel to our core offices as needed, mainly Edinburgh and Telford, possibly Birmingham

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 01/12/2025

Salary and benefits: Up to £35,000 DOE plus bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Who are we?  

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked. 
 
We're Phoenix Group, we're a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We're a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we're not done yet. 

The role  

As an Employee Relations Advisor you'll be a trusted advisor providing expert advice and guidance to stakeholders across all stages of the organisational design journey. You'll offer commercially focused, risk-based guidance that aligns with our policy positions, legislation and best practice. 

• You will coach stakeholders on all aspects of organisational design: including business cases, selection criteria, collective and individual redundancy consultation process through to the OD completion.

• Coordinating all activity required to support delivery of your aligned OD's, including necessary paperwork to support our people leaders, calculation of severance packages in line with a variety of terms and conditions

• Work closely with the People leader and our talent acquisition team to proactively seek redeployment possibilities when possible 

• Work collaboratively with other SME's in the People function such as Reward and Payroll to make sure all necessary actions are completed.

• Coach our People leaders throughout all stages of the OD Journey, encouraging them to proactively manage colleagues' wellbeing throughout. 

• Be aware of when assistance is needed for risk- and cost-based options to aid decision-making, ensuring compliance with employment and regulatory law 

You'll partner closely with:

• People Leaders across the business 

• HR Business Partners, and the wider People Leadership Team 

•    Other HR centres of excellence such as Reward and Talent Acquisition

• External providers including our preferred legal firm and outplacement support provision

What are we looking for?

Essential Experience:

• Proven expertise in managing Organisational design and restructuring activities

• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and its practical application in a commercial environment

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks relevant to employment practices

• Proven ability to interpret and apply employment legislation, case law, and best practice to real-world OD scenarios 

• A passion for delivering great customer service, every time       

• Data fluency - Proficient in interpreting and using MI to drive decision-making and continuous improvement

• Previous experience of working in a Financial Services industry would be desirable but not essential

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we've advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you. 

 If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best. 

We're reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.

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