Head of Employee Relations and Wellbeing (Maternity Cover-15 month fixed term contract)

Grade: Management Band 3

Salary: £62,091 - £67,740

Closing Date: 19th November 2019

We are looking for an innovative, passionate and driven individual to lead a comprehensive and holistic approach to Employee Relations and Wellbeing within West Midlands Police.

Are you ready to lead the employee relations and wellbeing strategy, building capability within the Force to ensure legal, contractual and regulatory compliance, whilst supporting retention, engagement and productivity?

Are you ready to join a team that is dedicated to building an environment that supports, challenges and enables our people to be the best they can be?

The Role

The Head of Employee Relations and Wellbeing is responsible for the development, leadership and promotion of the Employee Relations and Wellbeing Strategy, ensuring that it drives organisation success and champions the Force vision, values and People Deal.

The role will require you to provide expert advice to the Force on all employee relations and wellbeing matters, engaging with senior leaders and key stakeholders to encourage a proactive and preventative approach employee relations and wellbeing.

You will be responsible for the development and leadership of a high performing team, alongside building management and leadership capability within the Force.

You will lead the relationship and key negotiations our Trade Unions, Police Federation and Staff Associations, you will be critical to ensuring increased business performance, employee engagement and legal compliance.

The Candidate

We are looking for a positive, passionate individual with a prior experience in leading an employee relations and wellbeing function, gained within a complex, unionised environment.

Experience of creating and implementing successful employee relations strategies and interventions which have had a demonstrable impact on organisational success is essential alongside in depth knowledge of employment law and employee relations practices, understands their contribution to business success.

In addition, prior experience of designing, implementing and evaluating innovative wellbeing initiatives at a strategic level is required.

You must have previous experience of working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, at a senior level with the ability to negotiate, influence and persuade.

The ideal candidate for this role will have substantial demonstrable knowledge and skills as follows:

·         Excellent communication skills including written and verbal skills, with exceptional interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills;

·         Legal Qualification;

·         MCIPD or equivalent, relevant professional qualification;

·         Ability to influence and engage staff through the creation of a diverse, inclusive, motivational environment;

·         Be innovative, passionate, focussed and flexible within the working environment;

This role is based in central Birmingham. However, the nature of this role will require some travel to WMP offices across West Midlands region.

This is a unique opportunity for an individual of the right calibre.

This role reports to the Assistant Director of Business Partnering.

If you are interested in the role and would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Amy Smith at: amy.smith@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk

About Us:

Here at West Midlands Police (WMP), we serve almost 2.8 million people – making us the second largest Police Force in England. We’re in the middle of radically overhauling all aspects of the business with WMP2020 - a modernisation plan that’ll change the way we operate.

WMP is a large and diverse organisation where you can develop your skills, knowledge and career in an encouraging and flexible environment.

We're able to offer you a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase additional days
• access to a Corporate Health Cash Plan and wellbeing website
• modern working environment in central Birmingham
• opportunity to save on travel costs through a Corporate Travel Scheme
• the option to join a generous pension scheme
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  Diversity is fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of communities that we police. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

  Are you ready to join us?

  If yes, we'd like to hear from you.

  West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions.  The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future. 

  West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.