Senior HR Manager - Law Firm

Job Description

Senior HR Manager - HR Generalist - City Law Firm, London - up to £95k + benefits - 1 year FTCOur client, a leading City Law Firm, is looking for a CIPD qualified SeniorHR Manager, ideally with a legal or professional services background, to join their HR department on a 1 year FTC, starting the end of February/early March.Reporting to the HR Director, the Senior HR Manager will directly manage 4 HR Managers and provide a full range of HR generalist supportto the firm, working closely with the allocated practice areas and business support teams. You will provideHR and employment advice and deal with all levels of employee relations issues.As a CIPD qualified professional, you will be comfortable providing advice and guidance to internal clients and you will know how to add value to the HR arena. You will need to have both operational and strategic experience and be able todemonstrate working with senior management on a range of HR and ER issues. The ability to gain trust and confidence quickly is paramount, as is the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, passionate and commercially minded individual who is keen to immerse themselves in the HR team.Opportunity: This is a fantastic 12 month contract opportunity to join a progressive, friendly and hardworking team who are client focused and enjoy the challenges of working for a successful City law firm. Our client is offering a competitivesalary and benefits package and is looking for someone to start towards the end of February/early March.Key responsibilities as the Senior HR Manager will include:

• Taking the lead in HR operational initiatives to maximise opportunity, efficiency and mitigating any risks to the organisation
• Proactively developing effective working relationships with partners and line managers, providing professional HR advice, guidance, coaching and support
• Providing support and advice to practice areas and support teams on strategy and operational matters such as change management, ER, performance management, reward, training and development and interpreting policies and procedures
• Effectively managing discipline and grievance issues including conducting investigations and preparing for hearings
• Maintaining and appropriately sharing knowledge of employment legislation, best practice and industry experience
• Leading and developing projects (e.g. continuous improvement, process efficiency, employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, employer branding, talent management, reward and retention etc), initiating ideas and writing project proposals for the HR Director
• Forecasting and management of the HR budget in consultation with the HR Director
• Overseeing the firms benefit renewal processes
• Plus much more!

What were looking for:

• CIPD qualified HR professional
• Strong generalist HR Manager experience preferably gained in the legal field or professional services environment
• A confident communicator, comfortable providing professional HR advice and guidance
• Significant HR operational experience
• Experience of working with senior management on a range of HR and employee relations issues
• Ability to effectively use data to assist decision making and reporting on ROI
• Project management skills
• A good understanding of how to add value in the HR arena
• Professional and highly organised
• Strong communication skills and excellent relationship management skills with proven ability to gain credibility at all levels
• Graduate with strong academics

Does this sound like the HR contract role for you If you possess the necessary skills and experience required, are available imminently and able to commit to a 12 month contract, wed love to hear from you. Please submit your CV as soon as possible, quoting LO - Senior HR Manager - 1 year contract

Keyskills :
Human ResourcesCIPD