Senior Employee Relations People Partner – Translink
MCS Group is delighted to be exclusively partnering with Translink as they seek to appoint a Senior Employee Relations People Partner to the organisation on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a brand new, pivotal role for organisation, supporting the Company as it continues to modernise and transform services, driving positive cultural change to support organisational success.
Translink
Translink is made up of Metro, NI Railways, Ulsterbus and Glider. The Company is responsible for over 78 million bus and rail passenger journeys each year, with more than 4000 employees, around 1400 buses and 45 trains.
Translink’s aim is to lead the transformation of transport in Northern Ireland with a vision to create advanced public transport services and integrated networks which connect people and communities, enhance the economy and improve health and the environment.
The role
The successful candidate will partner with stakeholders at all levels across the business to proactively provide the full range of HR services that enable the teams to achieve business objectives and ensure effective people management practices are in place. The below reflects typical duties and is not a comprehensive description of tasks.
- Support the development of a positive employee relations culture and environment across the Company
- Advise and contribute to the development of strategic and operational planning
- Develop and support a positive employee relations culture through effective, consultation and negotiating structures
- Ensure effective consultative processes and mechanisms are in place to support the delivery of business outcomes through engagement with key stakeholder groups.
- Lead negotiations and consultations on change initiatives with trade unions.
- Lead on employee relations aspects of changes on organisation structure.
- Support and oversee responses to legal challenges, including court and tribunal proceedings, through effective liaison with the business, Senior People Partners and the Company’s legal representatives
This is a unionised environment and will require a strong HR professional with experience of building rapport with a range of stakeholders, including local and regional trade union representatives, ultimately fostering a positive organisational culture.
This really is a unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Employee Relations People Partner to take their career to the next level.
The successful candidate
ESSENTIAL
- Minimum of a Degree with at least 3 years’ relevant experience OR Minimum of HNC/HND Qualification with at least 5 years’ relevant experience. Note – relevant experience is in a Senior HR role, to include experience in Employee Relations in a large, complex organisation* with advice and guidance up to senior manager level.
- Experience of driving positive cultural change and business modernisation through effective employee relations
- Demonstrable knowledge of current employment legislation.
- Experience of managing the people aspects of complex change in a unionised environment.
- Experience in planning and delivering employee relations initiatives.
- Experience of advising and managing challenging people issues
- Experience of transformational change management or continuous improvement projects, from initiation to completion
- Awareness of customer expectations, collaboration and building positive relationships both internally and externally.
- Experience of successful collaboration with both cross functional and external stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong planning and organisational skills across a range of complex activities.
DESIRABLE
- Experience of managing a team
- Membership of CIPD
- Experience of working within a Manufacturing / Operations / Construction organisation
- Experience of contract negotiation, changes in Terms & Conditions
- Experience of using MS Office Packages
*Large, complex organisation is defined as having a head count of a minimum of 200 staff with a turnover / gross revenue of £15m
What's on offer?
- Highly Competitive salary
- Hybrid working
- Excellent pension contributions
- Chance to work for a long-established, award-winning client, committed to continuous improvement
To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please express interest via the link provided or contact Ryan Calvert, Head of HR Recruitment at MCS Group
Applications will close on Monday 2nd December 12pm.
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