HR Business Partner, 12 Month FTC

On behalf of a small Law Firm based in London, I am supporting them with finding someone fantastic to support in covering an HR Business Partner maternity cover, for 12 Months. Fit with the team and organsiation are of the upmost importance, and it will be a wonderful opportunity to work closely (and report into) the HR Director, Partners and Fee earners across the organisation. For that reason it would be fantastic if the person joining has had experience within a Partnership envionrment, can evidence great stakeholer management skills and show collabouration within a small team. Please see below for specific duties:

• Providing proactive and business focussed advice to Department Heads, Partners, Directors, line managers and employees on day to day HR issues in allocated client groups
• Advise on and manage the performance review process, coaching line managers and championing best practice. Play a key role in the success of continuous performance management across the firm
• Provide support, advice, development and line management of Secretarial Team Leaders, working with Department Heads to develop and move the service forward
• Provide support, advice and development to junior members of the HR team (HR Officer and HR Administrator) on all HR activity and take responsibility for the overall supervision of one of the team
• Advise Department Heads on organisational and resource planning looking creatively at type of role needed
• Manage agency relationships and develop firm's approach to recruitment

• Advising Department Heads and line managers on employee relations issues, e.g. performance issues, flexible working applications, disciplinaries and grievance
• Managing absence, guiding on any specific issues, and analysis of trends
• Focus on employee engagement to retain staff at all levels
• Work with HRD to drive the salary and bonus review process within agreed timeline
• Collection and analysis of information for salary and bonus review

This role will ideally have someone starting in January 2020, for a period of 12 Months. This is a fantastic role in a supportive a lovely team.