Employee Relations Lead - Permanent - Newly created role
MCS Group is exclusively partnering with a leading organisation as they seek to appoint a Employee Relations Lead for a newly created role with a strong focus on employee relations, manager support and developing consistent people practices.
The role:
You’ll act as a trusted source of advice on complex and sensitive employee matters, helping managers and the wider People team handle cases consistently and confidently. Alongside this, you’ll develop policies and guidance, keep practice aligned with Northern Ireland employment legislation, and deliver practical training for managers.
The main responsibilities:
- Provide expert advice on complex ER matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and conduct cases.
- Guide investigations, hearings and appeals, and review case documentation to support fair, consistent outcomes.
- Support managers and People colleagues to apply policies and procedures confidently.
- Develop and maintain ER policies, procedures, templates and guidance.
- Monitor changes in legislation and best practice, and advise on what they mean for the organisation.
- Design and deliver practical training to build manager capability and confidence.
The successful candidate:
- Will have significant experience managing complex employee relations cases within a large or complex organisation within NI.
- Will possess strong and current knowledge of NI employment legislation, case law and employee relations best practice.
- Can provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice while effectively managing legal and organisational risk.
- Will have experience developing policies, procedures, guidance materials and manager toolkits.
- CIPD Qualified (desirable).
What's on offer:
- Competitive base salary dependent on experience.
- Bonus.
- Enhanced annual leave.
- Flexible start and finish times.
MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.
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