Senior Colleague Relations Manager

Join our high-profile team as a Senior Colleague Relations Manager. In this role, you will shape and deliver innovative colleague and industrial relations strategies, build trust, support complex change, and create an inclusive colleague experience. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, provide expert advice on industrial relations and employee engagement, negotiate with unions, and drive positive outcomes for both our people and the organization.

• Shaping and delivering innovative colleague and industrial relations strategies to build trust and create an inclusive colleague experience.
• Providing expert advice on industrial relations, employee relations, and engagement, negotiating and consulting with recognised unions and People Forums.
• Leading trusted partnerships with unions, People Forums, and senior stakeholders, guiding complex change with expert industrial and employment relations advice.

• Keeps on top of changes in the external industrial relations and employment law practices, bringing insight and knowledge of practices to shape strategy and approach. Has a good external network
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures
• Confident in using and analysing data to shape recommendations and responses to different situations impacting on the business
• Strong knowledge and experience of industrial relations law, employment law, best practice and knowledge of ACAS Codes of Practice to shape propositions, responses and direction
• Proven experience in delivering large and complex programmes of work, working with teams of subject matter experts from across the business
• Experience in development of functional or operational policies, including creation of underlying procedures and monitoring implementation
• We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply