Job Title: Employee Relations Service Delivery Manager

Location: Various locations across the UK will be considered, with occasional travel as needed. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £64,000 + depending on experience with executive benefits

What you’ll be doing:

Drive operational effectiveness by tracking progress against a comprehensive Employee Relations objectives plan, providing updates to senior leaders, and using metrics, key performance indicators, and data-driven insights to highlight issues, opportunities, and support business change
Collaborate with senior Employee Relations leaders and partners to gather feedback on service improvement opportunities, identify emerging issues, and support demand and resource planning
Analyse data to generate actionable insights and recommendations, fulfilling reporting requirements on the performance and integration of Employee Relations Centre of Excellence activities
Work with employee voice channels, including elected representatives and the Employee Experience team, to gather both quantitative and qualitative feedback on Employee Relations services and the labour relations landscape across the organisation
Develop and execute a comprehensive communications and engagement plan to strengthen the profile of the Employee Relations Centre of Excellence, ensuring that stakeholders are informed, engaged, and aligned with its activities, progress, and impact
Manage the operational planning and budget for the Employee Relations Centre of Excellence, ensuring alignment with approved headcount and financial goals
Coordinate key Employee Relations Centre of Excellence-wide activities, such as talent reviews, team briefings, and stakeholder meetings, ensuring actions and commitments are delivered effectively

Your skills and experiences:

Knowledge of project management, including planning and execution
Proven understanding / experience in Employee Relations
Ability to gather, manage, analyse, and report on qualitative data
Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across various levels

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Employee Relations Team:

As the Employee Relations Service Delivery Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the Employee Relations Centre of Excellence (CoE) team, ensuring its day-to-day operations run efficiently and effectively. You will work closely with senior leaders to align the team’s strategic objectives with the wider Employee Relations function and the organisation’s broader goals. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across various sectors, driving high performance and fostering a culture of innovation. As the CoE continues to evolve, you’ll have the opportunity to bring fresh ideas and help shape the direction of the team. Your role will be crucial in supporting the team, ensuring accountability, and keeping projects on track. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast-paced, complex environment, and enjoys working across diverse business units, this role offers the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact while developing your career within a forward-thinking, collaborative team.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 20th December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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