ER/IR Advisor SBO

, India

Job Family Group:

Human Resources Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

May 26, 2025

Business unit:

Human Resources

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What you'll be doing
Employee Relations and Employee Engagement

• Manage local consultation processes and requirements

• Manage external risks and ensure compliance with external legislative requirements

• Support legal entity related boards (e.g. Supervisory boards)

• Provide country specific SME ER/IR advice

• Act as trusted advisor/ offer coaching for front line LMs (formal/informal)

• Develop and leverage relationship with internal Employee Representative bodies

• Translate global ER philosophy to local ER Strategy and plan

• Run proactive interventions aimed at improving quality of leadership/ employee engagement through line managers Develop and execute country-specific culture and work environment programmes incl. health and welfare design and application

• Drive and support an inclusive workforce and the overall D&I agenda for the Country

• Manage high-impact or high-risk individual or collective disciplinary, grievance or other ER/IR issues.

Industrial relations

• Develop and leverage relationship with Union and employer associations

• Represent Shell externally as a recognized expert in country-specific issues

• Prepare and manage CLA negotiation strategy and manage external and internal stakeholders

• Prevent and manage industrial action

• Have oversight and influence of major contractors in their IR strategy/tactics where applicable (liaise with CP)

• Assess IR management component of contractor tenders and manage relationship with employers of contractors (regulation of terms, co-employment risk)

• Experience in managing Establishment and contract labor compliance is a pre-requisite.

HSSE, Compliance & Ethics

• Set up local crisis management governance and manage HR angle of crisis in collaboration with key stakeholders like Country Chair, RE, Health and Services

• Sense (also through the line and HR Advice) what goes on in the organization and anticipate what topics can grow into grievances

• Lead HR investigations, GHL complaints and other grievances

• Ensure duty of care towards employees and contractors (worker welfare)

Capability and community building

• Ensure robust information & knowledge management relating to country specific ER/IR content

• Collaborate with HR Expertise to ensure good solid knowledge of Labour Practices standards internally and keeping up to date with the external news and development

• Coach HR Advisors and Line Managers on quality ER, Ethics & Compliance

Dimensions

• Proactively manage and enable a healthy ER/IR environment in country, using data to proactively identify emerging ER/IR trends and define mitigations for potential future risks

• Reports to Country ER/IR lead or HR Country lead

• Individual Contributor, but still guided by manager / Senior ER/IR expert. Undertakes component of cases or supports specific organisation unit.

• Allocated to specified sub area of country (i.e. asset).

• Low complexity of ER / IR environment.

• Indicative population size supported: 500-1,000

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends and practices.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best

• version of yourself.

• Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation and life experiences to apply.

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs.

Shell in India

Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations.

Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country.

Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities.

Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India’s growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector.

We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.

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