Kennedys is looking for a Talent Advisor to join our Talent team based in Chelmsford, London or Manchester. The Talent Advisor will be responsible for advising and supporting on learning & development, talent management, and people performance across UK & EMEA. They will work closely with the Senior Talent Manager, Learning & Development Managers and the wider HR team.
Team
The Kennedys HR team is over 85 strong and supports the firm around the world with all people related matters.
The HR team is based 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.
This role will be part of the Talent team, which is responsible for talent management, people performance, professional skills development and training, culture, and engagement. The team comprises a Senior Talent Manager, two Learning and Development Advisors (including this role), a Learning and Development Programme Operations Specialist, and a Learning and Development Assistant, and is currently recruiting for two Learning & Development Managers.
You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.
Key responsibilities
1. Working with senior stakeholders, the Talent team and HRBPs to implement and review talent actions arising from embedded talent processes
2. Supporting the delivery of talent projects within the team, working collaboratively with the wider Talent and HR team.
3. Supporting the Learning & Development Managers with development needs analysis, content creation, delivery and evaluation.
4. Working closely with HR Business Partners to support the implementation and refinement of talent processes and tools such as succession planning and talent mapping.
5. Working closely with L&D managers and stakeholders to ensure a seamless learning experience.
6. Creating and implementing smaller scale talent processes and tools to support bigger pieces of work
7. Driving engagement with talent initiatives and processes at all levels
8. Building relationships across HR teams and regions, in particular regional L&D teams and the Responsible Business team.
Required experience
9. Previous experience in either Learning and Development or a wider Talent role gained in a corporate environment
10. Experience supporting performance review processes, career progression frameworks and succession planning
11. Work collaboratively with a consultative approach, and a strong ability to influence
12. Commercial awareness and understanding of partnership environments
13. Strong technology skills, in particular data manipulation and analysis to identify trends and generate insight
14. Ability to build productive relationships with senior and key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor
15. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build credibility and relationships quickly.
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 46 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, distinctive and ambitious. Our 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 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.
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