Employee Relations Consultant

Employee Relations Consultant (AVP)

Financial Services | UK & Ireland

Temporary - 3 months (potential extension to 6 months)

Location: London Hybrid working (Canary Wharf)

A leading Financial Services organisation is looking for an experienced Employee Relations Consultant (AVP) to join its UK & Ireland HR team on an interim basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident ER professional who thrives in a fast-paced, regulated environment and enjoys partnering closely with senior stakeholders. You'll play a pivotal role in supporting managers and employees across the business, providing expert advice on complex ER matters while protecting the organisation from legal, financial and reputational risk.

What you'll be doing

As a trusted ER partner, you will:

• Provide expert advice and hands-on support across a broad range of employee relations matters
• Lead and facilitate ER investigations including performance, conduct, sickness absence, grievance and anti-harassment cases
• Coach and advise managers to ensure fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes
• Partner with HR Business Partners on in-scope and out-of-scope TUPE activity, including consultation and policy analysis
• Work closely with Employment & Regulatory Legal teams on ER cases and policy changes
• Stay ahead of UK and Ireland employment law, ensuring knowledge is shared and policies remain compliant
• Support business change initiatives with an ER lens, including redundancy and organisational change
• Collaborate with Occupational Health and PHI providers to ensure proactive and joined-up case management
• Contribute to global, regional and local HR projects and policy reviews
• Support ER colleagues across the UK, Ireland and wider EMEA when required

What we're looking for

You'll bring:

• A degree in HR, Business or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Proven experience in a fast-paced Employee Relations environment
• Strong knowledge of UK and Irish employment law
• A track record of managing complex ER cases end-to-end
• experience working in a global, matrixed organisation
• Financial Services experience (highly desirable)

Key competencies

• Strong teamwork mindset with the confidence to work independently
• Excellent communication, influencing and problem-solving skills
• Client-focused, pragmatic and solutions-driven
• Comfortable building relationships both locally and virtually
• Highly organised, analytical and detail-oriented
• Able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment

Why join?

• Opportunity to make an immediate impact in a respected Financial Services environment
• Exposure to complex, high-profile ER work
• Collaborative global HR team
• Hybrid working with Canary Wharf base

Job Title: Employee Relations Consultant

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract

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