Employee Relations Advisor

Thanks for checking out our job opening; we are excited that YOU are interested in learning more about NCC Group. We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future. We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure.

The Opportunity: As a high-end professional consulting business, recruitment and development of the team is a key challenge and strategic pillar of the organisation. With future growth into new geographical regions, the ability to support remotely and people of many cultures will become more important. The cyber industry is fast growing and attracts a wide diversity of people; local market for top talent is fiercely competitive and NCC Group strives to continue to offer the peak working environment for that talent. Understanding the drivers and motivations of a diverse workforce in elite technical and consultative roles is key to our continued success.

Key Accountabilities:

• Working in the People Partnering Team, the role of ER Partner is vital in providing strong generalist support to our colleagues and people managers across our UK and European (Excluding Netherlands) based business areas.
• Responsible for handling general queries and providing advice on policies that arise through the People Services Team and providing guidance to our managers on employee relations matters, escalating more complex employee relations issues to the relevant HR Business Partner.
• You will need to keep abreast of employment law in the UK and have experience across Europe, to ensure our people processes and training materials are updated with any legal or process improvement changes as appropriate.
• In addition to generalist advisory support to the business, you will be involved in process improvement activity to help ensure a continuous improvement approach.
• You will also support our service deliver project, involving globalization of our people policies and the on-going development of self-serve approach for colleagues and managers.
• This role will involve data and reporting requirements to support the business areas as required, so you will need to be familiar with Workday and comfortable extracting data and reports.

In addition, you will have strong:

• HR expertise – A strong working knowledge of UK legislation including best practice and relevant case law, which may affect the business. Working knowledge and/or exposure to supporting European countries.
• Organisational skills – personal efficiency and the ability to prioritise competing demands are key, with a calm approach to instil confidence.
• Communication skills – the ability to build relationships and collaborate with others is vital, as is the ability to manage diverse personalities and viewpoints.
• Coaching and mentoring – Proficient skills in developing, challenging and coaching managers and team leaders.
• Commercial acumen – Keen interest in business and able to provide generalist advice aligned to business needs.