Employee Relations Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
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Employee Relations Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
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To be part of a successful Human Resources Business Partnering (HRBP) team, collectively delivering an excellent level of operational client service to the Firm. The role-holder will be working alongside the London Talent and Risk teams, responsible for providing the firm with commercial employee relations advice whilst effectively managing risk for the firm, and supporting delivery of the Firm's strategic people priorities. The individual will provide a responsive, commercial, and solutions-focused approach.
The London HR Talent team comprises the Director of Talent Management, two Senior HRBPs, 3.4 HRBPs, 2.6 HR Officers, and two HR Coordinators. The role-holder will work collaboratively with Talent team colleagues, the wider People team, Partners and line managers.
Main responsibilities
* Act as a trusted adviser, working with Partners, managers and HR Business Partners across the London office to provide strategic advice and solutions, enabling the firm to navigate sensitive and business critical employment issues, including complaints and grievances, misconduct and other disciplinary matters, restructures, negotiated employee exits and settlement agreements, complex performance/capability issues and absence management
* Advise on general employment law queries including (but not limited to) contractual issues, equality legislation, and employment status issues
* Support the London People and Risk teams, managing any employment-related litigation and liaising with external employment counsel where required
* Lead on the case management of formal grievances and disciplinary processes in the London office; conduct or support investigations where required, providing strategic advice to Partners/managers and members of the London Talent team
* Collaborate with the General Counsel & Risk team about the Firm's regulatory reporting obligations.
* Alongside the London Talent, Risk and Reward teams, develop and implement people policies, guidelines and processes, partnering with internal stakeholders where appropriate, and proactively reviewing these policies in line with ongoing changes and market trends; Advise on the application of policies across the business, ensuring a fair and consistent approach
* Develop and deliver employment and policy-related training for the Talent function (and wider firm, where appropriate)
* Provide support on various local, regional and global people projects/initiatives
* Draft and update contracts and other key templates as required
* Maintain a record of budget expenditure concerning any external legal advisers
* Collaborate and share knowledge across the People team (locally and regionally) and coaching, mentoring, and motivating more junior members of the Talent team
* Lead or assist with ad hoc project work
About the team
Function
The Firm’s People function has responsibility for recruiting, supporting, and developing all of the Firm’s people, including our Partners, Associates, and Business Professionals, working closely with the Firm’s leadership to design and deliver the Firm’s people strategy, building on the Firm’s core commitments to collaboration, excellence, and inclusivity. The function includes:
* Talent Management
* Recruitment & Mobility
* Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
* Partner Services
* Total Rewards
You will report to: Director of Talent Management
Your direct reports, if any: N/A
Key relationships:
* The HRBP team and wider People Team, including the Graduate Recruitment and Development, ID&E, Leadership & Learning teams
* General Counsel and Risk team
* Partners and line managers
About the candidate
Technical skills, qualifications and experience
* Experienced employee relations specialist operating at Manager Level. Alternatively, a qualified lawyer with at least two years’ post qualification experience, specialising in employment law, previous in-house experience preferred but not required
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Able to inspire trust and respect whilst able to influence and challenge
* Methodical and thorough with a strong attention to detail. Able to balance pragmatism, empathy, risk and compliance with your advice
* Able to identify the real issue, and to anticipate requirements and potential consequences. Can distil a range of possibilities by thinking in a considered, prudent manner
* Can positively impact those around them, and develop themselves both personally and professionally. Have a strong client service ethos and delivery focus
* Will act as a subject matter expert in their field
* Can bring perspective and a constructive approach to high-pressure situations and directs attention to solutions
* Able to make sound commercial decisions based on a clear understanding of the business
* A catalyst and leader of change
* Have a flexible approach to adapt the role to meet current and future business needs
* A strategic thinker
* Excellent influencing and presentation skills to establish senior-level credibility
* Strong client relationship skills, able to manage the diversity of multiple leader relationships and serve their needs without compromising service levels
* Able to build rapport at all levels. A motivator and developer of people
* In-depth working knowledge and understanding of HR legislation, principles, policies and procedures
* Able to develop solutions to a wide range of highly complex problems, requiring creativity and innovation
* Strong diagnostic and analytic skills, and able to exercise good judgment
* Have a collaborative approach, effectively working with others to achieve team success
Why Join Us?
Baker McKenzie is a truly global law firm. Founded in 1949, we advise many of the world's most dynamic and successful business organisations through our 13,200 people in 74 offices in 45 countries. Yet big does not mean impersonal. We work hard to ensure that everyone knows their role and has the support they need to perform it to the highest standard. Our culture encourages this - how we work, think and behave in a collaborative and fulfilling way.
In London you will be part of a 1,000 person office, which is also our largest office globally. Originally opened in 1961, Baker McKenzie London is well established in the UK as a leading international law firm and is regularly involved in some of the country's most high-profile legal matters. We can offer you the work, pride and experience of being part of a leading law firm but in a local office environment that is hardworking, friendly and supportive.
The strength of the firm and our culture is evidenced by a number of recent awards, including:
* Thomson Reuters (formerly Acritas' Sharplegal) Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index, 2010- 2022 - ranked 1st
* The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2021-2022: currently ranked 52nd
* Thomson Reuters ranked the Firm No. 1 for cross-border deals for the last 12 years. More than 70% of our deals are cross-border.
* For the 14th consecutive year, the Firm was ranked first for deals with emerging market involvement, by both number of announced and completed deals.
* Law360 ranked the Firm as one of the 400 Largest US Law Firms in in its annual survey in 2020.
* Identified as one of the Hall of Fame for best law firms for women by Working Mother magazine, 2011-2021.
* Received a a Gold Award in Stonewall's Global Workplace Equality Index of Top Global Employers for LGBTQ+ Inclusion.
* Ranked as one of the Top 20 Employers in the 2023 Social Mobility Employer Index.
* Received Double Certification for earning top marks in the 2022 Corporate Equality Index and Equidad MX of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
* Winner of the Europe Mentorship Programme - International Firm award in the Euromoney Women in Business Law Europe Awards 2021
* Winner of the Gender Diversity International Firm, Talent Management International Firm, and Work-Life Balance International Firm awards in the Euromoney
* Women in Business Law Asia Awards 2021
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