Senior Human Resources Advisor

Lewis Silkin; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewis Silkin seeks an HR professional to support the HRBP and Senior Advisors in delivering end-to-end people services across the Employment, Immigration, Reward and Data practice groups. The role collaborates with Talent Partners, line managers and the Rewards team to drive performance, appraisals, salary reviews and promotions.

You will advise on HR policy and procedures, manage flexible working requests, onboarding and leaver activities, and assist with recruitment and health & wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR capacity at Advisor level or above, ideally in professional services or law firms.
• Experience using employee databases and recruitment management tools.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to manage workload and re-prioritise when needed.
• Interest in HR trends and legal updates affecting policies and procedures.
• Excellent numeracy; proficient in Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive support to HRBP and Senior Advisors across EIR LPGs on people-related matters including employee relations.
• Be the first point of contact and trusted advisor for identified employee groups within LPGs.
• Support line managers with performance management and best practice guidance.
• Manage appraisal, salary review, bonus, and promotion processes with stakeholders.
• Provide advice on HR policy, process and culture; manage parental leave and flexible working requests.
• Coordinate joiner/leaver procedures, onboarding, induction programs, and new joiner catch-ups.
• Assist recruitment processes and liaise with stakeholders on role requirements and shortlisting.
• Support absence management, return to work interviews, and occupational health referrals.
• Prepare management information and contribute to regular reports and papers.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Organised

Flexible

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The primary focus of this role will be to proactively support, and work together with, the HR Business Partner (HRBP) and Senior Advisor(s)/Advisor, to deliver the full employee lifecycle, effectively and efficiently for all in the Employment, Immigration, Reward and Data, Privacy and Cyber Legal Practice Groups (LPGs) (‘EIR’) employees across the firm. The post holder will also have the opportunity to work with the wider HR team on firmwide people projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with the HRBP and Senior HR Advisor(s)/Advisor, providing proactive support to the Talent Partners, the wider team and line managers across the EIR LPGs on all people-related matters, including employee relations issues.
• Acting as first point of call, and trusted advisor, to identified employee group(s) within the LPGs.
• Supporting line managers with performance management issues and providing best practice guidance.
• Ensuring the timely delivery of the firm’s appraisal, salary review and bonus, and promotion processes, working closely with the Talent Partners, HRBP, Senior HR Advisor(s)/Advisor and Reward Team and taking a proactive approach throughout to completion.
• Advising employees and line managers on all matters of HR policy, process and culture.
• Responsible for managing parent leave arrangements, including the provision of new parent support.
• Managing the flexible working process, including individual flexible working requests, as well as wider hybrid working patterns.
• Managing the probationary review process and supporting Talent Partners and/or line managers with any performance management concerns and next steps in line with the firm’s policies, where appropriate.
• Working alongside the Talent Acquisition team, supporting the recruitment process for roles across all the EIR LPGs. This will include liaising with stakeholders, clarifying role requirements/budgets and shortlisting and interviewing candidates.
• Working closely with the People Operations team, having oversight of, and ensuring joiner and leaver procedures are effectively implemented and maintained. This will include co-ordination of onboarding arrangements and presenting induction programmes, as well as having regular new joiner catch-ups to ensure effective integration of new employees.
• Undertaking exit interviews as needed and analysing leaver data to draw out any themes which may require further consideration.
• Working closely with the Talent Development Team to design and deliver relevant high-quality development initiatives across all roles within the LPGs.
• Absence management and follow up, including conducting return to work interviews where sickness absence trigger points have been reached and making occupational health referrals where necessary.Working with line managers to support employees whilst absent from the business and during any return to work.
• Providing advice and support to employees and line managers in relation to ongoing health and wellbeing concerns and/or health considerations, ensuring appropriate external advice is provided as required, and that reasonable adjustments are implemented effectively, and regularly reviewed.
• Ensuring payroll changes are provided to the People Operations Team in a timely and efficient manner and ensuring employment paperwork and changes to terms and conditions are updated as required within the relevant systems.
• Create and produce management information as required.
• Provide input to regular reports and papers as required.
• Assisting the Senior HR Advisor(s)/Advisor with slide preparation and information for the EIR monthly meetings and the EIR People Bubble meetings.
• Assisting the Senior HR Advisor(s)/Advisor with the co-ordination of the monthly EIR Reps Meetings, managing the agenda items, following up with relevant internal stakeholders as required and circulating the meeting notes as appropriate.
• Keeping the HRBP up to date with all HR activity across the LPGs, providing regular updates on issues and on-going matters.
• Additional ad hoc people projects, as required.
• Any other reasonable duty in line with the level of the role.

About you

You will have a professional manner, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have previous relevant experience working within an HR role. You’ll have a flexible nature and will enjoy working within a fast-paced team and will be highly organised. You’ll also possess strong numeracy and attention to detail skills, which will be key within this role. We are looking for someone who is passionate about being a team player, who is keen to support others.

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Prior demonstrable experience of working in an HR capacity at HR Advisor level or above, ideally gained in professional services, partnership or a law firm environment.
• Experience of using employee database software and online recruitment management tools.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure, with the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders, across varying levels.
• Ability to organise workload and re-prioritise as necessary.
• Possess an interest in, and be active in, keeping up to date with HR trends and legal updates, remaining mindful of potential impacts on the duties of the role, or wider HR policies and procedures.
• Excellent numeracy skills with experience using Word and Excel.
• Ability to manage a busy and demanding workload.
• Strong team player skills and enthusiasm.

At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process by supporting anyone who requires adjustments, in order to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best. All applicants will be considered equally and fairly. If you’d like to request any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to discuss flexible working patterns, please email the recruitment team in confidence ([e-mail]).