Employee Relations Business Partner12-Month FTC / Interim Contract Hampshire £

FTC (dependent on experience) Predominantly Site-Based, with flexibility

Your New CompanyA well-established manufacturing organisation with a large operational workforce across the UK. This role comes about following changes in demand, production cost and investment, resulting in a significant restructuring programme.
Your New RoleReporting to the Head of Employee Relations, you will act as the lead ER specialist partnering closely with senior leaders, operational managers and HR colleagues. The immediate priority will be supporting the restructuring programme. There will be no direct reports. However, as ERBP, you will provide technical guidance to HR Advisors and coach multiple operational managers.
Key responsibilities include;

• Lead the people aspects of a significant restructuring programme, including collective and individual redundancy consultation
• Manage complex ER cases including disciplinary, grievances, performance and long-term absence matters.
• Coach and develop managers to handle lower-level ER matters
• Advise on employment law, organisational change, workforce planning and company policy, ensuring compliance and consistency
• Analyse ER trends and data to identify risk and drive improvements to support business decision-making.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships across the organisation, maintaining a visible presence within operational areas.

What You'll Need to SucceedTo be successful in this role, you will have:Essentials:

• Proven experience operating within Employee Relations, HR Business Partnering or HR Management roles.
• Strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
• Demonstrable experience supporting restructuring and redundancy programmes.
• Experience supporting operational or frontline workforces and working in a unionised environment
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A pragmatic and commercially focused approach to problem-solving.
• Experience supporting operational or frontline workforces.

Desirable:

• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualification.
• Previous exposure to large-scale transformation or change programmes.
• Experience supporting significant changes to shift patterns or terms and conditions.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Comfortable delivering difficult messages
• Resilient in a high-volume environment

What You'll Get in Return

• Opportunity to support a major organisational change programme.
• Exposure to a complex and commercially focused ER environment.
• Collaborative HR team and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Competitive day rate / FTC
• Scope to make a significant impact during a critical period of business transformation.

Apply NowIf you're an experienced Employee Relations professional looking for your next interim opportunity, please apply now.If this isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, contact us for a confidential discussion.

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