We’re looking
for an experienced Employee Relations specialist to join us on a 12-month fixed-term
contract and play a pivotal role in supporting organisational change. You’ll
use your expertise to shape and deliver change effectively, enabling British
Heart Foundation (BHF) to continue its mission of helping people have a
healthier heart for longer.
You’ll work with managers and People colleagues to plan and support fair,
meaningful and legally compliant change processes, including restructures, role
changes and individual and collective redundancy consultations. You’ll provide
pragmatic specialist advice, identify and manage employment law and employee
relations risks, and help ensure each project is delivered consistently,
sensitively and to agreed timescales.
Alongside this project work, you’ll support a proportionate portfolio of
complex ER casework in line with the People Relations Job Description. Acting
as an escalation point from our People Operations team, you’ll advise managers
on issues such as conduct, capability, grievance, attendance and
discrimination, taking ownership of cases where required and escalating
significant risks or concerns.
About you
As our ideal candidate, you’ll be an experienced Employee Relations (ER) professional
with substantial hands-on experience of delivering organisational change and
redundancy programmes and projects, alongside a strong track record in complex
ER casework.
CIPD Level 5 qualified,
you’ll have up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law, the Equality Act, ACAS
Code of Conduct and employee relations best practice. You’ll have a strong
understanding of organisational change, and individual and collective
redundancy, including consultation, fair selection, suitable alternative
employment and legal risk.
You’ll have
significant experience of applying this expertise to provide clear, pragmatic
advice and influence key stakeholders through sensitive complex decisions and
situations.
You’ll also
bring experience of:
- delivering organisational change
and redundancy programmes, including consultation and applying relevant
legal frameworks
- managing multiple change
workstreams, milestones and deadlines
- partnering confidently with senior
leaders, managers, People teams and employee representatives
- providing clear, pragmatic advice
on complex ER cases and issues
- takening ownership of complex ER
casework end to end
- building trusted relationships
quickly and constructively influencing and challenging stakeholders
- using data and evidence to inform
decisions and communicate insights
- maintaining accurate project and
case records
- collaborating effectively and
adapting as priorities change
Working arrangements
This is 12-month fixed term contract. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible. The contract will run for twelve months from the agreed start date.
This 12-month
fixed-term position has been created to provide additional specialist capacity
during a defined period of organisational change. It is an additional position
within the team and does not form part of the long-term team structure. The
contract is therefore expected to end after 12 months, when the current
programme of change and the associated need for additional capacity are due to
conclude.
This is a hybrid role, where your work will be split between your home and one
day per week, on average, in our London office. This may vary from time to
time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for
our cause.
This role requires occasional travel to other BHF locations for team
meeting and advisory meetings.
Belonging at BHF
We are committed to fostering a
workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Embracing different perspectives and
backgrounds strengthens our organisation and empowers us to make a real
difference together.
To hear from our people, check out Belonging at BHF.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six
decades, we’ve helped
keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research
that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier
heart for longer.
Benefits and development
At BHF, we
offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support our colleagues’
wellbeing and professional growth.
To find out more about our benefits you can download the Benefits document at the bottom of this page or check out our Benefits and Development pages.
Need more help balancing your work
and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the
application or interview stage.
Interview process
The interview process will consist
of two stages. First stage interviews will be held over MS Teams on w/c 16 Nov
2026. For those successful, there will be
second stage interviews in-person at our London Office (NW1 7AW) on
w/c 23 Nov 2026.
How to apply
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role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an
up-to-date CV and answer three application questions.
Our recruitment processes are fair, accessible,
and inclusive. BHF use anonymous CV software as part of the
application journey.
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for a role at BHF, you confirm that your application is authentic and reflects
your own skills and experience, to ensure everyone is assessed fairly.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either
application or interview, please contact
us.
Please note
internally this role will be known as People Relations Specialist – Change
Project