Employee Relations Business Partner

Salary: £45935.00 to £45935.00 Per Annum Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Job Reference Number: AK1718126BooERBP Job Location: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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About This Role

Employee Relations Business Partner

ERBP-26

£45,935.00 Per annum

35 hours a week

Based in Bootle, Liverpool

We are seeking an experienced, resilient Employee Relations Business Partner, to join our team and provide a high standard of HR professional practice to England, Wales and Isle of Man. As a Employee Relations Business Partner, you will have the ability to empower and inspire a team of HR Advisors and HR Assistants to deliver a highly professional HR function.

As a key member of our HR Team, you will utilise your extensive HR knowledge and deliver first class Business Partner solutions ensuring best practice, which are aligned to our vision and values. You will adopt a collaborative partnership approach and engage with the operational and senior management teams to provide professional advice, guidance and practical support across a full range of HR issues (sickness, performance management, employee relations, diversity and change etc.) within our HR guidelines/policies/procedures and relevant legislative requirements. You will also take a lead role in developing HR Policies ensuring aligned to the organisations objectives, improving employee retention and job evaluation, including equal pay.

Applicants will be qualified to CIPD Level 7 and possess strong management and leadership skills with the ability to manage, motivate and support staff, including during periods of high demand and pressure.  You will have proven experience in a fast-paced HR role and have up to date knowledge of HR best practice, with demonstrable evidence on the practical application of policies and procedures and complex case management.


To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills who thrives in a team environment, but also has the ability to work autonomously and with a creative approach. You will be a motivational leader who displays respect and empathy to colleagues, staff teams, external stakeholders and people we support.

Some travel will be required for this post.

Given the nature of this role, successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, the cost of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.

The Closing date for completed applications is midday on 08/11/2026

How do I apply?

If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team in, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Tracey Amos (HR Manager) if you have any questions about this position on Tracey.Amos@autisminitiatives.org

Please complete an application form online

If you require any support with the application process, please contact Katy Royle (Assistant Director of People Operations) on Katy.Royle@autisminitiatives.org  who will be happy to help you.

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