Job Ref: 213237602

Date: 2021-02-23 17:34:06

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Our rail client are currently looking for a Lead Industrial Relations Consultant/HR Manager to join their team.

Contract Length: 6 months

Location: WFH

Pay Rate: £550pd inside IR35

Description:

Lead and direct the Human Resource team to deliver a comprehensive service to the organisation. Responsibilities include: taking overall responsibility for recruitment activity and campaigns; collaborating with the business to fully understand its needs and objectives for both the current and future business challenges; measure employee satisfaction and identify areas that require improvement; maintaining the succession plan and talent pipeline; coaching managers on performance management issues and ensuring delivery of training requirements. Implementing new HR policies, procedures and processes; managing HR budgets and driving employee engagement.

Minimum Requirement:

ESSENTIAL

• Significant ER and IR experience of a large multisite complex unionised organisation

• Demonstrates strong business/commercial approach and understanding of business needs.

• Ability to establish professional credibility quickly

• Ability to manage trade union negotiations on collective bargaining issues

• Broad experience of advising on the ER/IR implications of large scale complex organisational changes (eg TUPE, Organisation re-design, redundancy programmes etc)

• Experience with managing/handling Trade unions

Day to Day

1. Lead the industrial relations aspects of the business efficiency agenda enabling the agenda to be achieved whilst minimising risk

2. Develop and implement appropriate bargaining and consultation strategies and tactics to achieve business objectives

3. Modernise existing agreements so that they are fit for purpose and enable business aims to be met

4. Contribute to the development of the overall employee relations (ER) and industrial relations (IR) strategy of the company.

5. Provide specialist input and leadership in collaboration with business representatives and other specialists (e.g. legal; R&) to enable resolution of collective legal claims and actions

CV Deadline: Thursday 25th Feb 12pm

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