HR Advisor Business Partnering

Kennedys is looking for a HR Advisor to join our supportive and forward-thinking HR team in our Chelmsford or Manchester office. As part of our HR Business Partnering team, you will provide an excellent standard of service to your allocated business divisions and play a key strategic role in supporting your stakeholders to achieve their commercial goals. You will have strong HR experience, ideally gained within a partnership environment, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. You will also be well versed with key HR processes (including reward, performance and appraisals), with demonstrable experience of handling employee relations matters. You will also support on wider HR initiatives and projects, including an ongoing HR transformation project to improve the way we work as a global HR team. Team The Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters. The HR team is based in various locations globally across Kennedys' five regions; APAC, EMEA, US, LATAM and UK.The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Talent, Recruitment, Responsible Business, Operations, and Reward. You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clientsand communities where we work. Key responsibilities Work closely with HR Business Partnering team to deliver high quality HR support to the firm Advise on and manage employee relations matters including disciplinaries, investigations, absence management, performance management, grievance and redundancies Provide support and advice on HR policies, procedures, and best practice Act as a point of contact for employee queries and elevate to HR Business Partner as required Support on projects within the team as well as wider HR initiatives when required. Support the delivery of HR calendar activity including but not limited to; Salary review, annual headcount budgets, engagement survey, talent and performance management. Required experience Previous HR Advisor experience, preferably within a Business Partnering team in professional services environment Understanding of UK employment law with experience supporting or leading on Employee Relations issues, including but not limited to absence management, performance management, disciplinary and grievance. Understanding of key HR processes, including reward, performance and appraisals Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build credibility and relationships quickly Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor Strong multi-tasking and time management skills Strong organisational skills with a focus on high quality delivery. Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys. *where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience. About Kennedys Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field. Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims. We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time. What do we have to offer? We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference. Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for. The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices. We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work. Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested. #J-18808-Ljbffr