Governance manager Work, Jobs in Wigan, Gtm (with Salaries)

Senior Employee Relations Manager
Calisen —Wigan
- £56,000 - £61,000 a year
- Full-time
- Human resources
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
School Admissions, Attendance and Governance Service manager
Blackburn with Darwen Council —Blackburn with Darwen
- £57,853 - £62,429 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- School
5h
Senior Project Manager - Regulatory / Governance Readiness
Together —Cheadle
- Full-time
- Azure
- Management
- Agile
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Programme Manager
St. Helens Council —St Helens
- £50,269 - £53,460 a year
- Leadership
10d
Data Governance Manager
First Choice Homes Oldham —Oldham
- £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CRM software
- Salesforce
- Analysis skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
4d
Education Entitlments and Compliance Service Manager
Blackburn with Darwen Council —Blackburn with Darwen
- £57,853 - £62,429 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Management
- School
5h
Operations Manager
Bolton Wanderers in the Community —Bolton
- £35,000 - £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- English
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Store discount
Quick apply
5d
Data Governance Manager
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care —Manchester
- £57,528 - £64,750 a year
- Full-time
11d
Commissioning and Contract Manager
Lancashire County Council —Preston
- £46,142 - £51,356 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Communication skills
13d
Project Manager
Product Care Group —Wigan
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
11d
Journey Analyst
CAML —Wigan
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Data analysis skills
- SQL
6d
Service Manager
PayStream Accounting Services —Altrincham
- £50,000 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Communication skills
Quick apply
3d
Project Manager
TVS Supply Chain Solutions —Chorley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Agile
- Leadership
- Free parking
- Work from home
Quick apply
13d
Programme Manager
St Helens Borough Council —St Helens
- £50,269 - £53,460 a year
- Leadership
10d
Corporate Project Manager
North Yorkshire Council —Ormskirk
- £54,934 - £56,760 a year
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Leadership
- Communication skills
5d
PMO Quality and Governance Analyst
EG Group —Horwich
- Up to £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quality and Risk Manager
Circle Health Group —St Helens
- Full-time
- Hospital
- Data analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
6d
General Manager
Hospitality: Mill Farm Sports Village, Dixon Grange, Sedgewick Scott —Preston
- £60,000 a year
- Hospitality
- Bar
- Hotel
Commercial Governance Manager
Wates —Trafford
- Contracts
- Communication skills
14d
Governance Manager, SEO, Perm, Liverpool/ London
Charity Commission —Bootle
- £44,027 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
- Employee discount

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Senior Employee Relations Manager

Calisen -
Wigan

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Job details

Full-time
£56,000 - £61,000 a year
13 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Car scheme
Sick pay

Qualifications

Report writing
Human resources
Mentoring
Leadership

Full job description

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Employee Relations Manager with deep industrial relations expertise to lead our ER function and ensure the organisation is fully equipped to operate effectively in a unionised environment.

This role is critical in shaping our approach to trade union engagement, collective consultation and employee representation, while also providing expert, commercially grounded advice across complex ER matters and organisational change.

Reporting to the People Director, you will act as our senior IR and ER lead, setting the tone for constructive union relationships, ensuring the ER team is confident and capable in a unionised setting and overseeing all complex casework, TUPE activity and change programmes.

This is a senior, influential role working closely with leaders across the business.

What you’ll be doing

Industrial Relations Leadership

Leading our approach to working within a unionised environment, ensuring the business and ER team are confident, prepared and aligned
Building and maintaining strong, constructive relationships with recognised trade unions and employee representative bodies
Acting as the senior People representative in formal union meetings, negotiations and collective consultation
Providing strategic advice to senior leaders on union engagement, industrial relations risks and appropriate consultation frameworks

Leading Complex Employee Relations

Owning and overseeing complex ER cases including disciplinaries, grievances, performance, absence, investigations and disputes
Ensuring outcomes are consistent, fair, legally robust and aligned with our IR commitments
Coaching leaders and the ER team to manage cases confidently in a unionised context

TUPE and Organisational Change

Acting as the organisation’s TUPE subject matter expert on inbound and outbound transfers
Leading due diligence, information and consultation processes, employee transitions and documentation
Partnering with senior stakeholders on restructures, redundancies and change programmes, ensuring all consultation obligations are met and IR considerations are fully factored in

Leading and developing the ER team

Managing and developing HR Advisors, embedding high standards of case management, judgment and decision‑making
Ensuring the team is fully equipped to operate in a unionised environment, with strong coaching, guidance and continuous improvement
Driving quality assurance, consistency and capability building across the ER function

Policy, governance and risk

Owning ER policies and procedures, ensuring they remain up to date, relevant and legally compliant
Maintaining clear ER governance and risk frameworks, with particular focus on IR implications and legal obligations
Advising the business on employment law, collective consultation requirements and industrial relations risks

What we’re looking for

Experience and expertise

Extensive experience managing complex ER casework in a medium or large organisation
Significant experience operating in a unionised environment, with a strong track record of constructive union engagement
Proven end‑to‑end TUPE experience
Experience supporting restructures, consultations and organisational change
Experience managing or mentoring HR Advisors or ER specialists

Knowledge and qualifications

Strong, up‑to‑date knowledge of UK employment legislation and case law
Deep understanding of TUPE, collective consultation and industrial relations frameworks
CIPD Level 5 essential (Level 7 desirable)

Skills and personal qualities

Confident, calm and credible with senior stakeholders and union representatives
Excellent judgment, resilience and integrity
Strong investigation, report writing and problem‑solving skills
Collaborative, coaching‑led leadership style with a proactive, solutions‑focused approach

Why join us?

Non-contractual 10% annual bonus based on company and personal performance
25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 with service + bank holidays + birthday off
Company sick pay (6 months full pay, then SSP)
Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
Life assurance x4 salary
Pension – employer matched up to 7%
Private Medical Insurance
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
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