Employee Relations Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an Employee Relations Manager to join the existing Employment Relations & Inclusion Team within the People and Culture Department at the Global Hub. It is an exciting time to join the team, following the roll out of the Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination Policy to our 50+ countries across PII.

You will be part of the critical team which leads from a People & Culture perspective in building and promoting a safe and inclusive work culture. You will be working collaboratively with countries (mainly UK and Europe) and regions on employee relations cases. You will be expected to provide consistent execution and delivery of Employee Relations services in the areas of employee relations investigations, analysis, implementation of relevant policies and procedures, ER analytics and special projects designed to improve overall Employee Relations within Plan International. In this role you will ensure follow-through with the appropriate channels of case management and investigations. This includes communicating with key and relevant stakeholders to include checking on investigation report status progress, grievance or disciplinary processes as required; and closing the feedback loop after investigation/disciplinary/grievance process.

About You

With a degree or comparable experience in Human Resources, as well as an associate/full member of the CIPD or a professional HR body, you will have experience working in an Employee Relations (ER) /People and Culture (P&C) role handling a wide and varied caseload.

You will have demonstrable experience of undertaking ER investigations and acting as an advisor/specialist in disciplinary and grievance processes including writing the subsequent reports, as well as experience of applying UK employment law and supporting staff in the UK and across continental Europe.

You will be adept at developing rapport with country and regional leadership teams and staff and awareness and understanding of working with diverse cultures and social and economic contexts.

Please click here to access the full role profile - Employee Relations Manager_Fixed term_Sept23.docx

Location: UK – The Global Hub for Plan International is based in Woking, Surrey which is approximately 25 minutes from London Waterloo. This is a mostly remote role, with visits to the office occassionally. You must have the pre-existing right to live and work in the UK

Type of role: 6 month Fixed term contract, we are open to candidates wanting to work full or part-time (4 days per week)

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 FTE per annum

Closing Date: 15th October 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.