HR Manager (12 month contract)

Withersworldwide; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the City of Westminster is seeking an experienced HR Manager to deliver high-quality HR support to its divisions. The role involves advising on employee relations, managing HR processes, and supporting talent development. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and extensive HR experience, preferably within a professional services environment. This position offers a flexible benefits package, including a minimum of 2 days hybrid working per week.

Benefits

Flexible benefits package

Private medical

Subsidised gym memberships

On-site café

Qualifications

• Extensive relevant HR experience in an HR manager/business partner role.
• Strong ER background with experience of tackling issues in all areas.
• Evidence of ability to work with people at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR support to divisional leadership and partners.
• Manage and develop an HR team including Advisors and Assistants.
• Oversee employee relations and HR policy compliance.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Strong interpersonal skills

Team player

High work standards

Proactive

Strong communication skills

Education

Relevant degree-level qualification

CIPD certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Actively support the Divisional CEO, the divisional leadership team and the partners in the management of their divisions, through the provision of commercial HR support and advice


• Develop and maintain strong business relationships with key stakeholders to become a trusted advisor


• Provide proactive advice and guidance to management on all employee relations issues, including performance management, flexible working requests, absence management, disciplinaries and grievances


• Manage, develop, and delegate work to an HR Advisor and HR Assistants ensuring work is done in the most efficient way and the team continues to grow and develop its talent


• Attend monthly finance and utilisation meetings to discuss the divisions\' financial performance


• Oversee the resourcing plans for the divisions, and work with the recruitment team to provide cost efficient and effective recruitment solutions, advise on job descriptions, salary offers, provide input in benchmarking and sign off offer letters


• Oversee the processes by which staff join, are integrated and leave the firm efficiently and fairly


• Take an active part in the business planning process for the divisions


• Ensure full compliance with employment law through effective application of HR policy and procedures


• Develop and maintain policies and procedures for consideration and inclusion in the Employee Handbook


• Developing our people:
  
  
• Ensure the effective performance management of all staff across the divisions


• Advise on training interventions in conjunction with the Learning and Development team


• Support the identification and development of key talent to enable the teams to meet their business objectives through effective succession planning


• Keep abreast of industry trends and developments, through maintaining a strong network of external contacts, and make recommendations for change within the firm as required


• Compensation and benefits:
  
  
• Review and sign off London payroll on a monthly basis (rotated between HR Managers)


• Undertake the annual salary review and bonus process for the divisions


• Project work:
  
  
• Supporting our global HR team through leading HR cyclical activities for all our global offices as required


• Identify and undertake HR process management reviews


• Lead and support ad hoc projects as required to deliver business improvement in line with the people strategy

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

We are looking for an experienced, detail oriented and driven HR Manager to provide high quality HR advice and guidance to our divisions in the EU and to undertake HR projects as necessary. This role will provide day to day HR business partner support to our legal divisions in London and manage all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree-level qualification (desirable)


• CIPD certification (desirable)


• Evidence of extensive relevant HR experience in an HR manager/business partner role - the ideal candidate will come from a professional services background


• Strong ER background with experience of tackling issues in all areas


• High work standards and detail oriented


• Ability to develop strong working relationships with internal clients - must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to build confidence, trust and respect amongst partners and managers


• A team player, with evidence of supporting the wider HR team to deliver a first class HR service to all internal clients


• Demonstrate evidence of ability to work with people at all levels


• Strong service orientation with attention to detail and a sense of urgency


• Ability to manage projects at the same time, using appropriate resources


• First class written and verbal communication skills


• Organised and driven to achieve efficiency


• Proactive, confident, tenacious, resilient and flexible

Contract and Benefits

• 12 month fixed term contract


• Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, but flexibility is a must


• Hybrid working policy with a minimum of 2 days per week worked in the office


• 12 week probation period


• 12 week notice period


• Flexible benefits package including pension, private medical, season ticket loan, subsidised gym memberships, lifestyle discount scheme, on site café and more.

About Withers Withers has been acting for successful individuals, families and institutions for over 100 years. We advise clients on the full range of their business, personal and philanthropic needs, both at home and abroad. With offices in the key financial centres of Europe, Asia-Pacific, the United States and the Caribbean, we provide coverage and services that other law firms focussed on the needs of the individual cannot. We have represented 78% of the Top 100 in The Sunday Times Rich List, 25% of the Forbes 400 List, 35% of the Hong Kong Forbes Rich List, 54% of Forbes Asia\'s Richest Families list, and 24% of Forbes Middle East Top 100 Arab Businesses. In 2018, Withers became one of the first law firms to adopt fully agile working practices with people splitting their time between their home and the office.