HR Investigation Manager – 6 month fixed term contract (Act Up or Secondment or Fixed Term Contract opportunity for Birmingham City Council employees)
Grade: 6 – £54,495‑£64,811 (consultation grade, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review)
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
About The Role
As an HR Investigation Manager, you will shape the integrity, quality and impact of the HR Investigations function across Birmingham City Council. You will be the senior lead for internal investigations, overseeing a specialist team of Investigation Officers, an HR Coordinator and Implementation Leads, while personally managing the most complex, sensitive and high‑profile cases. This rare opportunity will let you influence organisational culture, strengthen risk management, and ensure fairness and consistency in staffing matters.
You will act as the organisation’s expert in employment legislation, case trends and best practice in employment relationships, guiding senior leaders, shaping policy to ensure compliance and high‑quality decision‑making, and driving continuous improvement, enhanced People Policies and major organisational change programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the investigations team to ensure high standards, collaboration and robust case management.
- Oversee complex and sensitive investigations, acting as the escalation point for high‑risk or high‑profile matters.
- Drive consistency and quality assurance by embedding best practice and reducing organisational risk.
- Shape policy and organisational learning through trend analysis, informing training, and improving People Policies.
- Partner with senior leaders to provide expert advice on employment‑relations issues, including TUPE, redundancy and collective consultation.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Birmingham City Council is a Disability Confident Leader and is committed to employing, retaining and developing everyone. Reasonable adjustments and additional support will be provided during the recruitment process to support accessibility.
Proof of the right to work in the UK is required for all applicants.
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Grade: 6 – £54,495‑£64,811 (consultation grade, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review)
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
About The Role
As an HR Investigation Manager, you will shape the integrity, quality and impact of the HR Investigations function across Birmingham City Council. You will be the senior lead for internal investigations, overseeing a specialist team of Investigation Officers, an HR Coordinator and Implementation Leads, while personally managing the most complex, sensitive and high‑profile cases. This rare opportunity will let you influence organisational culture, strengthen risk management, and ensure fairness and consistency in staffing matters.
You will act as the organisation’s expert in employment legislation, case trends and best practice in employment relationships, guiding senior leaders, shaping policy to ensure compliance and high‑quality decision‑making, and driving continuous improvement, enhanced People Policies and major organisational change programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the investigations team to ensure high standards, collaboration and robust case management.
- Oversee complex and sensitive investigations, acting as the escalation point for high‑risk or high‑profile matters.
- Drive consistency and quality assurance by embedding best practice and reducing organisational risk.
- Shape policy and organisational learning through trend analysis, informing training, and improving People Policies.
- Partner with senior leaders to provide expert advice on employment‑relations issues, including TUPE, redundancy and collective consultation.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Birmingham City Council is a Disability Confident Leader and is committed to employing, retaining and developing everyone. Reasonable adjustments and additional support will be provided during the recruitment process to support accessibility.
Proof of the right to work in the UK is required for all applicants.
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