We have a
fantastic opportunity for someone to join our growing HR team as a HR Business
Partner (HRBP) on a permanent basis due to the growth and development of the
team.
In this role
as HRBP, you'll work in close partnership with business leaders to ensure the
Practice Group and the Knowledge team implements its strategic people plan and
manages its people in a way that meets the current and future needs of the
business.
This position
can be based out of our Bristol or London office, with the flexibility to
embrace hybrid working and some travel between our other UK offices needed as
required.
About us
People are at
the heart of our business and this is an exciting time to be in HR and support
the firm in adapting to the future of work. Our HR team is highly respected for
the central and strategic role it plays in making Osborne Clarke a great place
to work. The team is made up of 50+ people, covering human resources, diversity
and inclusion, recruitment and people development across all three UK offices.
We are a friendly, fun and supportive team, working closely together to help
ensure Osborne Clarke's continued growth and success.
Osborne Clarke
is an international legal practice with over 270 Partners and more than 900
talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help
our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones
that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and
commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products
and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors.
And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to
our success.
Key
Responsibilities
- Working
closely with key stakeholders, you will provide strategic and operational
HR guidance and support to the Practice Group and Knowledge team across
three UK locations. Your focus is on continually improving the performance
of the Practice Group and team through their people and ensuring alignment
with OC's strategy.
- In
partnership with business leaders, you will help define the Practice
Group's/Team's people plan, and support its successful implementation.
You'll keep progress under review and measure impact in terms of business
outcomes.
- You'll
coach partners and managers in HR matters, to sustain a high performance /
high engagement culture, and to manage change effectively.
- You'll
oversee talent management, promotions and succession planning, focusing on
preparing and retaining talent for future positions.
- You'll
ensure diversity and inclusion is a central part of the Practice
Group's/Team's people plan to support them to reach their D&I goals,
and you'll challenge business leaders look at decisions through a D&I
lens.
- You'll
advise on employee relations matters, protecting the employee experience
while demonstrating commercial pragmatism and managing risk to the
business.
- You'll
work closely with your Operations Director, Director of Knowledge and
Finance Business Partner to make sure the Practice Group/Team has the
right skills and is the right size and shape to deliver against business
targets. You'll keep this regularly under review and use insight to
influence decision making about people, promotions and recruitment
throughout the year.
- You'll
support Partners and managers to continually improve employee engagement
and wellbeing within the Practice Group/team and ensure feedback is
listened to and acted upon so that our culture remains a competitive
advantage.
- You'll
use data driven insights to drive the people agenda and influence decision
making. You'll also use your extensive HR knowledge to bring an external
perspective to our HR offering.
- You'll
work with colleagues in People Development to ensure that both general and
management capabilities are being developed.
- You'll
influence reward decisions in the Practice Group/Team, driving fairness,
consistency, and take the lead on annual reward processes.
- You'll
work with colleagues in recruitment to ensure we attract the best talent
from diverse talent pools.
- You'll
work closely with other HRBPs, HR Advisors and managers within the HR team
to deliver excellent and efficient service to Partners, managers and
employees.
- You'll
coach team members and build their capability. You'll act as an escalation
point for HR Advisors and HR Assistants as necessary.
- You
may contribute to or lead projects within the Core HR team. You'll be
responsible for successfully embedding central HR initiatives within your
Practice Group/team.
What we're
looking for
You will be a driven and enthusiastic individual with proven generalist
HR or HR Business Partner experience.
Also required:
- Confidence in engaging with a client group to
help them drive their business forward with pragmatic, business focussed,
commercial advice.
- Ability to forge strong professional working
relationships and partnerships. Has strong interpersonal, influencing and
communication skills, with the confidence to interact with people at all
levels, and can influence senior leaders.
- Strong technical skills and knowledge of
employment law and HR best practice.
- Comfortable and proactive in using insight and
data to influence business leaders.
- Experience of effectively coaching others.
- Ability to manage expectations with internal
clients while maintaining credibility and professionalism.
- Works well both as part of a team and
independently.
- Demonstrates a strong client service ethos.
- Professional and flexible in approach, able to
adapt to changing requirements and circumstances.
- Comfortable to operate at both strategic and
operational levels. Mindful of strategic implications of operational
matters.
- Custodian of the OC culture
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.
Our recruitment process
We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Rachael Nye on [email protected]
Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.