AMS PSR

On behalf of Met Office, we are looking for a Employee Relations Advisor (Inside IR35) for a 3 months contract based Hybrid - 1 day a week in Exeter. 

Provide a pragmatic, professional and pro-active range of employee relations coaching and advice-based services to managers, enabling them to improve levels of engagement and productivity from their people resource whilst feeling confident

and empowered to manage employment matters on behalf of the organisation. Alongside this you are a trusted advisor and point of escalation and continuous development training for the EE Associates and Apprentices.

As a Employee Relations Advisor, your main responsibilities will:

• Be an employee relations (ER) expert by nature - providing best practice ER case support and advice, constantly keeping up with employment law/wider CPD and policy change. Utilising on-going knowledge and ER experience to continuously apply improvements for the service. 
• Build strong and respected working relationships with various stakeholders – key links with directorate areas creating inroads for pro-active led improvement work for both people and data driven enhancements as well as working collaboratively with the Trade Union (Prospect).
• Support continuous service improvement – no day is ever the same, be an explorer and solution finder, challenge the status quo on where you can add value to improving our practices and employee services.
• Be a passionate people professional – you champion and widely promote wellbeing, EDI and improvement initiatives and you live and breathe your work, focused on quality, and ensure ethical practice consistently happens, always looking to horizon scan and enhance the overall Met Office Employee Experience.

Essential:

• Associate/Chartered CIPD or strong evidence of equivalent professional experience.
• Excellent knowledge of HR processes and policies 
• Exhibit exceptional communication skills

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, 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.

DE&I Commitment

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.

Armed Forces Covenant 

MET Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. 

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".