Job Description

The Team

The HR team in the UK consists of over 100 people. We have specialist teams in Resourcing, Graduate Recruitment and Management, Learning and Development, Systems and MI and Reward. The HR Operations team are based in offices across the UK, working as one team to deliver a business partnering service to our fee earning and business services teams.

The purpose of the HR Business Partner role is to work with and influence key stakeholders and partners to improve business performance by identifying areas for improvement and facilitating change initiatives. This HR Business Partner role will support business services departments.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering

• Work with the senior HR team to develop the HR function and ensure that it is meeting the strategic objectives of the firm.
• Position HR as a strategic business partner within client groups and contribute to business planning and strategic discussions by providing commercial advice and support on all HR Operational issues.
• Develop and sustain strong business relationships with client groups to become a trusted advisor.
• Coach and support Partners, Managers and Team Leaders in their development of their people management skills.
• Work with the wider business to ensure initiatives and solutions have full support ahead of implementation. Influencing and supporting change management across the practice.
• Propose new ideas that may lead to better strategic decisions.
• Work with the groups to ensure the structure of the practice areas is appropriate to meet the strategic aims of the various teams.
• Working with the Senior HR Manager for the Business Services Team, advise and guide on re-organisations, restructurings, redundancies and transfers.

• Work with the HR Advisors as appropriate on the implementation of various policies and practices including maternity, flexible working, mentoring, equal opportunities, headcount management, and dismissal.
• Work with the senior HR team to communicate and share expertise with the wider team.
• Work with L&D colleagues to ensure that fee earners have the right skills, experience and knowledge to manage people effectively and to help and support them when gaps are identified. Facilitate and deliver L&D programmes as and when required.

• Working as a project team with the Senior HR Manager, other HR Business Partners, and the HR Advisors on the annual moderations process
• Coach client groups in the delivery of effective feedback and constructive performance management based discussions.
• Identify training needs and liaise with the Learning and Development team to identify and deliver targeted and effective training.

Salary Review

• Keep up to date on market intelligence on salaries and remuneration for the Business Services groups and feed that back into the salary review process.
• Run and implement a commercial salary review process which targets market \'hot spots\' and high performers.

Projects

• Working with the senior HR team and the business on various projects including change management and agile working.

Essential Skills & Experience

• HR Professional with previous experience of building effective relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience of working on projects
• Strong influencing skills and able to build credibility quickly.
• Strong team player essential.
• Commercially astute and a good understanding of the practical application of HR.
• Proactive approach with the ability to identify issues and find the solution
• Ability to think strategically to look at the bigger picture.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong influencing skills and able to build credibility quickly.
• Integrity and discretion.
• Ability to inspire confidence and respect at all levels.
• Flexible in thinking and approach.
• Graduate or equivalent and ideally GCIPD qualified.

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Clyde & Co