​We are currently working with an ambitious and growing Legal Practice who are looking to appoint a HR Advisor on a full time (35 hours) permanent basis.

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They are looking for a strong, credible generalist HR Advisor to partner with teams across the firm to build strong working relationships and support managers and Partners with key people matters

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They can offer a salary of circa £33,000 and a hybrid working pattern (2 days working from home).

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The successful candidate will need to have a full driving licence and access to own vehicle to reach offices around the region and experience of working on employee relations matters at all levels.

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Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Working closely with managers to bring employee relations matters to a positive conclusion, including Disciplinary, Grievances, Performance Management, Sickness absence and Occupational Health

• Advising staff and managers as first point of contact for people matters/queries

• Managing changes to terms and conditions of employment and ensuring timely communication to the operations and payroll team

• Conducting exit interviews, providing insight to the business and feedback to line managers

• Maintaining employee data within the HR System, and running reports to inform HR plans

• Supporting with the maintenance and development of the People team sharepoint pages – ensuring that annual policy reviews are undertaken

• Supporting the operations team with recruitment administration and onboarding

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Experience required:

• Proven experience of working in a busy HR role supporting multiple activities and dealing with a wide variety of internal/external customers

• Experience of the Performance Management Cycle including disciplinary, capability and grievance processes

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Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Sound working knowledge of employment law

• Knowledge and experience of HR software including HR Databases, employee’s self-service portals, etc

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Rewards and benefits:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• Support staff bonus scheme

• Life Assurance 4x annual salary

• Pension scheme

• 1/3 gym membership contribution

• Cycle to work scheme

• Online benefits portal

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 Working hours:

• 35 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

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Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

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James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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