Are you an established people professional with significant ER experience? Are you comfortable navigating complexity and supporting organisational change?
About us
The Science Museum Group (SMG) exists to Inspire Futures, and our People & Culture team plays a vital role in enabling this ambition by building an organisation of empowered, engaged, and high-performing colleagues. We are also putting inclusion and diversity at the heart of our work, with our value to be Open for All, as we seek to grow a diverse workforce and build an inclusive culture.
To support this work, we are seeking an experienced Employee Relations & People Advisory Team Lead to provide both strategic and operational leadership across employee relations and people advisory services, ensuring the delivery of a consistent, high-quality, and business-focused HR service.
About the role
Reporting to the Head of People and embedded within the People Partner team, this newly created role will lead a small team of Employee Relations Advisors and People Advisors. You will support our ambition to enhance the employee experience and help make SMG an exceptional place to work, enabling our national museums to achieve their strategic objectives.
You will set up and embed existing employee relations and advisory support into a new and distinct centre of expertise (CoE) fully embedded in the People Partner Team. This new team will connect specialist employee relations expertise with generalist people advisory support, working closely with People Partners to establish clear governance and effective frameworks. This team will be a key interface between the People Partner Team and People Talent & Operations, working closely with the People Support Team to ensure a seamless employee experience across the full employment lifecycle.
About you
Joining us, you will bring significant experience operating at a senior HR or employee relations level within a complex, multi-site organisation. You will hold deep knowledge of UK employment law and ER best practice as well as proven experience establishing employee relations governance and processes. As a senior ER professional, you will combine your expertise in managing complex and high-risk employee relations cases (including experience of tribunal preparation) with strong professional judgement. As a Team Lead, you will bring leadership experience, with the ability to develop and empower teams while driving service excellence.
Don't feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn't match directly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
What we offer
Working with a world-leading museum group that offers access to truly unique environments and collections, you'll benefit from the perks listed below, as well as full support for life events such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
- Meaningful work. We're a mission-led organisation where the work you do supports us in Inspiring Futures.
- Career growth. We offer enhanced support with personal and professional development.
- Work/life balance. We offer 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, along with flexible policies which support you and your home life.
- Health & Dental Insurance. Extra peace of mind, from day one.
- Wellbeing. All our colleagues can access an employee assistance programme, access to the Unmind app, and other wellbeing support.
- Colleague networks. Our colleague-led networks are an informal forum for colleagues to come together to discuss topics of shared interest and lived experience. They create a space for people to exchange ideas, discuss best practice, socialise and build a sense of community.
- Enhanced contributory pension. To support you in saving for the future.
- Interest-free loans. When you need a little extra cash for life events or home improvements.
- Great discounts. Free entry to exhibitions, discounts in our shops, cafes, and access to other museums in the NMDC network.
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.
