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This role involves leading investigations into employment-related matters, ensuring timely and thorough handling according to legal requirements. This is an exciting opportunity to lead complex employment investigations!
Job Responsibility
Lead complex employment investigations end to end, including dignity at work, misconduct and other employee relations matters, ensuring adherence to agreed policies, collective agreements and fair procedures
Act as an independent hearer in disciplinary and capability hearings, making balanced, evidence based decisions and settling appropriate outcomes, including sanctions and warnings, in line with procedures
Maintain and oversee a panel of investigators across the Group, ensuring consistent investigative standards, quality assurance and ongoing capability development
Prepare clear, comprehensive and analytical investigation outcome reports, setting out findings, rationale, risks and recommendations for senior collaborators
Engage with the Conduct Forum for any investigation outcomes for colleagues in regulated roles
Maintain accurate MI and reporting of any disciplinary sanctions imposed
Manage highly sensitive and high risk cases, maintaining confidentiality while ensuring consistency, fairness and procedural integrity
Partner effectively with HR colleagues, business leaders, Legal and trade union representatives to ensure investigations are conducted in a timely, thorough and respectful manner, in line with Group policies and procedures
Identify themes, trends and systemic issues arising from investigations, using insights to inform policy enhancement, risk mitigation and continuous improvement
Drive improvements in investigation and hearing processes, tools and governance to enhance quality, efficiency and consistency at scale
Requirements
Proven experience managing a diverse and complex investigations delivering fair, consistent and legally robust outcomes
Strong knowledge of UK and Republic of Ireland employment law, including practical experience conducting investigations and hearings in line with fair procedures
Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and high quality report writing capability
Demonstrated sound judgement, discretion, empathy and emotional intelligence when managing sensitive and contentious matters
Strong business understanding and commercial acumen, with experience advising and influencing leaders on people risk and decision making
Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills