Employee Relations Business Partner

These are exciting times for Greater Manchester Combined Authority. With a clear vision of delivering exemplary services, the organisation takes great pride in its accomplishments and the development of people is critical to its success.

Over the last five years the organisation has seen unprecedented changes. Our People Services team has been instrumental in supporting the organisation to adapt to hybrid working, developing skills required to navigate new digital systems, helping managers lead their teams remotely, providing enhanced health and wellbeing interventions and a varied learning and development offer to the organisation.

The current People Strategy sets priorities and areas of focus to lead the organisation in becoming a greater place to work. Driven by this agenda, the Employee Relations Team has been re-aligned to support the emerging needs of the business and provides a range of advice and guidance to managers under a Business Partner Model. To support this transition, we are seeking a professional, results-oriented and pragmatic Employee Relations Business Partner to join us.

About you:

Reporting to the Employee Relations and Wellbeing Manager you will provide specialist employee relations support to a range of employees on varying Terms and Conditions. You will advise on a range of employee relations activities including employee relations cases and departmental change initiatives. You will act as a coach to department managers by sharing your employee relations expertise and best practice, in order to fully embed the key initiative to ensure fairness and compassionate approaches to individuals.

You will also assist with project work including reviewing policies to ensure consistency and best practice and the training and development of managers to undertake less complex employee relations activities independently, to allow individuals to feel supported in an environment where goals and expectations are clear. You will also monitor and use performance data to inform and drive change.

Due to the nature of the role, you could be required to work from a variety of locations including Greater Manchester Fire Headquarters in Swinton, Tootal Building in Manchester City Centre as well as a number of Fire Stations across your Business Partner service delivery area.

As an employee relations specialist you will have experience of supporting with a full range of casework including attendance management, capability and disciplinary. You will have experience of supporting with organisational change processes. You will be a tenacious and resilient individual with the ability to communicate effectively and work to tight deadlines under pressure.

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here