Head of Employee Relations

Job summary

Job Purpose

To support the Associate Director of People to develop and deliver a strategic and operationally sound Employee Relations (ER) service. Overseeing a team of People professionals who specialise in the relations of colleagues across the organisation.

Being a lead ER expert, they will ensure compliance with employment law and best practice. They will champion and foster positive working relations, which protect the organisation from litigation risk, whilst balancing the needs of colleagues and union representatives.

By adopting a culture of Just and Restorative learning, they will be a key promoter and influencer across their team, the wider people team and the organisation as a whole.

Contract type: Permanent

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) exists to help improve the quality, sustainability and productivity of health and social care in England. We have an international reputation for our approach to producing guidance and information on effective practice that supports better decisions and helps the health and care system to prioritise its investment. We are one of the world leaders in the work that we do.

Location : Manchester however, hybrid working between home and Manchester would be supported Four day working per week to be considered.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

o Devise and be a key lead for the organisational strategy around Employee Relations culture and practices.

o Lead, develop and implement policies within the service line/division of responsibility.

o Use expert knowledge and skills to provide high level of service.

o Regularly make informed decisions on complex issues, involving high levels of risk or sensitive situations.

o Lead, develop and motivate a team to provide excellent services.

o Act as a role model and promote the NICE behaviours and values, forging close partnership working with colleagues and Union members.

o Be responsible for managing budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

o Ensure compliance with NICE policies and develop and keep under review new policies as needed for the service and organisation.

o Provide advanced advice, teaching, training and mentorship to the organisation.

About us

The People Team is responsible for providing both operational and strategic support to the organisation for all matters related to People! We are currently undergoing our own transformation to align ourselves with a 'High Impact' HR model, which will be even better placed to provide strategic business partnership to the organisation. Setting up 'Centres of Expertise', we are poised to add even more meaningful value to NICE, during a time of significant evolution in our approach to supporting the Health and Care systems nationally.

At NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.Benefits:o We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discountso We provide a thorough induction programmeo Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunitieso We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balanceo We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the communityo We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview SchemeIf you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.