Overview
Employee Relations Manager – 3 month FTC – Fixed Term – Full Time
ID: 275475
Job Specialism: Charity
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £42,861 (pro rata)
Closing Date: Sunday, 11th May 2025
We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Employee Relations Manager to join our People and Culture Team at a key point of organisational growth and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong ER background who thrives on building consistency, supporting others, and improving processes to deliver excellent people outcomes. This is a fixed term contract for a minimum of 3 months, based on a hybrid basis 2/3 days a week from our Selly oak, Birmingham office.
What you’ll be doing
- Providing expert ER support and oversight across complex case management, working closely with our Head of People Partnering, People Partners, and HR Advisors.
- Ensuring consistency in ER advice and process by developing clear casework guidance, templates, and process maps.
- Taking the lead on key and high-risk ER cases and offering backfill support when needed.
- Supporting the development of high-quality HR data and reporting to inform strategic decisions and strengthen the People Partnering approach.
- Reviewing and improving key family-friendly policies and processes (e.g., maternity, paternity, neonatal), working collaboratively with the Payroll team.
- Contributing to organisation-wide projects, including:
- Job Evaluation and benchmarking
- Occupational Health process development
- Full review and update of HR policies and procedures
What you’ll bring
- A strong background in employee relations, with hands-on experience managing complex and high-volume casework.
- Proven ability to develop consistent ER processes and provide clear, pragmatic advice.
- In-depth knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
- Experience handling sensitive information and managing workplace conflict with professionalism and discretion.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to build trusted relationships across all levels.
- A collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and data-informed decision making.
About Sense
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependant on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone’s contribution is valued and we ensure they’re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Precise Location: 750 Bristol Road, , Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NA, United Kingdom
