Employee Relations Business Partner - Change & Transformation

Location: Hybrid/London 2 days per week from London office
Contract: Interim (6 months)
Day Rate: Competitive inside scope

About the OpportunityWe are partnering with a large, complex organisation undergoing significant business change and transformation. As the business continues to evolve its operating model, this role will play a critical part in supporting leaders through organisational change, workforce transformation, and complex employee relations challenges.This is an opportunity for an experienced Employee Relations professional to join a high-performing People function, acting as a trusted adviser on sensitive and high-risk ER matters while helping the organisation navigate change in a commercially focused, people-centred way.The RoleWorking within a specialist Employee Relations team, you will lead a varied portfolio of complex ER cases and provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders across a large, matrix environment.The focus of the role is on delivering high-quality ER support during periods of organisational change, ensuring risks are effectively managed while supporting positive employee outcomes and business performance.You will partner closely with HR Business Partners, transformation teams, legal advisers and business leaders to manage complex individual and collective matters, identify emerging risks, and drive consistent ER practices across the organisation.Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex and high-risk employee relations cases from assessment through to resolution.
• Provide expert advice across disciplinary, grievance, conduct, capability, absence management and performance matters.
• Support significant organisational change initiatives, including restructures, reorganisations, consultations and business transformation programmes.
• Advise leaders on risk, process and decision-making in sensitive employee matters.
• Work collaboratively with legal teams and senior stakeholders to ensure fair, pragmatic and legally robust outcomes.
• Analyse ER trends, identify emerging themes and provide insight to support strategic people initiatives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, helping to enhance ER processes, governance and capability across the business.
• Coach and develop leaders to build confidence in managing complex people issues.

About YouWe are keen to speak with ER professionals can start on short notice and can commit to a 6 month duration, who bring:

• Extensive Employee Relations experience within large, complex and matrix organisations.
• Strong experience supporting change, transformation, restructuring and organisational design activity.
• Excellent working knowledge of UK employment law and ER best practice.
• Experience managing complex and sensitive individual and collective employee relations matters.
• The ability to balance commercial priorities with employee experience and risk management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with credibility at senior leadership level.
• Experience working alongside legal teams, HR Business Partners and transformation functions.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent judgement and resilience.

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