Interim ER Specialist

Liberty Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a fantastic organisation in the search for an experienced Interim ER Specialist to join their People team on a fixed term contract of 6-9 months.

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a varied and complex caseload, providing expert advice and support across a busy professional services organisation.

Reporting into the Head of HR and working closely with senior stakeholders and external legal advisers, you ll play a key role in ensuring ER matters are managed fairly, consistently and in line with UK employment legislation and best practice.

Based on the outskirts of Fareham , with travel to other business locations as required, this is a hybrid role with 3 days a week in the office and the salary offered is £50,000 £65,000 (FTE)

What you ll do:

• Act as a senior escalation point for complex and high-risk ER matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance, absence, TUPE, redundancy and settlement agreements.

• Manage ER cases from initial advice through to resolution, ensuring a pragmatic, commercially focused and legally compliant approach.

• Work closely with the Head of HR and external legal advisers on employment risk, settlement negotiations and Employment Tribunal preparation.

• Provide expert advice on employment legislation, policies and best practice, ensuring a fair and consistent approach across the organisation.

• Coach and support managers to confidently handle people issues and strengthen their ER capability.

• Analyse workforce data and trends to identify risks and opportunities, supporting continuous improvement across the People function.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Extensive generalist HR experience with a strong Employee Relations background.

• Proven experience managing complex and high-risk ER cases from start to finish.

• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and the ability to interpret legal frameworks.

• Experience with TUPE, redundancy, organisational change and Employment Tribunal preparation.

• Strong ER background.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to advise and challenge senior managers.

• A pragmatic, resilient and solutions-focused approach.

• Strong attention to detail, particularly around case documentation and reporting.

• Excellent coaching and influencing skills.

• Experience using HRIS and Microsoft Office.

• CIPD qualified is desirable but not essential.

If you re an experienced ER professional available for an interim opportunity and confident managing complex ER matters, we d love to hear from you!

Please reach out to one of the team at Liberty Recruitment Group for more information.