Senior HR Advisor / People Partner

Thomson Snell & Passmore; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking an experienced HR professional to join their inclusive team in Royal Tunbridge Wells. This role involves managing the employee life cycle and developing key programmes while ensuring alignment with the firm’s People Strategy. Prospects include long-term career development in a supportive environment with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR team within a professional services environment.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage the employee life cycle for key areas and roles.
• Develop and manage the firm’s graduate, work placement, and apprenticeship programmes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Professionalism

Discretion

Education

CIPD qualification in Personnel & Development

Job description

About the job

We are looking for an experienced HR professional to join our Human Resources department.

This is a true people partnering role that is part of a friendly and inclusive team in a progressive firm with ambitious growth plans. This is an exciting role which will see you manage the employee life cycle for key areas and roles in the business and will include developing and managing the firm’s graduate, work placement and apprenticeship programmes. You will cover all aspects of a busy people partnering role, ensuring alignment with the firm’s People Strategy and Business Plans.

The opportunity provides great long-term career prospects in a supportive and stimulating working environment, where maintaining a good work-life balance is encouraged.

This is a permanent, full-time role. The Firm offers hybrid working.

About your experience

You will have specialist experience in an HR team, ideally within a professional services or business environment and have CIPD qualification or equivalent in Personnel & Development.

The role will draw on your exceptional organisational skills, with a proven ability to handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities under challenging deadlines.

You will need to demonstrate a professional, calm, and supportive demeanour and show yourself to be reliable, trustworthy, and approachable, with a high degree of discretion.

You will be an effective relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills, including patience, confidence, and tact.

About us

At Thomson Snell & Passmore, you will be inspired and encouraged, challenged and supported in equal measure. From day one, you will be given opportunities to accelerate and progress your career.

We are a fast-growing, modern, regional law firm with national reach and an extraordinary reputation.

We are as proud of our thriving culture as we are of our long history. You will discover a true sense of belonging as part of our team – everyone is treated fairly, compassionately and with respect.

We recognise and value diversity in the workplace and we are committed to helping to improve the communities we are part of.

Our culture of continuous improvement gives you every opportunity to learn and progress. We provide bespoke learning and development as well as a performance plan designed to meet your individual needs.

It is important for us to ensure that everyone who works here experiences high-quality, challenging and rewarding work, right from the start.

If this sounds like a good match for your experience and ambitions, then please get in touch with Jennifer Swain for a full Job Description and feel free to send across your CV by clicking apply now.