Assistant HR Manager

Oakleaf Partnership; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consultancy firm seeks an experienced Assistant HR Manager for a fixed term role until year-end. This position focuses on supporting employee relations and enhancing HR policies within a dynamic environment, including hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as an HR Business Partner or Employee Relations Specialist.
• Extensive experience managing complex employee relations issues.
• Experience in professional services or large-scale corporate environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily HR support and guidance to management.
• Manage complex employee relations cases end-to-end.
• Deliver coaching to managers on employee relations matters.

Skills

Employee Relations

HR Support

Stakeholder Communication

Job description

We are working with a leading management consultancy firm, who are currently recruiting for an experienced Assistant HR Manager on a fixed term basis until the end of the year. This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional to play a key role in supporting a high-performing, dynamic business environment, with a strong employee relations focus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide daily HR support and guidance to management and key stakeholders advising on policy and best practice.
• Manage complex employee relations cases end-to-end, from low level performance issues through to complex issues, such as grievances and disciplinaries.
• Deliver coaching to managers on all employee relations matters and support policy application.
• Drive continuous improvement of employee relations policies and procedures acting as an escalation point for junior colleagues.
• Support flexible working requests and appeal processes comprehensively.
• Update and maintain company HR policies and procedures.
• Assist in preparation for internal and external audits, maintaining documentation and trackers of ER cases

Skills & Experience Required:

• Prior experience as an HR Business Partner or Employee Relations Specialist
• Extensive experience managing complex employee relations issues.
• Experience in professional services is highly desirable; candidates from other large-scale corporate environments will also be considered.

• Confident communication style with the ability to build trusted partnerships with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver an excellent service mitigating any risk.

Hybrid working available.