Employee Relations Adviser
Employer: RSPB
Location: You will be home based but may be dual located if you live near a suitable RSPB office. Some travel within the UK may be needed occasionally, but this is not regular
Temporary: Fixed Term until the 31st of March, 2027
Working hours: 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week) - primarily supporting our Face-to-Face Membership Recruitment Teams & 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours per week)
Salary: £33,027.00 - £35,259.00 Per Annum
Closing date: Sunday, the 4th of January, 2026
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This is a rare opportunity to put your HR skills into practice within a dynamic and agile environment that has fully embraced flexible and hybrid working. You will also enjoy the added satisfaction of helping us create a world richer in nature for future generations.
As an Employee Relations Adviser, you will provide advice and guidance to managers on a wide range of HR issues, including performance management, conduct, absence, capability, grievance, and structural changes. You will support named business areas, enabling you to build strong working relationships and gain a clear understanding of business demands and pressures.
Collaboration is central to the role: you will work closely with colleagues within the ERA team, as well as with Resourcing, People Business Partners, Finance, Safeguarding and HR Admin teams.
You will be home based but may be dual located if you live near a suitable RSPB office. Some travel within the UK may be needed occasionally, but this is not regular.Essential Skills and Criteria:
Solutions-focused approach, with the ability to adapt your style to suit varied situations and provide pragmatic, relevant advice and options to managers.
Excellent communication skills, with experience coaching managers considered advantageous.
CIPD Level 5 qualification, or working towards this, or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
Strong, up to date, knowledge of UK employment law.
Proficiency in Office 365 and confidence in managing virtual meetings.
Ability to facilitate and lead virtual HR meetings, ensuring discussions run smoothly and professionally.
Ability to take accurate notes during HR meetings and maintain up-to-date case files and documentation throughout the life cycle of each case.
Effective team-working skills, collaborating across multiple departments and building productive relationships in your assigned business areas.
Both roles are Fixed-Term contracts until the 31st of March 2027, with slight variations in hours and are of influence:
Role 1: 0.8 FTE (30 hours per week) - primarily supporting our Face-to-Face Membership Recruitment Teams
Role 2: 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours per week)
As part of this application process you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above. We recommend reading through the Candidate Information pack attached to the top of this advert.
Closing date: Sunday, the 4th of January, 2026. Please note that we reserve the right to close before this date if suitable candidate is found, we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Interview date: We anticipate conducting interviews the week of Monday, the 19th of January, 2026.
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