The role
We are seeking a highly skilled Workplace Investigations Officer to join our Performance and Delivery team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring that workplace investigations are conducted fairly, thoroughly, and in a timely manner, maintaining the highest standards of integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a positive and compliant workplace culture by addressing employee concerns and resolving issues through comprehensive investigations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct thorough, impartial investigations into a range of workplace issues including employee complaints, misconduct, grievances, and policy violations.
- Interview employees, gather relevant evidence, and document findings in a clear, detailed, and objective manner.
- Collaborate with HR, management, and legal teams to ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and best practices.
- Prepare and present investigation reports, outlining findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Ensure investigations are conducted in line with company policies, applicable laws, and industry standards.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and impartiality throughout the investigation process.
- Provide advice and guidance on workplace issues to managers and employees, ensuring the fair and consistent application of policies.
- Monitor trends and recommend proactive solutions to prevent workplace issues from escalating.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
Additional details
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in conducting workplace investigations or employee relations.
- Strong knowledge of employment law, workplace policies, and investigation best practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to manage sensitive situations with discretion and tact.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Ability to handle multiple investigations simultaneously, working efficiently to meet deadlines.
- Strong report writing and documentation skills.
- Certification in HR, Employee Relations, or Workplace Investigations is an advantage.
Why Join Us?
- A collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert Closing date: 13/10/20234
Shortlisting date: TBC
Guaranteed Interview Scheme:
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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