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Part Time - 3 days per week, hybird Bournemouth / Guildford About UsAllianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but from the very first day you join our team you'll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

This role forms part of a job share, 3 days per week, working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday totalling 21 hours. About the Role

This is an exciting time for us, as we look to enhance our Employee Relations (ER) centre of expertise to support the provision of specialist expertise across the whole of Allianz UK, in locations across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The Senior ER Consultant plays a pivotal role in the effective delivery of the employee relations (ER) and people policy service to Allianz UK business (Allianz Personal, Commercial, Specialty and Shared Services) in the UK by ensuring employee relations matters are dealt with in accordance with employment legislation, best practice, internal policy, commercial and risk considerations.Supporting the Head of Employee Relations with the design and implementation of ER and policy strategy and ensuring alignment with People and Culture strategy and business goals.Acting as a point of escalation for ER Consultants delivering an operational ER service to the business to resolve complex and high risk cases.

Key Accountabilities:

Strategy

Support the design and implementation of an effective short- and long-term ER and policy strategy, ensuring alignment with People and Culture and business strategies and goals.

ER Capability

Work in partnership with the Head of Employee Relations and ER Consultants, supporting the development of an effective ER advisory capability to support all stakeholders.
Support ER Consultants to offer an effective, consistent and timely service to the business, acting as a point of escalation on casework and policy questions.
Work closely with ER Consultants to ensure they understand legislative updates and policy amendments, ensuring they are fully briefed and understand any changes and their impact on the business.
Training and development of People and Culture colleagues and employee representatives to ensure they are up to date and knowledgeable.

Case Management & Advice

Provide hands on case and stakeholder management, oversight and guidance to mitigate risks on pre-litigation proceedings, ACAS conciliations and employment tribunals - working with external solicitors, ACAS, company legal counsel and other relevant stakeholders, such as the line management and people and culture representatives.
Provide specialist guidance and expertise where required for any people change projects or programmes, eg redundancy or TUPE.
Ensure standardised ER tools, templates and processes are appropriate and accessible for the effective management of ER activity by all stakeholders.

Policy Management

Review, develop and implement people policies across our business ensuring they remain legally compliant, fit for purpose and are clearly communicated whilst including appropriate governance.
Ensure our people policies are benchmarked externally to measure effectiveness and drive innovation ensuring policies match risk appetite levels and seek to minimise ER activity.
Lead specific policy consultations with our employee representatives, Unite and ECF, seeking feedback from other relevant stakeholders, People Partners, business stakeholders (policy user group), D&I network groups etc

ER Data for Decision Making & Reporting

Maintain oversight of the case management tool and dashboard with the provider, currently Pinsent Masons.
Responsible for the production of ER data, management and reporting in line with GDPR, providing insights and MI to stakeholders to help drive business performance and decision making.

Key Stakeholder & Relationship Management

Develop strong internal and external relationships to support the commercial strategy with Legal, Compliance, representative bodies (Unite & ECF), People and Culture Exec, relevant business stakeholders, People and Culture and the wider HR community to deliver a seamless ER service.
Responsible for processing invoices in relation to external legal spend, analysing costs associated with legal proceedings to ensure maximum value for money.

Union & ECF (Employee Consultative Forum)

Understand the recognition agreements, ways of working and actively foster positive relationships with senior employee reps from Unite & ECF to achieve effective ways of working that support business purpose and strategy
Provide advice and guidance to People and Culture colleagues and business stakeholders where needed, on how to work effectively and collaboratively with our employee reps.
Act as the primary link and subject matter expert, as a point of escalation, for senior reps' concerns and feedback, acting collaboratively to understand and address local/national ER issues and to provide support in finding effective solutions with senior reps.

Skills and Experience

Essential

Strong ER or legal experience including exposure to dealing with complex and/or high-risk cases.
• Strong application/interpretation of UK employment legislation and best practice across all key HR policies and procedures.
Ability to influence at a management level having managed relationships both internally and externally.
Ability to think commercially and pragmatically, with consideration of risk appetite, when analysing problems or recommending solutions/options to meet business needs.
Sound and balanced judgement when assessing and advising on the severity of employment relations issues.
Analytical ability - able to identify and monitor trends quickly and succinctly interpret and articulate to a wide stakeholder group what the data is telling us - and the able to develop fit for purpose solutions.
Strong written communication skills - can communicate complex information simply and write in a friendly but professional tone of voice.
Strong rapport building / influencing skills at all levels of the organisation

Desirable

Previous exposure to generalist HR environments, advising in a complex, multi-site environment with multiple sets of terms and conditions, policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

CIPD qualified and / or employment law qualifications (degree level or equivalent) (desirable)
Mediation qualification (desirable).

What We Will Offer YouRecognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you.We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

Car allowance
30 days holiday plus bank holidays
Flexible buy/sell holiday options
Annual performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Development days
A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
Retail Discounts

Our Ways of Working

Do you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it is right for our customers, our business and for you, then we will do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us. Diversity & Inclusion

At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success. We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Offer an Interview Scheme - As a Disability Confident employer, we will offer an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. To apply under the Offer an Interview scheme, please let us know when you apply by contacting our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

Senior Employee Relations Consultant - 3 days per week

Senior Employee Relations Consultant - 3 days per week

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