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We are looking for a dedicated Junior HR Advisor to join our team on a maternity cover basis starting early to mid-October 2024. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior HR Admin transitioning to managing an HR standalone function. This is an interim full-time role based in Farringdon, with occasional travel to Bristol.

1. Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment and induction
• Recruitment: ensuring that a consistent recruitment process (including diversity and inclusion activities) is established and followed.
• Help to construct, review and post job roles using a variety of social media and job boards, etc, to attract relevant and diverse candidates.
• Conduct reference checks, consistently, as relevant.
• Draft HR letters, including offers, contracts of employment and other HR documentation as relevant.
• Working with the HR consultant and wider business to ensure that a coordinated and consistently applied induction process is developed and implemented.
• Working with the relevant... supervisor to ensure that regular feedback is given; and a formal end of probation review is undertaken.

Day to day
• Be the key and confidential contact for employees in relation to all aspects of Human Resources. Work closely with the HR Consultant to ensure that issues are addressed in a professional and timely manner.
• Undertake all aspects of HR related administration, in an organised and confidential manner.
• Undertaking the administration and analysis, as required, to ensure a fair and consistent approach to promotions and pay increases.
• Assist with producing ‘people related’ statistics and HR reports for example, staff turnover, headcount, attendance/absence etc.
• Manage short term projects to develop the HR function, together with your professional HR expertise and your project management skills.
• Represent DPG’s cultural values and help to ensure that these are reflected in the interaction with employees and the work that HR delivers, in partnership with the wider DPG team, across London and Bristol.

Learning and development
• Work with the supervisors and HR Consultant to develop and implement a consistent approach to a formal training structure, as relevant for newly appointed paralegals and trainee solicitors.
• Work with the HR Consultant and supervisor to ensure that training contracts are progressing, in line with professional training requirements, and within the training deadline, for example 2 years.
• Support the HR Consultant in proactively identifying any trainees that are struggling to meet the training and experience requirements, in time to help the supervisor provide and support in addressing any issues identified.
• Support the HR Consultant in working with DPG to develop a structured approach to personal and professional career development that ensures that DPG are developing high performing employees at every level.
• Support the HR Consultant in implementing meaningful and consistently applied supervisor led, performance and development discussions which motivates and develops, direct reports.

Health & wellbeing
• Work internally with other teams, (for example, the practice team) to promote a positive and healthy company environment that reflects DPG’s strong values.
• Monitor employee wellbeing, and absence. Confidentially work with HR Consultant and relevant employees, if there are signs an individual needs support, health concerns, below average attendance at work. etc.
• Work with the Practice Manager to promote safe systems of work, and positive Health and Safety practices.

Requirements:
• At least 2-4 years’ experience in a Senior HR Admin role with some generalist background including supporting ER cases.
• A desire to continue developing your HR experience, including studying the CIPD, and growing your career in this area.
• Able to demonstrate professionalism, discretion and confidentiality at all times.
• Strong emotional intelligence, relationship building skills and a genuine desire to help ‘make a difference’ in terms of helping the team to be successful through fair and consistent approach to developing HR practices that support their growth, motivation and well being.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident using excel, word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work at pace and multitask.

There is no requirement to already have experience of working for a law firm, however we are looking for someone with a keen interest in working for a law firm with a strong ethos of ‘using the law for good’ and promoting civil rights.

DPG's work is widely recognised and admired for our client focused approach and high-profile litigation assisting the vulnerable. This is a great opportunity to join our top ranked legal team.

We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best service to our clients. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation. We particularly welcome applicants from a minoritized background to apply for this role.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:
• Monday to Friday

Experience:
• HR: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London

Reference ID: 2024/11/LONHRA
Expected start date: 21/10/2024

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