PEOPLE BUSINESS PARTNER

Job Description

PEOPLE BUSINESSPARTNERMANCHESTER - HYBRID£53,000+EXCELLENT BENEIFITSREED is exclusively supporting a highly successful business who is seeking an experiencedPEOPLE BUSINESSPARTNERProviding specialist, high level advice and guidance to the team and managers to enable effective case management and delivery of people relations processes and procedures.THE ROLE:

• Build good working relationships with trade union stakeholders, ensuring professionalism maintained.
• Proactively coach, provide guidance and develop Managers, in particular to actively manage performance and reduce disciplinary, grievance and absence issues through mediation and positive working relationships and outcomes (non-exhaustive).
• progression as well as acting as next line support to the HRSS team in terms of escalated cases and
• advice, particularly People Relations.
• Undertake specific HR projects, creating an effective project plan and supporting the implementation in
• conjunction with the HR team.
• To work with the ER Caseworkers, ensuring the case management system is up to date and accurate.
• Provide regular update reports, ensure cases are resolved in reasonable timescales and ensure the risk to the business is managed in alignment with legal and statutory requirements.
• Work with internal team members to develop a suite of management information / analytics to drive Group performance and improvement.
• Analyse trends in partnership with HRBPs and Head of People Relations and suggest effective solutions for implementation.
• Support the implementation, review and updating of, and delivery of key HR policies and processes ensuring a progressive, proactive and professional HR service is delivered.
• Facilitate and lead training workshops across HR policies and processes to upskill managers and caseworkers effectively.
• To support the HRBPs to deliver the strategic business plan in managing change programmes e.g. TUPE, redundancy, managing costs, processes and procedures etc.
• Managing high risk cases, where a more hands-on approach is required; suspensions & dismissals and working with managers to ensure an excellent service is provided. Supporting the HRBPs and Head of People Relations with Employment Tribunal Claims.
• To coach the People Relations Assistants to provide first line advice and guidance to managers and be responsible for all escalated queries.
• Undertake specific HR projects as required, supporting the HR team to continually add value.
• To ensure up to date knowledge around employment law and any statutory changes that occur.
• Develop constructive & professional relationships with our recognised Trade Union Representative and Officials and attend BAU and other meetings when required.

THE PERSON:

• Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
• The ability to work cohesively within a team environment and foster a culture of cross group working.
• The ability to analyse key trends and suggest effective solutions for improvement.
• Great awareness to know when to stop, review and ask for additional guidance and support.
• CIPD level 5, or equivalent
• Trade Union Experience an advantage
• Demonstrable experience working at a HR Advisor, Employee Relations or case manager level, preferably within a multi-site organisation linked to a Shared Services environment..