Employee Relations Consultant

Join our client as an Employee Relations Consultant supporting Children’s Services with complex sickness absence, ER casework, coaching managers and shaping HR policy. Employee Relations Consultant – Medway Salary: highly competitive DOE PRO RATA| Hybrid Working CONTRACT ROLE Are you an experienced HR professional with strong ER expertise? Our client is seeking a dedicated Employee Relations Consultant to drive effective sickness absence management and support managers across Children’s Services with a wide range of employee relations matters. About the Role As part of a supportive HR team, you’ll deliver expert advice on absence management, disciplinaries, grievances, capability and complex casework. You’ll coach managers, guide investigations and panel hearings, and help shape and improve HR policy. You will also collaborate with Learning & Development to deliver training that strengthens ER capability across the service. Key Responsibilities * Manage a mixed caseload of sickness absence and ill‑health cases * Coach managers to apply absence policies fairly and consistently * Analyse absence data and draft action plans * Act as a client manager for investigations * Provide advice to investigating officers and hearing panels * Deliver ER‑related training * Contribute to policy updates, templates and process improvements * Liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders * Support compliance with safeguarding, GDPR, H&S and equality standards Skills & Experience * Strong knowledge of employment law and ER best practice * Experience managing ER casework, including complex issues * Confident advising managers at all levels * Skilled in coaching, influencing and problem‑solving * Excellent organisational and communication skills * Proficient in Microsoft Office and HR systems * CIPD Level 3 required; Level 5 desirable Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status About Morgan Jones: Morgan Jones Limited acts as an employment agency. By applying, you accept the Terms & Conditions as well as the Privacy, Cookie, and Data Retention Policy, which can be found on our website. Due to the high volume of applicants, we ask that if you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. To view other great opportunities, visit our website or follow Morgan Jones on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or LinkedIn