Senior Employee Relations Specialist

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Director of Employee Relations, the Senior Employee Relations Specialist position will see you work as part of an International ER Team responsible for delivering ER support in 40+ countries.

You will contribute towards the team's efforts to mature and scale the International ER Team as a centre of excellence within a multi-tiered HR delivery model.

This role is London-based and will be responsible for providing core ER support to assigned business functions and certain locations in Europe, the Middle East and Canada; working alongside other internationally based ER Partners are located in Singapore, France, Italy and Spain.

You will serve as a subject matter expert on a broad range of ER issues, including performance management, internal investigations, disciplinary actions and terminations, severance, the redundancy and consultation process and HR policies and practices, among others.

Skills and Experience:

* Must have recent and relevant experience in the UK Employee Relations field (ideally with a (BSc or BA degree, ideally HR focused or with an Employment Law Degree).

* Strong knowledge of HR principles, practices and procedures in the UK (and Europe) with recent commercial experience.

* Requires solid working knowledge and understanding of Human Resources legislation / employment law, principles, policies, and procedures in multiple countries.

* Proficient with ER case management systems and comfortable exporting, interpreting, and summarizing data for relevant audiences (e.g. HR leaders, business leaders, employees at large).

* The ability to operationalise, design and map ER processes.

* Experience using ServiceNow or equivalent case management system is a big plus.

* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to exercise good judgment and provide strategic advice and effectively interact with employees at all levels of the Company.

* Experience in the medical devices, pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry would be useful.

* A second European language is very desirable.

Please contact Edward Laing here at ISR Recruitment to learn more about this newly created opportunity operating as a Senior Employee Relations Specialist for our hugely successful client and their operational activities as a leading global pharmaceutical company