C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.
Please note we are looking to appoint on a 5 month contract basis.
Working as part of a collaborative team of ER Specialists supporting the diverse organisational functions within the C&C Group plc across the UK and Ireland. The Junior ER Specialist will champion best practices and foster positive employment relationships between our colleagues and the organisation through inclusive, proactive and pragmatic employee relation practices including organisational policies and procedures.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide accurate and consistent advice and guidance to managers primary and secondary level employee relations matters.
- Take ownership of casework from initial report through to completion, coaching managers to achieve good solutions.
- Minimise risk to the organisation by ensuring employee relation practices are accordance with legislation and company policies.
- Provide direct and in person support where necessary.
- Support HR Business Partners and ER Specialist with the administration of organisational change projects including; reorganisation, redundancy and TUPE programmes.
- Aligned to the HR Strategy, support other key projects within the wider HR Team.
- Contribute to the development, engagement and implementation of policies and procedures to support the organisations compliance with external legislation and regulations.
- Support the ER Team in maintaining and revising current documentation including; letter templates, policies, procedures, contracts and guidance that pertains information relating to employment legislation.
- Develop guidance and internal resources to support managers and the wider organisation in the application of policies and procedures.
- Identify risks and instances of noncompliance with the organisation's policies and procedures escalating issues as appropriate.
- Build effective working relationships within the internal stakeholders, delivering a professional services.
- Coach and support managers in aspects of people management
- Adopt a continuous improvement approach and encourage managers to identify and implement key learnings and improvements.
- Host regular stakeholder engagement conversations with key business functions to discuss HR metrics, trends and current employee relations matters.
- Contribute to the development and facilitate people management training enhancing capability and knowledge.
- Build collaborative relationships with HR Business Partners providing timely updates on ER matters.
- Liaise with ACAS regarding dispute resolution matters, collaborating with HR Business Partners and Stakeholders at each stage of the process.
- Collaborate with third party providers such as Occupational Health and other medical services to support Manager in seeking information and guidance.
- Maintain accurate up to date records on all employee relations matters within the case log.
- Accurate administration and recording of documentation to support employee relation case work.
- Support the review and analysis of key ER metrics. Legislative Expertise
- Keep abreast of changes to UK and Irish employment legislations and best practice supporting the organisation to maintain legal compliance and enhance the employment relationship.
- Share knowledge during interactions with Managers and contribute to distributing key legislative updates to the wider organisation.
About you
- Foundational employment relations knowledge within a fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability of managing high work volumes.
- Experience handling low risk employee relations matters.
- Knowledge of UK & Irish employment legislation.
- Experience managing small-medium HR projects and working collaboratively with colleagues in a center of excellence/shared service environment.
- CIPD qualified (desirable)
- Ability to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders
- Collaborative specialist able to work as within a team environment
- Skilled in managing high volumes of work and prioritising focus
- Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail
- Curious, question the norm and seek to proactively improve practices
Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.
From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.
We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.
We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.
C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/
