HR Advisor (6008) in Sheffield

As a HR Advisor, you will be joining a friendly team of other HR Advisors and HR Business Partners. Some of your core responsibilities will look like this:

• Defining and embedding our key HR processes
• Supporting organisational change activities such as TUPE, reorganisation and redundancy
• Undertaking generalist HR services such as employee relations case management, coaching and support, guidance on formal and informal people matters
• Building HR capability into the business, establishing trusted relationships as an advisor and partner to each division
• Reviewing employee relations data and working with line management to address specific problems identified
• Supporting the HR Business Partners with the delivery of people plans on a divisional basis
• Supporting and driving colleague initiatives that promote trust and engagement as part of making Irwin Mitchell a great place to work
• Understanding your divisional business area commercially including the business services and key people issues
• Supporting talent planning and succession planning across all divisions
• Supporting the annual performance and pay review cycle for the division

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are.

Additional Information: As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process, all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre-employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted third parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Qualifications:

• HR generalist experience
• Attention to detail and strong written communication skills
• Ability to identify potential commercial issues and challenges that will impact people matters
• Project management skill set and approach, also able to work as part of a project team and lead workstream for specific initiatives
• Ability to understand data to support business insight and understanding
• Knowledge of HR processes and workflows

Desirable Qualifications:

• Degree in Human Resources or CIPD level 5 qualified
• An understanding of employment law
• Experience of advising and coaching colleagues on complex Employee Relations matters
• People change experience in TUPE, redundancy and M&A

We are a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm - we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

Your Role and What You’ll Be Doing:

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too
• Generous and flexible pension schemes
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services
• We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported
• This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!