We are looking for an innovative, passionate and driven individual to drive and deliver a comprehensive and holistic approach to Employee Relations within West Midlands Police.
Are you ready to manage the delivery of our employee relations strategy, building capability within the Force to ensure legal, contractual and regulatory compliance, whilst supporting retention, engagement and productivity?
Are you ready to join a team that is dedicated to building an environment that supports, challenges and enables our people to be the best they can be?
The Role
The Employee Relations Manager is a pivotal role within the team and is responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive approach to Employee Relations across the Force.
The role will require you to provide expert advice to the Force on all employee relations matters and as a key negotiator with our Trade Unions, Police Federation and Staff Associations, you will be critical to ensuring increased business performance, employee engagement and legal compliance. Policy development, implementation and embedding is a key aspect of the role, helping us to build and embed a culture that is aligned with our vision and values. The role will also be responsible for the comprehensive management of legal cases, assisting with complex case work and providing expert advice and guidance regarding Force wide organisational change.
The Candidate
This is a unique opportunity for an individual of the right calibre - we are looking for a positive, passionate individual with a strong background in human resources, employee relations or legal services gained within a complex, unionised environment alongside in depth knowledge of employment law and understands their contribution to business success.
Experience of creating and implementing successful employee relations interventions which have had a demonstrable impact on organisational success is essential and membership of the CIPD and relevant professional qualification is sought.
You must have previous experience of working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior management and Trade Union bodies with the ability to negotiate, influence and persuade. Being structured, organised and able to work independently is essential. You will be passionate about your work and will have strong listening, verbal, written and presentation skills.
This role is based in central Birmingham with the potential for some travel to WMP locations across West Midlands region. Agile working is supported within this role.
The ideal candidate for this role will:
- Have experience of working within Human Resources, Employee Relations or legal services, in a large, complex and unionised organisation;
- Have good knowledge and understanding of employment law and associated policies and procedures, both in terms of technical and practical application, including supporting cases to Employment Tribunal;
- Relevant professional qualification in relation to Human Resources, Employee Relations or Employment Law along with CIPD membership;
- Ability to support the development and implementation or ER policies, processes and practices
- Experience of managing or supporting change management.
- Be innovative, passionate, focussed and flexible within the working environment;
- Be an excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.
A full detailed list of role responsibilities and competencies required for this post are detailed within the role profile here
Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.
Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
Interviews: Interview dates to be confirmed.
Contact: If you are interested in the role and would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Amy Smith, Head of HR on 07766370010.
West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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