Employee Relations Manager
Employer: Prostate Cancer UK
Location: Colleagues attend the office at least four days per month (pro rata for part-time colleagues) to collaborate, build relationships, and support projects and decision-making. You can choose where to work the rest of the time. Travel to the office is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs. Additional in-person attendance will be required during your first few months for induction and training, to support you to learn the role and get to know colleagues.
Temporary: Fixed term 6 months
Working hours: full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £42,750 to £50,250
Closing date: Sunday 5 July 2026. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
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What the job involves
This fixed-term role is a great opportunity for an experienced ER specialist who enjoys making things clearer, fairer and easier for managers and colleagues. We’re a big charity with a small well-managed ER caseload, so the focus is less on high-volume casework and more on strengthening the foundations that help people do their best work.
You’ll lead improvements following a recent ER audit, making our policies, processes, guidance and reporting clearer, more consistent and easier to use. You’ll also support some complex ER casework, coach managers through sensitive situations, and help develop practical training content on investigations, grievances, disciplinary hearings and appeals.
What we want from you
We’re looking for someone with strong ER experience, sound judgement and a supportive, inclusive approach. You’ll know how to balance fairness, compassion, consistency and organisational need, and you’ll be confident guiding managers through sensitive issues in a clear, calm and human way.
You’ll enjoy improving policies and processes, creating practical tools, and using ER data to spot themes, risks and opportunities to learn. Above all, you’ll build trust quickly and help us maintain an open culture where people feel listened to, respected and treated with dignity.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
What we offer
Join our team and be part of an award-winning charity. We’ll support you to develop your skills and expertise.
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
Generous leave entitlements that increase with service
One ‘development day’ a month to use for training or personal development
Enhanced contributory pension scheme
Life insurance and group income protection
Health Cash Plan
Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
Loans for season tickets or cycles
This role is in salary Band 4, with a starting salary of £42,750 to £50,250 per year. We aim to pay the median salary for charity the sector. Following 12 months of successful service, colleagues will move to the midpoint of the pay band. The midpoint salary for this role is £50,250.
Our salaries reflect that the London office is our contractual place of work. We also pay a working-from-home allowance at the HMRC tax-free rate of £312 per year.
We are committed to paying at least the London Living Wage for all roles and apply the updated rate each April.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Allyship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identify as an Ally.
We've also signed Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.
Our people networks
We’re continuously learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and have three amazing People Networks, sponsored by our Leadership team:
Pride – A safe space where LGBTQ+ colleagues – and our allies – can share their diverse lived experiences, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and history, and create new ideas about how our organisation can be more inclusive and representative of LGBTQ+ people
Mind and Body – Here to increase awareness, promote wellbeing and support colleagues affected by neurodiversity, mental health problems, disability and long-term illness
Culture Club – Here to increase awareness and celebrate the different cultures and beliefs that we have in the organisation, so that we all have our cultures felt and feel welcomed
How and where we work
Colleagues attend the office at least four days per month (pro rata for part-time colleagues) to collaborate, build relationships, and support projects and decision-making. You can choose where to work the rest of the time. Travel to the office is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs.
Additional in-person attendance will be required during your first few months for induction and training, to support you to learn the role and get to know colleagues.
We trust colleagues to work flexibly while balancing personal commitments with the needs of the charity, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments for colleagues with a disability, neurodiversity, or a long-term physical or mental health condition.
How to apply
For more information about the role, please download the job description and read the ‘How to apply’ section below. This includes the key points to address in your application. To apply click the ‘apply now’ button at the top or bottom of the page which will take you through to our application portal.
The closing date is Sunday 5 July 2026. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: Expected to take place in the weeks of 6 or 13 July 2026. We’re expecting the interviews for this role to be held online.
To complete your application, you’ll be asked to upload your CV and complete the supporting information section through our application portal. For your supporting statement, please complete parts one and two of the application form; each section has an 8,000-character limit (approximately 1,000 words).
You may find it helpful to use a method such as the ‘STAR’ technique or similar approach. Please ensure you provide clear, relevant examples that demonstrate how you meet the criteria and showcase your skills and experience.
PART ONE
Please address the skills, experience and competencies below using real examples where possible and telling us how you are a good match for the role.
This section is your opportunity to demonstrate how your knowledge, skills, and experience match the role. The information you provide will be used to assess and shortlist applications and you’ll be scored against how you respond to these points.
Extensive experience managing a wide range of employee relations casework in a complex and/or fast-paced environment, including grievances, dismissal appeals and investigations involving multiple parties and sensitive issues, with sound judgement on process, risk and fairness.
Experience of handling complex investigations involving potential discrimination, with the cultural competence to manage issues sensitively and provide appropriate advice to managers hearing the case.
Experience of writing and updating policies and guidance in line with employment law, regulation and best practice.
Ability to develop practical training content for managers and work collaboratively with Learning and Development colleagues to build manager capability.
Ability to improve approaches to ER reporting and record-keeping across casework, including performance improvement and flexible working requests.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and coaching skills, with the ability to build trust, influence at all levels and explain complex information clearly.
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