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On behalf of the Met Office, we are looking for an Employee Relations Advisor (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract on a hybrid basis (2-3 days per week from Exeter)

As an Employee Relations Advisor your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the Employee Relations function, promoting best practice and ensuring the effective management of ER casework.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on a wide range of employee relations matters, including complex and high-risk cases.
• Manage escalated cases, including supporting Employment Tribunal proceedings where required.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and translate this into practical guidance.
• Coach and support managers and People colleagues to build confidence and capability in managing people issues.
• Develop effective relationships with senior leaders, Trade Union representatives and external providers, including Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programme services.
• Lead or contribute to people projects and use people data and metrics to identify trends and drive service improvement.
• Champion innovative, ethical and customer-focused approaches that enhance the employee experience.

Essential:

• SC Clearance
• Significant experience in Employee Relations within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and ER best practice.
• Experience managing complex employee relations cases, including Employment Tribunal preparation and support.
• Proven ability to influence and advise managers and senior stakeholders.
• Experience coaching and developing others in people management practices.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to use data and insight to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

Desirable:

• CIPD qualification or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience working in a unionised environment.
• Experience managing Occupational Health and/or Employee Assistance Programme contracts.
• Experience delivering people-related projects and service improvements.
• Experience within the public sector or another large, complex organisation.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Met Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".