Employee Relations Lead

Employee Relations Team Leader Part Time (Wed Fri)
London (from £47,135 FTE)
Permanent 3 days per week

Hybrid: In the office 1 day a week

Salay: £47,135 (pro rata)

Are you a confident Employee Relations professional with a real passion for people leadership? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? If so, this could be the perfect next step in your career!

I m working with a leading organisation in the housing/not-for-profit space who are looking for an Employee Relations Team Leader to join their dynamic HR function. This is a brilliant opportunity to make a real difference by leading a small but mighty team of ER specialists, while also partnering closely with senior HR and business leaders. This is highly suitable for candidates with a experience working within Housing/no-for-profit sector.

The Role

As the ER Team Leader, you ll be at the heart of all things employee relations managing a varied caseload, coaching managers through complex issues, and ensuring best practice is embedded across the business. You ll provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to a team of 3 4 ER Advisors/Assistants, ensuring cases are managed effectively, efficiently, and with the highest levels of customer service.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching, and developing your ER team to deliver a high-quality service.
• Acting as the lead casework advisor on a wide range of ER issues including grievance, disciplinary, absence, and performance.
• Supporting managers with complex ER cases, up to and including dismissals and Employment Tribunal (ET) preparation.
• Building strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Ensuring policies are kept up to date, legally compliant, and consistently applied.

What We re Looking For

We re keen to speak to ER professionals who can bring:

• Housing Sector experience is highly desireable
• A proven track record of managing high-volume, complex ER casework.
• People management experience with the ability to inspire, mentor and develop a team.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience coaching managers on employment law, policies and best practice.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent experience).

Why Join?

This is a chance to step into a highly visible role where you ll shape the ER strategy, develop talent within your team, and help foster a culture of fairness, trust, and collaboration. You ll be joining an organisation that lives and breathes its values People, Passion, Inclusion, Responsibility and Impact and is committed to making a real difference to communities.

I will be sending applications by COB Thursday 28th of August, so please ensure that you have contacted me before then if you wish to be put forward.

If you are interested in the role and have all of the essential experience clearly detailed in bullet point form in your CV under the previous organisations you completed them at, then please send your CV to my email address: .