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Job Type: Full-time (minimum 30 hours per week)Salary: Starting from £67,000 (FTE) per annum DOE and location. We offer a competitive salary package aligned with current market rates for this role. The final offer will reflect your skills, experience, and qualifications, alongside our commitment to internal equity.Location: South of England (South East or South West). This is a hybrid role where you’ll mainly work from home, with travel for meetings.The role As Head of Employee Relations, you’ll be accountable for the quality, performance, reputation and commercial success of Fitzgerald’s Employee Relations service.This is a senior, hands-on leadership role. You’ll balance strategic ownership of the ER function with leading complex casework, developing a high-performing specialist team, and delivering commercially sound, values-led outcomes for clients.You’ll work closely with our People Services Director (Specialist Expertise) and partner seamlessly with People Partnering, Learning & OD, Talent, Reward and People Technology — ensuring ER is integrated, consistent and impactful across everything we deliver.What you’ll be doingThis is a role where your judgment, leadership and calm confidence really matter. You’ll set direction, role-model excellence, and make sure our ER service continues to grow in strength and reputation.Your work will include:Leading the Employee Relations functionOwning the strategy and roadmap for Employee Relations — setting priorities, focus areas and plans for growthBeing accountable for the quality and consistency of all ER advice and deliveryShaping and evolving our ER offer, including propositions, frameworks and toolkitsActing as the most senior ER lead — advising clients, supporting colleagues, and representing Fitzgera