HR Business Partner

Tlt Llp; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking an HR Business Partner in Bristol. This full-time, permanent role involves providing expert HR consultancy and managing employee relations issues. You will develop strategic HR plans and foster strong relationships with managers. The ideal candidate is CIPD qualified and has change management experience. A competitive salary and a flexible working approach are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday, increasing to 30

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Experienced HR generalist with a track record of operating within a HR team.
• Evidence of building strong working relationships and coaching managers.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and managing complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultancy and expert HR advice to support people strategy.
• Develop and implement a People Plan in support of Group business plans.
• Support managers with employee relations issues.

Skills

Technical HR Knowledge

Strong problem solving skills

Change management experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Strong business/commercial approach

Education

CIPD qualified or relevant experience

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting for a HR Business Partner to join our HR team in Bristol (with travel to other offices across the UK and Northern Ireland as required). This role is being offered on a full-time permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Working as a true partner to the aligned Group and Teams, gaining a deep knowledge of the Group in order to provide consultancy, expert HR advice and commercial options to support the people strategy
• Building strong relationships with Partners and other managers across the aligned Group in order to appropriately influence to drive people and organisational performance
• Developing and implementing a People Plan with the aligned Group to support the achievement of Group business plans, drive high performance and organisation effectiveness
• To work with the aligned Group and specialist teams to implement key strategic initiatives relating to areas such as Talent & Succession, Performance & Reward, Diversity and Inclusion, Wellbeing and CSR
• Working with the HR Advisor team to spot trends and examples of poor practice or procedure in the aligned business area and challenge and coach the management team to improve
• Responsible for supporting managers with case management for employee relations issues
• Developing and monitoring the Group Resource plan and working with Recruitment to implement this, designing and implementing interventions as necessary
• Partnering with the Group Partners with their Future Talent and Early Careers processes such as Graduate and Apprenticeship recruitment
• Working with the Organisation Development team to identify current and future skills gaps across the Group and design relevant interventions
• Working with Reward to ensure a consistent approach to reward is maintained across the Firm
• Supporting Senior HR BP in implementing change and transformation programmes across the aligned Group and wider firm
• Supporting Senior HR BP on any people related organisation change programmes to include restructure and TUPE as appropriate
• Supporting Senior HR BP in designing and implementing project activity on behalf of the function
• Analysing and interpreting trends in management information to design appropriate interventions and initiatives
• Staying up-to-date on legal requirements related to employment law, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance
• Acting as a champion of the Firm's approach to Diversity and Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility
• An experienced HR generalist with a track record of operating within a HR team
• Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment
• Excellent technical HR Knowledge - CIPD qualified or relevant experience to demonstrate level of competence
• Experience of working in a partnership organisation desirable
• Evidence of building strong working relationships and coaching and influencing managers in order to improve people management
• Change management experience including experience of organisation restructure and/or TUPE
• Demonstrates strong business/commercial approach and understanding of business needs
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and strong employee relations experience with experience of managing complex cases
• Excellent communication skills and organisational skills, able to prioritise multiple workstreams and meet deadlines
• Strong problem solving skills, willingness to share knowledge and experience to mentor colleagues across the team
• Good IT skills with experience in Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft office packages
• A willingness to travel to different UK locations to support offices across Great Britain

The HR team consists of the HR Business Partners, Reward, Recruitment and Organisational Development, with specialists in Learning and Development, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing and Sustainability. Making sure everyone thrives during their time at TLT is the focus of our HR team's work every day. We provide strategic and operational support to our leaders and teams and our HR specialists make sure our people are skilled, creative, valued, motivated, flexible and committed, working in a culture that enables them to perform at their very best.

The HR Business Partner team consists of Senior HR Business Partners, HR Business Partners, HR Advisors and a HR Operations team. About TLT Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people. We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,200 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. In 2021 we were named The Lawyer's Law Firm of the Year, recognising our incredible success story. Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it's essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance. At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.