Head of HR

2 weeks ago


Derby Derbyshire, United Kingdom Smiths (Solicitors) LLP Full time
Smith Partnership is a leading law firm in the East Midlands. As Head of HR, you will have the opportunity to fully engage with our growth plans and drive our progress. Hybrid working options are available, and other perks include a Medicare health scheme

and the Smith savings scheme for retail discounts.We are a forward-thinking and progressive company employing over 200 staff throughout 5 offices. This role reports to Kevin McGrath and works closely with the Management Committee on a day-to-day basis.As Head of HR at Smith Partnership, you will:

Be a vital contributor to our people plans and overarching human resource strategy, supporting the firm by driving a performance culture. Be responsible for a diverse range of HR-related activities throughout the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to parting company. Work closely with department heads to become a trusted coach and advisor, determine their resource requirements, and develop succession and talent plans. Develop and drive our learning and development plans. Review and assess our employee value proposition and develop rewards and benefits that make Smith Partnership a Great Place to Work. Support the salary review and bonus process and ensure we have best-in-class people policies and practices. Be the go-to person for first-line advice and support for our line managers and boost employee engagement, drive performance and ensure consistency in applying our people policies and practices. Provide one-on-one guidance to employees dealing with everything from parental leave to holiday queries. Oversee the human resource information system, ensuring everything is up-to-date and accurate. Line manage and mentor our HR Advisor. We are keen to speak to people about this Head of HR opportunity who have the following skills and experience:

CIPD qualification - working towards or having achieved Level 5 Educated to a degree level is desirable. Experience operating at a strategic level, having developed and implemented people plans, ideally in a professional services setting. With up-to-date employment law and proven HR generalist experience, you will have provided expert human resource advice in complex, challenging scenarios. Good IT skills in Microsoft 365 applications. The ability to quickly switch between strategic thinking and doing the day job. Be adept at seeing the bigger picture and the ability to see the devil in the detail. A Master of Diplomacy who can hold their own with keen legal minds. THE BENEFITS AND PERKS

Competitive salary. 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays. Pension. Car parking. THE NEXT STEP This is an excellent opportunity for a Head of HR to join a progressive East Midlands law firm and to work as part of a challenging and friendly team.Applications are strictly via the apply link online, enclosing a current CV and cover letter. NO AGENCIES Smith Partnership requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to us unless explicitly asked to do so by us.Any CVs sent to us on a speculative basis will not be recognised and we will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by another agency, that may also have been submitted

speculatively by an uninstructed agency. In the event that an agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy above will prevail.
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