As an Employee Relations Specialist VP, you will be responsible for advising on multifaceted workplace matters and ensuring compliance with Barclays policies and practices. The purpose of your role is to provide commercial, pragmatic, and timely advice to stakeholders to mitigate employee legal and reputational risks.
To be successful as an Employee Relations Specialist VP, you should have experience with:
* Previous experience in an HR generalist role; ER experience would be preferred.
* Relevant experience working in a large-scale institution; financial services experience would be preferred.
* An understanding of employment legislation; familiarity with UK employment law and requirements concerning UK Conduct Rules.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
* Previous experience in ER Cases and/or ER Policy and/or ER Change Activity.
* Ability to guide and navigate through complex change.
* Ability to deal with and manage multiple differing priorities.
* Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence others and distill information into key messages.
* Proven team player and motivated self-starter with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technological skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This is a permanent, full-time role based in Glasgow.
Purpose of the role
To support the business with the management of employee relations cases, in line with relevant policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. This includes providing professional advice, support, and guidance to managers and employees on topics such as Disciplinary, Capability, Grievance, and Sickness, and investigating matters when required.
Accountabilities
* Providing ER advice on various topics, including reviewing and drafting documentation, advising on process, and assessing potential employment or legal risks. Supporting directly in complex, senior, and regulatory matters.
* Conducting investigations to resolve employee complaints, grievances, and disciplinary matters, and guiding on their completion, supporting managers and employees as needed.
* Developing, implementing, and maintaining employee relations policies and procedures aligned with laws, regulations, and business strategy.
* Producing and deploying ER training in coordination with control partners, focusing on prevention.
* Producing and sharing ER metrics and insights on employee relations issues and trends with stakeholders.
Vice President Expectations
* Contributing to strategy, driving requirements, and recommending changes. Planning resources, budgets, and policies; managing and maintaining policies/processes; delivering continuous improvements; and escalating breaches.
* If managing a team, defining roles and responsibilities, planning for future needs, counseling on performance, and contributing to pay decisions. Leading specialists to influence operations, balancing strategic and tactical priorities, and ensuring budgets and schedules meet requirements.
* Demonstrating leadership behaviors to foster an environment for colleagues to thrive, including listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
* For individual contributors, serving as a subject matter expert, guiding technical direction, leading assignments, coaching team members, and informing strategic decisions.
* Advising stakeholders, managing risks, and demonstrating leadership in risk management and controls.
* Understanding organizational functions to contribute to business goals.
* Collaborating across areas to stay aligned with business activities and strategies.
* Creating solutions based on analytical thinking, research, and innovative problem solving.
* Building and maintaining trusting relationships with stakeholders to achieve business objectives through influencing and negotiating skills.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.
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