Employee Relations and Change Specialist
Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - London/Sheffield
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £56,810 per annum (London), £54,104 per annum (Sheffield)
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer
Contract type: Fixed-term (minimum six months)
Travel: Travel to Arthritis UK offices (London, Sheffield, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast)
Closing date: 23:59 hours, Thursday 11 June 2026
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
About the role
You will be providing expert advice and guidance to managers at all levels on employee relations matters including change management programmes ensuring compliance and best practice.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we would love to hear from you:
- Solid employee relations background
- Good experience in delivering change management programmes.
- Able to work under pressure, and navigate uncertainty
- Strong communication, influencing and use coaching skills
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings.
As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Download the job description and person specification for the Employee Relations and Change Specialist role (170 KB).
How to apply
We are pleased to be working in partnership with Merrifield Consultants on this recruitment campaign.
To apply you MUST submit a concise and up-to-date CV as a Word or PDF attachment to claire.stevens@merrifieldconsultants.co.uk by 11 June 2026.
If you have a health condition that prevents you from following the steps above, please email us regarding alternative ways to apply.
Please note that we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) during our recruitment and selection processes, and we would respectfully ask that you also refrain from using AI during the selection process. Whilst we do recognise that AI may be a beneficial tool for some when aiding research and preparation for an application or interview, we want to maintain a fair, inclusive and positive recruitment experience at Arthritis UK where candidates can feel supported to demonstrate their experience, knowledge, and skills without the use of AI generated answers.
Interview
Interviews dates to be confirmed and will be arranged by Merrifield Consultants.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
About us
We have made a commitment in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.
There are over 10 million people living with arthritis. That’s one in six, with over half of those living in pain every single day. The impact is huge as the condition slowly intrudes on everyday life – affecting the ability to work, care for a family, to move free from pain and to live independently. Yet arthritis is often dismissed as an inevitable part of ageing or shrugged off as ‘just a bit of arthritis’. We don’t think that this is OK. Arthritis UK is here to change that.
Arthritis UK is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe from harm. During the recruitment process we will undertake safer recruitment practices and relevant checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Read more about working for us.
Arthritis UK is a Registered Charity No: 207711 and in Scotland No. SC041156.
