Location Docklands Campus
Salary From £39024 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
Post Type Full Time
Post Type Permanent
Closing Date Friday 31 January 2025
Interview Date Monday 10 February 2025
Reference 041S2024-R
Hybrid
University of East London
We're the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers- first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We're committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.
But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We're an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.
About the School / Service
The past year has been a period of remarkable growth and transformation for the People and Culture directorate, which encompasses both HR services and the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing team. Over recent months, we have undertaken a significant restructuring programme, meticulously developing the new functions and teams necessary to meet the evolving needs of the University, both now and in the future. These pivotal changes are deeply aligned with Vision 2028 and our People Strategy.
With our modernised People and Culture structure now firmly in place, we are equipped with the right talent and teams to execute an ambitious array of transformational projects. These initiatives aim to enhance every aspect of working at the University of East London, ensuring we achieve the goals set out in Vision 2028 and our People Strategy.
About the Job
In this role, you will be instrumental in delivering an outstanding service within our centre of excellence model, championing best practice, and upholding a positive reputation for the institution and our key stakeholders.
Supporting our schools and services with consistent and timely advice, coaching and training, you will work with our managers, and staff, to ensure fair and objective outcomes for a range of Employee Relations issues, including complex casework across all performance management processes. Recognising best practice as a key feature in our service delivery, you will also be involved in our service improvement projects across the range of ER activity and will use management information to inform appropriate interventions for specific schools and services.
You will also work with colleagues across the wider People and Culture team to support organisational initiatives and projects associated for example with our People Plans and Change and Restructure projects.
About You
Are you a forward-thinking, innovative, and inquisitive professional looking for a rewarding career? Do you aspire to be part of a community dedicated to driving positive change and promoting diversity in the talent pipeline? The University of East London invites individuals like you to join our dynamic People and Culture Directorate as an Employee Relations Advisor.
You will have a good working knowledge of employment law together with experience of providing ER advice in line with legislation, policy, procedures and good practice. This, together with good communication and interpersonal skills will enable you to develop and maintain credible and effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels, and in a range of roles, within the university.
Excellent organisational skills will enable you to manage your caseload effectively alongside project work while good IT skills will allow you to accurately record information and provide management information for use both within the team and schools and services you support.
Benefits Package
At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It's about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture.
We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits.
You can explore our full benefits package here:
https: // uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions
Equal Opportunities
UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.
We're a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process.
So, if you'd like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and commit to success, we want you to apply today!
Application Details
Kindly submit your application by midnight on January 31st, 2025. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV, but please note that we will shortlist candidates based on them meeting the essential criteria outlined in the person spec . We strongly recommend thoroughly reading and responding to each question.
Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.