Job ref: 198296
TPR grade: R&O 9 - Lead Associate
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
We have a great opportunity to enhance our centre of expertise for Employee Relations and Experience. The successful candidate will deliver an operational and advisory Employee Relations role, as part of a fantastic team and under the direction of the Employee Relations Principal who is passionate about driving and progressing our positive employee relations environment to the next level.
The right candidate will understand the value an expert function can add, and you will work in collaboration with a wider People Team, to deliver a seamless, value-add service to the organisation.
The ability to partner and develop great relationships with the business is essential so the right candidates will be excellent communicators, stakeholder managers, and will have a continuous improvement mindset.
Responsibilities
- To manage the effective delivery of Employee Relations (ER) advice and case management support, ensuring consistency of approach across the whole of TPR.
- To review and refresh, through a continuous improvement lens, and in alignment with the People and Culture Strategy outcomes, ER frameworks, processes, practices, and SLA’s.
- To use data and MI, delivered from the Case Management tracking system to measure, track, and evaluate the effectiveness of the People Plan and interventions.
- To use ER MI to inform the upskilling agenda for Leaders and People Managers.
- To ensure the maintenance and management of HR records is in line with current guidance.
- To ensure that data usage and management complies fully with GDPR requirements and all internal TPR risk, assurance, and audit guidelines.
- To work in partnership and collegiately across the whole People Directorate to drive credibility with the business and deliver an excellent customer experience to all TPR people.
- To take personal accountability in your work, actions, and decisions to consider and evidence, your duty as an HR professional under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and to demonstrate the action you take to reduce inequalities in the workplace.
Essential and desirable criteria
- A proven and demonstrable track record of working in an employee relations advisory capacity, specifically in handling disciplinary, grievances and performance capability processes.
- Proven experience in coaching people managers and directors and delivering accurate and best practice employee relations advice to leaders, managers, and employees.
- Expert knowledge in disciplinaries, performance management, grievances, dignity at work, sickness absence, appeals, flexible working, and any other associated ER activity.
- The ability to manage own workload, prioritise and make decisions, knowing when to escalate complex cases for additional advice.
- Able to confidently act independently and know when you escalate and ask for advice.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced people function with a high volume of ER casework.
- Able to break down detailed ER evidence to make complex cases easier to understand.
- Able to build and maintain credible and productive relationships internally and externally, working closely with people managers, employees, and external providers, including occupational health, to deliver relevant and timely services.
- CIPD level 5 or the equivalent experience and knowledge.
- Exposure to a unionised environment or employee networks would be an advantage.
Person specification
- Highly organised with good time management.
- Ability to prioritise and use initiative.
- Problem solving and analytical skills.
- Exceptional communication skills both verbal and written.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £35,598 and £45,486, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 198296 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis. If you want your application to be considered as part of a job share, please apply with the hours you are available to work.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.