Early Careers HR Specialist (12 month contract)

Sickness Absence

• Responsibility for managing and/or supporting the Early Careers HR Managers with sickness absence matters - responsibilities may include: (i) the proactive management of trainee sickness absence; (ii) conducting return to work or absence review meetings; and (iii) making Occupational Health referrals (where applicable).

Qualification

• Assist with exit interviews with trainees who are leaving the firm at the end of their training contract.

General

• Work with the training team to ensure that all trainees, undertaking an England & Wales training contract globally, complete the relevant training prior to qualification.
• Deliver presentations and training on key processes.
• Advising trainees and trainers on best practice, policies and procedures.
• Providing confidential guidance to trainees.
• Providing HR operational service to trainees and trainers.
• Answering ad-hoc internal/external HR queries.
• Providing guidance to the Early Careers HR Assistant and Senior Assistant in Belfast.
• Liaising with a range of internal and external contacts e.g. Training Principal, Global Mobility team, international and London HR teams, trainers, Supervising Partners, the SRA (where applicable).
• Assisting the HR Managers with ad-hoc projects and tasks.

What you will have

• Proven HR experience in a professional services organisation with experience of working with a graduate population, ideally within the legal sector
• Graduate calibre, ideally CIPD qualified or similar certification
• Can demonstrate strong relationship building and influencing skills
• Some experience of presenting to large groups and running events
• Good knowledge of current employment law particularly in relation to performance management and absence management
• Ability to be flexible and work across a wide range of client groups
• Excellent attention to detail, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to combine excellent technical knowledge with sound commercial judgement and to influence decisions
• Resilient; able to understand that credibility has to be earned in this environment and may take time
• Collaborative team player with the ability to work in a fast paced, intellectually rigorous environment
• Ability to work with diplomacy and tenacity and able to take the lead to conclude decisions
• Demonstrates a positive, proactive attitude and proven ability to work well under pressure

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing an onsite gym, wellbeing centre and GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, season ticket loans and online discounts and lifestyle management services.

Our approach to hybrid working seeks to combine and maximise the benefits of effective remote working with the benefits of being in the office. Our current hybrid working arrangements require office based working for a minimum of 60% of your time (i.e. three days per week for a full time role) in accordance with our hybrid working policy.