Employee and Industrial Relations Manager

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Salary: £58,000 up to £65,000 dependent upon experience

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Security Level: BPSS

Visa Restrictions: This position does not offer visa sponsorship.

We are the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world leader in its field. Our activities are diverse to protect people and enable aerospace, and we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.

The Role

The CAA's unique EVP is very important to us and, of course, employee experience and engagement is a very large part of that. The principal objective of the role of the Employee and Industrial Relations Manager is to foster, manage and maintain an employee and industrial relations climate that supports the delivery of the CAA's mission of protecting consumers and enabling aerospace.

Key to success in fostering a positive employee and industrial relations environment at the CAA is to manage the collective interface with our workforce via our recognised Trade Unions, Prospect and PCS, and our Employee Forum. This means that the CAA's employment policies and practices must be kept up to date and aligned with our People Strategy and that we are on the front foot when new employment policies are introduced. The Employee and Industrial Relations Manager will benchmark our employment policies to make sure the CAA's offer to its existing and potential employees is always attractive and affordable. The Employee and Industrial Relations Manager will work with their colleagues to make sure that employee and industrial relations issues that arise, both at an individual and collective level, are effectively managed.

Core Accountabilities

The role requires a change-aware HR professional with a depth of specialism in managing Employee and Industrial Relations.

Main responsibilities include:

• Horizon-scanning for changes to employment legislation, emerging workforce trends and risks to ensure that our policies and contracts are compliant and enable the CAA to deliver quality people practices.
• Ensuring that the CAA has a comprehensive suite of employment policies that are up to date and reflect employment legislation. Establish and maintain a quality management approach to ensure accuracy and currency of policies and collaboratively engage with People and Culture colleagues to agree a prioritised review cycle.

• Managing and strengthening the CAA's relationship with its recognised Trade Unions while implementing strategies that support the delivery of the People Strategy and particularly the delivery of the next phase of our Reward Model.
• Chairing meetings of the CAA's Joint Negotiation and Consultation Committee (JNCC) and Employee Forum, and ensuring the meetings are properly minuted, with actions and decisions accurately captured and documented. Undertaking and coordinating follow up work on the outcomes / actions of each meeting to ensure progress is made.

• Designing and implementing strategies for employee consultation programmes including e.g. proposals on organisational design, employment policy, pay and reward to ensure that legislative obligations are met, the colleague voice is accounted for and arrangements run smoothly with minimum disruption.
• Interpreting employment law and good practice guidelines to assist in the timely resolution of disputes compliantly and commercially.

About You

Essential

• Proven HR professional or legal specialist who has demonstrable depth of experience in directing and managing employee and industrial relations policies and procedures.
• Exposure to a professional services or similar high intellect environment and/or supporting a client base of more technically orientated individuals would be an advantage.
• Previous experience of managing employee and industrial relations with evidence of successfully managing complex collective and individual consultations through this process.
• Robust knowledge of current UK employment law framework and be able to demonstrate pro-active means to keep knowledge updated.
• Experience of chairing meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Strong inner-drive and confidence with the ability to demonstrate personal and professional credibility rapidly through building relationships and proving technical competence in a professional environment.
• Evidence of facilitating change and organisational design activity through proactive employee relations and industrial relations policy, guidance and consultation.

Additional Information

For many appointments within the CAA, these roles require access to operationally sensitive infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected information. For these roles the post holders must undergo National Security Vetting and achieve the appropriate level of clearance.

To be vetted you must have the right to work in the UK so that meaningful checks can be undertaken.

If you do not meet these requirements, we may not be able to accept your application.

For more information on BPSS clearance please visit - BPSS clearance

The CAA values high ethical standards and personal integrity among employees. If invited for interview you will be asked to complete a declaration of interest.

Inclusive Recruitment

We are passionate about diversity and ensuring all are included at the CAA. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We use fair and inclusive selection approaches to hire the best person for the job based on merit alone.

As a member of the Disability Confident scheme, applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a role with us will be guaranteed an interview. We use fair and inclusive selection approaches to hire the best person for the job based on merit alone. If you require an adjustment for any reason, please let us know.

Working With Us

We are on a journey towards being increasingly adaptable, where our colleagues collaborate as part of cross-functional teams. This approach ensures we never stop learning together. It also means that you may become involved in activities that take you out of your day-to-day role, providing you with opportunities to develop and grow your career with us.

We have embraced hybrid working and offer flexible working patterns, being open to having a conversation about what works for you. We know where and when we work is important in achieving a work-life balance.

We offer a range of excellent benefits such as flexible working arrangements, free onsite gym at Gatwick, 28 days annual leave, a generous pension scheme and much more!

Our Values

Do The Right Thing, Never Stop Learning, Build Collaborative Relationships, Respect Everyone - For more information please Click Here

Closing Date: 18th March 2025

Interview Date: w/c 31st March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

No recruitment agencies please.