We have a fantastic opportunity for a HR Advisor to join our collaborative and ambitious Human Resources team on a permanent basis due to the growth and development of the team.
In this role as HR Advisor, you'll work closely with our business services leaders in providing support and guidance on various HR matters. Our team is on a very exciting journey at the moment, working on lots of interesting strategic priorities and transformation projects.
This position will be based in our Bristol 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.
Key Responsibilities
- You will be the first point of contact for managers and senior managers in our Business Services departments. Coaching and advising them on a wide variety of HR matters, demonstrating good knowledge of their team context and goals
- Develop strong and trusted line manager relationships, and coach managers in a way that builds management capability
- Assist managers to sustain our high performance culture, through proactive informal and formal performance management procedures
- Coaching managers to manage attendance, including Occupational Health referrals and identify cases of potential concern with line managers and the HR Business Partner (HRBP)
- Effectively manage a variety of disciplinary/grievance processes, providing professional advice to investigating and hearing managers, and escalates to the HRBP where necessary
- Support HRBP and managers with interpreting data, engagement scores and formulating action plans for employees through data-driven insights
- Support managers and HRBPs on cyclical projects such as performance reviews, pay review, talent processes and promotion processes
- Support HRBPs on defined strategic change projects
- Coordinate international secondments
- Support HR Assistants in carrying out maternity and shared parental leave meetings and processes
- Mentor and acts as an escalation point for HR Assistants, providing cover for HR Advisers and HR Assistants when required
- Take part in fortnightly HR Inductions for new joiners
- Actively manage your own personal training and development, identifying any suitable development opportunities
- Any other duties that may be required to ensure the efficient operation of the Departments you are supporting
What we're looking for:
You will be an enthusiastic HR professional with proven HR experience. This role could be suitable for a seasoned HR Assistant looking for a step up to their first HR Advisor role.
Also required:
- A thorough understanding of employment law and policies and ability to use and advise on these in a commercial and pragmatic way
- In depth knowledge of typical HR process and procedures
- A confident communicator with the ability to establish productive relationships with people at all levels
- A client-focused ethos
- Experience in working with HR systems
- Professional, flexible, enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise in a busy and demanding environment
- Ability to gather, interpret and manage highly confidential and sensitive information
- 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
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, Chloe Tidcombe, Recruitment Advisor on 0117 917 4162 or email chloe.tidcombe@osborneclarke.com.
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.