HR Officer, Glasgow or Edinburgh. International Law firm. To £33k.

Up to £33k pa plus excellent benefits. Glasgow or Edinburgh based.

An outstanding opportunity to work with a leading international Law firm in a generalist HR Officer role.

Alongside the firms HR Managers, providing Human Resources related advice and assistance ensuring delivery of a sound and professional operational HR and learning & development service. Implementing, as required, HR and Learning and Development policy and strategic initiatives/projects .Ensuring compliance with legislation and professional HR best practice to promote the ongoing development of HR. Contributing to the development of HR policy and planning.

Key duties:
HR Policy and Specialist Advice: Work with partners/managers to manage sickness absence (including long-term absence) for assigned areas in line with the client’s absence management policy. Conduct absence meetings as necessary. Manage income protection claims as necessary. Responding to HR related queries and providing general advice on HR policies such as maternity leave, grievance and disciplinary procedures, flexible working requests, diversity and data protection. Deal with all maternity and adoption cases for the assigned groups/areas.

Employee relations: Manage grievance, and dismissal procedures for assigned groups, calling upon specialist support as necessary. Provide employment law advice, using specialist assistance as necessary. Act as the Employee Forum’s secretary as required.
Compensation & Reward. Understand the remuneration and reward issues relevant to the assigned group, including market and benchmarking analysis and reward activities. Provide advice as required on remuneration levels and other contractual terms for the defined client group. Assist with the annual salary review and employee benefits programmes.

Performance Management and appraisal. Provide expert advice on performance management issues, including carrying out investigations and disciplinary meetings. Advise line managers on employment law and best practice. Assist with advice, training and coaching on the appraisal process and ensure the timely completion of performance appraisals.

Recruitment, selection and induction. Liaise with the recruitment team to ensure recruitment is managed effectively, cost efficiently and in line with firm policy. In particular, to assist with identification of vacancies and recruitment authorisations, to assist as required with candidate screening, interviewing, determination of terms and conditions.  Conduct and present at company inductions as required.  Oversee the management of probationary periods for the defined client group.  Where necessary, assist as required with candidate screening and interviewing and assessment, particularly during peak periods.

Learning & Development. Work with Learning and Development colleagues to ensure that individuals are equipped with the skills necessary to carry out their jobs to a high level.

To be considered for this role you must has excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills. Further, be flexible in nature, a team player and have the capacity to establish professional credibility quickly.

You will be graduate or equivalent and be an Associate Member, or ideally, Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Your background should include solid generalist experience operating at HR Officer level in a Law firm, the financial services sector, a blue chip company or similar professional environment. Further, this should involve experience of employee relations, recruitment, performance management and learning and development.

If you would like to be considered for this outstanding opportunity, please get in touch with the team at OnlineHR,co.uk by emailing ask@onlinehr.co.uk and enclosing a copy of your CV.