HR Manager

Our client a highly regarded UK law firm has an opportunity for a HR Manager to join their team.

Working within a team of four in HR, you will be responsible for providing a proactive, client focused and effective generalist HR service to all partners and staff in all offices to ensure that high calibre staff are recruited and retained.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will report directly to the HR Director with responsibility for the following:

• Providing proactive and business focussed advice to line managers and employees on day to day HR issues.
• Develop, implement and review best practice policies and procedures which support business objectives and reflect current legislation.
• Advise on and manage the annual appraisal process, coaching line managers and championing best practice.
• Recruitment of fee earners and support staff, including recommending recruitment methods, liaison with agencies, testing and interviewing.
• Resource planning and retention.
• Advising Department Heads and line managers on employee relations issues, e.g. performance issues, flexible working applications, disciplinaries and grievance.
• Managing absence, including analysis of trends and liaison with OH and PHI providers.
• Ensuring effective and relevant communications with staff are in place and utilised fully.
• Inductions, exit interviews and analysis of trends.
• Collection and analysis of information for salary and bonus review.
• Management and administration of the Firms benefits including the Private Medical scheme, Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, Childcare Voucher Scheme, Cycle to Work etc.
• Work with HRD to ensure that we provide a competitive benefits package and validate and launch new benefits.
• Completing the benefit renewal process, ensuring that the benefits are priced competitively, the necessary employee and partner information is correct and provided in a timely manner and that all paperwork and invoices received are correct.
• Liaison with relevant providers and brokers.
• Answering general benefit queries.
• HR contact for Apprenticeship programme.  Further develop this programme liaising internally and externally.
• Oversee the onboarding process and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with and monitor updates and changes to all relevant regulations relating to HR and Training.
• Provision of financial/management reporting to firm's management and business areas.
• Provision of budgetary information for HR department and manage budget for allocated areas.
• Project work including launching new initiatives.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties required for successful performance of the role.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• CIPD qualified preferred.
• Proven experience as a HR Advisor in a professional services or financial services organisation.
• A thorough understanding of current employment law and HR policies and how to apply these in the workplace.
• Track record of developing and implementing HR initiatives which have contributed to achieving business objectives.

Key Skills:

• Ability to build strong relationships with the business and achieve credibility with all partners , staff and external service providers.
• Flexible team player who can get hands dirty and also be involved in thinking strategically and seeing bigger picture.
• Ability to use initiative and provide pro-active and pragmatic solutions to issues.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a diverse workload.
• Strong IT skills including Excel and HR Systems experience.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.