Employee Relations Manager - 6 Months Ftc in Oxford

Employee Relations Manager – fixed term contract Maternity cover for six months duration. Location is flexible - hybrid/home working available.

Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile.

Employee Relations is a specialist team, part of People Operations within People & Culture. We provide everyday advice, guidance and support on complex people matters and change management. We are the subject matter experts in employment law, application of policies and procedures and managing the employment relationship. It’s a small team that covers a national remit so location is not important, but this may mean some travel is required. We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours; we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

As an Employee Relations Manager within the Employee Relations specialist team, you will:

• Provide advice, guidance and support to Business Leaders, Service Line teams and the wider People & Culture teams on wide-ranging employee relations matters and change management.
• Oversee, manage and provide support to the people who chair disciplinary, grievance and appeal investigations, bringing technical skills as well as management skills to effectively support and conclude the process.
• Advise on and provide a range of solutions on conflict resolutions and complex long term sickness absence and capability matters.
• Project manage discrete projects and/or support on firmwide change programmes such as restructures, redundancies, process reviews, TUPE acquisitions and disposals, business transfers outside of TUPE, and consultation programmes.

Joining us as an Employee Relations Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a Human Resources professional qualification, ideally Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with post qualification HR experience as a specialist in Employee Relations demonstrating the following skills:

• Experience of managing a formal process of grievance, appeal, capability and disciplinary.
• Experience of advising on and being involved in restructures, changes to terms and conditions or negotiated exits weighing up the risks and using judgement.
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal - to hold formal meetings, provide and create supporting documentation including report writing.
• Attention to detail and ability to self-review own work and others.

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential. Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm.

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance. The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves.