Wesleyan is a specialist financial mutual with a focus on creating brighter financial futures for doctors, dentists and teachers. We’re always on the hunt for new talent to join us as we enter our 181st year in business.

We are proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign and are open to discuss flexible working, job shares and part time

We support hybrid ways of working. Split your week working from home and our iconic Birmingham city centre office

About the role:

Here at Wesleyan, we are going through a huge transformation programme throughout 2023 to make us more efficient and up to date for our customers to do business with, our board are investing significant financial support into this journey. We’re implementing a new HR system in the new year, and are transforming in many different areas of the business.

As our ER Specialist, you’ll have the opportunity to be actively involved in a variety of work, providing technical support for a wide range of complex activity. We’ll look to you to provide thought leadership and manage the impact of HR policy, legislative and regulatory changes on the business. You’ll lead a small team of ER professionals to take on new challenges and develop.

You will:

• Shape and influence the ER team and Senior Leadership teams in transforming a reactive ER climate into a culture of collaboration and proactive Employee Relations

• Build credible and lasting relationships with senior stakeholders and support in management meetings
• Support on complex disciplinary and grievance issues and litigation strategy, relating to tribunal claims in conjunction with the Director for the business unit
• Support in the successful implementation of transformation change programmes and the mobilisation and integration of all TUPE & M & A transactions
• Identify and develop (in conjunction with ER Advisors) a list of ER KPI’s to measure, analyse, and repost on to the HR Director and wider Executive team
• Lead on and work with the HR Business Partnering team on organisational change requirements, implementing appropriate solutions and approach arising out of change/transformation activity
• Manage, empower and develop the capability of the small ER team, through effective coaching and performance management
• Own and manage relationship with Partnership Council (employee representative organisation) from an ER perspective
• Own and manage the relationship with external employment lawyers, including monitoring usage, budget and performance, and facilitating training to the wider team on key employment law updates

What we’re looking for:

• A true specialist in your field, with significant demonstrable experience of managing a range of operational HR and ER issues
• Extensive knowledge of employment law and technical ER capability: we’re seeking experience in implementing organisational change, within the typical areas of: TUPE, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, redundancy, tribunals and settlement agreements
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with the confidence to develop relationships with a variety of people across the business
• Demonstrable experience of effectively communicating, negotiating and influencing peers, management & senior level stakeholders
• Ideally CIPD level 5 qualified as this is a highly technical role
• Understanding of risk management in a regulated environment
• Able to drive ER service delivery through monitoring and measuring performance using appropriate MI and KPI’s
• Excellent organisational capability and an ability to work with and use data to shape systems and process
• Ideally, you’ll have experience of managing and developing a team, but if you’re a match in all other aspects and are looking for the next step up, we’d love to hear from you

What you’ll get:

• Earn an annual performance-based bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days with service anniversaries).
• Buy extra holiday days or sell holiday you don’t need.
• A great pension scheme – company matched plus 2% (up to 10%).
• Life assurance – worth four times your base pay
• Individual private medical cover
• Flexible working – keep a healthy work-life balance with days from home and in the office
• Personal development – we offer great training programmes and support you with external, professional qualifications.
• Flexible benefits – includes our travel loan/car parking scheme, cycle to work programme and medical cover.
• Discounts – across major brands in retail, health, wellbeing and leisure.
• Health checks – access to unlimited video GP consultations 7 days a week and 500 onsite appointments each year (Birmingham and London clinics)
• Volunteering days – two days a year off work to volunteer for a worthy cause
• Salary sacrifice scheme for ultra-low emission cars (electric and plug in hybrids)
• Employee assistance programme – we help you, take care of you!

Why choose Wesleyan?

• You’ll be joining a company rich in heritage. Since 1841, we’ve specialised in providing financial services to some of the nation’s key professions.
• We give back to our customers’ communities through the Wesleyan Foundation. So far, we’ve donated over £3 million to worthy causes across the UK.
• As a responsible business we are committed to continuing to understand and improve the impact we have on society and our environment. Sustainability at Wesleyan.

At Wesleyan, we believe everyone has the right to proudly be themselves. Supporting each other, our members, customers and our communities as well as having a clear sense of purpose and passion for all we do, really makes a difference.

We know the best teams are made up of inclusive groups of diverse people, and everyone’s contribution counts. With the support of our partners and employees, we’re building a culture where difference is encouraged. We set out to recruit the best people for the job irrespective of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment and sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

We are signatories of HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, a founding member of Women in Business network (in our home city of Birmingham), and have a five-year membership commitment to WISE, the campaign for gender balance in the UK science, technology and engineering sectors. We are members of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme, and we are committed to strengthening our position in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index.

We are unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. If you are from outside the EEA and do not possess immigration status which allows you to live and work in the UK, we will be unable to progress your application as Wesleyan are unable to provide sponsorship. Therefore, in the recruitment process all candidates are required to provide the necessary right to work information and documentation.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Location :Birmingham

Closing Date :24 November 2022

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