Senior Employee Relations Adviser

Senior Employee Relations Adviser

Location: Pontypridd. Salary: £34,610 per year (appointed at the minimum of the scale). Job Reference: R6191. Category: Professional Services.

Job Overview

Join our team and shape a positive workplace culture. We are seeking a Senior Employee Relations Adviser passionate about fostering a positive, inclusive, and resolution-focused work environment. In this role you will coordinate and manage employee relations casework across a full spectrum of matters, often complex, providing expert guidance and advice.

Responsibilities

This role plays a crucial part in shaping and implementing proactive employee relations action plans, with a focus on conflict prevention and resolution, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practices. Your work will directly contribute to fostering an environment of mutual respect, open communication, and early resolution of workplace concerns, providing expert guidance to People Advisers and People Business Partners within our team as well as to wider stakeholders, senior leads and managers across the University.

Benefits

• Impactful Work - your expertise will directly contribute to a respectful, supportive, and fair workplace.
• Professional Development - opportunities to grow your expertise, lead on key initiatives, and shape university-wide policies.
• Collaborative & Inclusive Culture - work alongside dedicated professionals committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment.
• University Benefits - competitive salary, generous leave, and a range of staff benefits to support your wellbeing.

Equalities and Language

We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English. We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially regarding age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg. This document is available in Welsh.

If you are a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we'd be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you'll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.

USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.