Temporary Senior HR Officer

The capabilities and talent of our lawyers have earned us industry recognition for identifying all the steps necessary to meet our clients’ goals, however diverse or complex the requirement.

We are an award-winning law firm with expertise in BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law and the agility to drive success for our clients in a fast moving world.  We provide legal advice shaped around the needs of corporate and private clients, financial institutions and intermediaries worldwide.

Working in multi-disciplinary teams, we marry thought leadership with a proactive approach to solving issues holistically – without a client needing to raise them – across geographies and practice areas in the most efficient and seamless way.  Through this approach – delivering reliability and stability with flair – we combine commercial acumen with service excellence that helps you to achieve your goals and stay ahead.

To cover maternity leave we are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our friendly HR team on a 9-12 month fixed term contract.

Purpose of the job

Working closely with the Head of HR, act as the main point of contact for all support teams and some practice areas, providing general HR support, guidance and advice to staff at all levels, in all the locations in which we operate.

This is a generalist role, which means working with the rest of the team to deliver on the full range of HR activities, including the management of wellbeing and student programs and, depending on experience, involvement in the management of the firm's payroll and benefit processes.

Main responsibilities

General HR

• As part of the HR team, take responsibility for leading and/or supporting a range of general HR projects, to include reacting to legislative changes, employee engagement initiatives, retention activities and any other projects depending on the strategy of the HR function

• Assist the Head of HR with the training and development of junior HR team members as required

• Develop the bi-annual appraisal process and forms for Support teams, and when appropriate run training sessions on appraisal sessions with managers and heads of departments.

• Provide back-up and support to other HR team members supporting Bedell Cristin whenever needed

• Co-ordinate and manage student placement schemes including the Bedell Cristin bursary, legal work experience schemes and external schemes.

Partnering with the business

• Be the first port of call for Support staff who require support, guidance and advice

• Provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on HR policy and procedures to ensure that the firm follows a best practice approach and is compliant with all relevant legislation

• Provide guidance to managers of Support teams on employee behaviour and conflict resolution

• Provide HR advice and support on serious and complex employee relations matters, e.g. poor performance, conduct, capability, attendance, investigations, dismissal and disputes. Manage and assist with the Bedell Cristin performance management process such as grievance, capability and disciplinary processes

• Take the lead in all aspects of the recruitment process for a range of roles; from ensuring necessary approval is in place, definition of the recruitment process, identification and filtering of candidates, interviewing, providing feedback, managing offers, new starter inductions, overseeing probationary periods and related administration.

• Liaise with the heads of the support teams to plan and encourage strategic thinking around current and future resourcing requirements.

• Liaise with the heads/others around the annual salary review and bonus process including providing guidance on appropriate remuneration for team members and helping to manage expectations of any salary increases.

Miscellaneous

• Involvement in all staff engagement activates to include wellbeing and social events.

• Other ad-hoc tasks as and when required.

Qualifications

• Likely to be educated to degree level

• Hold a relevant HR qualification

Knowledge/skills/experience

• Minimum of 3 years' HR experience ideally gained in a professional services firm with a presence in multiple jurisdictions

• Experience of running all elements of recruitment processes with good interviewing skills

• Confident working with technology and experience of using social media for recruitment purposes

• Strong IT skills including Excel

• Strong generalist HR skills to include a broad knowledge of Jersey Employment Law

• Strong administrative and organisational skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with colleagues at all levels to deliver business outcomes

Competencies

We would like you to have:

• Ability to work under pressure using own initiative and judgement

• Confidence to liaise with, advise and at times challenge staff at the most senior levels

• Flexible approach and willing to adapt and provide assistance where required

• A good eye for detail and passionate about quality

In this role you will be expected to:

• Adhere to all policies, procedures and regulations including those around anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.

• Commit to fulfilling your personal CPD requirements and to continually develop your skills and knowledge.

• Act in keeping with our core behaviours.