Employee Relations Specialist - FTC

Job description

We’re Hiring: Employee Relations (ER) Advisor – 12‑Month FTC

UK-based | Full-time | Some travel required

Closing date: 6 March 2026

Bright Horizons is looking for an experienced ER Advisor to join our team on a 12‑month fixed-term contract. In this role, you’ll partner with managers and HR colleagues to provide expert guidance on a wide range of employee relations issues, ensuring fairness, consistency, and legal compliance. This role requires an enhanced DBS.

What you’ll be doing:

• Advising on investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, performance, and policy matters
• Coaching managers to confidently handle ER issues
• Supporting organisational change such as restructures and redundancies
• Using HR data to spot trends, mitigate risk, and improve outcomes
• Managing a varied ER caseload and ensuring timely case resolution
• Working closely with HRBPs, Legal, and operational leaders

What we're looking for:

• Strong, hands-on ER experience with high‑volume, complex cases
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law
• Experience supporting managers across multiple sites
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and solve problems
• Evidence of CPD (For example - CIPD)
• Full driving licence and flexibility to travel when needed

Desirable:

• Experience in the nursery/education sector
• Business coaching qualification

Why Bright Horizons?

We’re committed to safeguarding, inclusion, and supporting colleagues to thrive. If you share our values and have most of the skills listed — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us create exceptional workplaces. Ann.watson@brighthorizons.com

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Northamptonshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

05-03-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English