We are currently recruiting for an Industrial Relations Consultant based in Aldermaston.
Pay rate: £50.70 PAYE / £68.12 umbrella - per hour (paid weekly)
Hybrid working available
Contract duration: Temporary ongoing
Duties:
- Lead and manage a personal case load and/or projects, drawing on relevant expertise to resolve complex issues and manage business risk.
- Deliver a company wide HR service line including associated data management, provider management, legal compliance and delivery of supporting employee communications.
- Lead the consistent delivery of high-quality HR/ER advice to customers, working to agreed SLAs and driving a customer centric service and culture of continuous improvement and process optimisation.
- Setting direction and developing a shared understanding of individuals' roles in delivering the AWE vision and strategy.
- Lead and deliver a defined HR service to support the needs of the business; work with each Head of HR CoE's to always ensure that they are legally compliant, relevant and timely, and reflect AWE's needs and industry best practise.
- Provide data, undertake expert analysis, research and make recommendations on HR solutions. Facilitate the creation and management of reports to track our key measures of success.
- Align AWE process, policies and practices to keep in line with best practice, legal requirements etc. to delivery improvements and build momentum for change, and challenge existing processes if they inhibit improvement.
- Build relationships with external related organisations in order to maintain legal and regulatory compliance and best practise.
- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
Essential Criteria:
- Strong industrial relation/Trade Union/large industrial site experience required.
- Good working knowledge of employment law.
- Strong listening & evaluating skills.
- Managerial business skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement
- Experience of drafting documents & agreements.
- Strong analytical skills, able to resolve pay & cost queries.
- Able to communicate with front line - not a standard HR/desk-based role.
- Strong MS Office skills
- Educated to degree level - will need to understand legalese and be good with numbers.