Employee Relations Engagement Officer

The IOPC is the independent police complaints watchdog for England and Wales. We investigate the most serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police, and we set standards by which the police should handle complaints.

We are going through a period of change and transformation and an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Employee Relations Engagement Officer working with the Director of People & Change. This is a new role which the successful candidate will be able to shape to meet the organisational needs.

The role

You’ll have a key role in ensuring high levels of engagement with colleagues and staff groups are maintained including:

• Plan and organise the People directorate internal communications in collaboration with colleagues in the Internal Communications team.
• Plan and organise relevant meeting agendas and ensure that the Director of People & Change is fully briefed.
• Manage and coordinate a wide range of duties related to employee relations and employee engagement that are complex and sensitive.
• Liaise and collaborate with the IOPC recognised trade union to forward plan the JNC meetings and agenda items in line with the People directorate priorities.
• Management of the Director of People & Change diary, and scheduling of cyclical and other meetings.
• Plan and schedule People directorate SMT (senior management team) and Leadership team meetings.
• Provide high level administrative support as and when required for the Director of People & Change.
• Deliver any other duties or responsibilities that are commensurate with the role of an Employee Relations (Engagement) Officer.

About you

You’ll be confident with experience of working within a HR/People team environment with a focus on employee experience. You will also have:

• Experience of working with a range of internal stakeholders within a public sector organisation.
• Experience of identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, based on feedback, stakeholder engagement, trend analysis, etc.
• Experience of interacting and communicating with trade union colleagues.
• Experience of supporting staff groups to achieve their objectives.
• Experience of analysing and quantifying data and providing recommendations.
• Experience of working directly with and or providing support to a senior manager at Head of Service or Director level.
• Experience of organising and managing events.
• Experience of taking high quality notes of meetings and following up actions.
• Experience of drafting reports for review by senior management.
• Understanding of wider social, economic and political issues impacting public sector organisations.
• Experience of ensuring equality and diversity is an integral part of all people services.

You’ll be able to find full details of the role requirements in the job role profile via the IOPC website.

Interested?

To apply, you’ll need to visit the IOPC recruitment portal and submit a supporting statement outlining why you are suitable for this role (maximum 1000 words) and an up-to-date CV (no more than three pages).

Additional information:

The IOPC has a hybrid working arrangement which means staff work in a range of locations including from home. All staff in the People Directorate are required to work from their base office, or another office for business reasons, one day per week.

Due to the nature of this role the post holder will need to travel on a regular basis to the IOPC offices, this means it is likely that you will need to work from an office 2 days per week, and occasionally this may be more.

Closing date and interviews:

The closing date for applications is midnight 5 January, and interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 17 January 2025.