HR Consultant - Exeter, United Kingdom - Browne Jacobson

Browne Jacobson

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Exeter, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Vacancy details:

HR Consultant
Exeter
:

Vacancy type

Specialist

Level

Business area

Business & Professional Risk

Duration

Permanent

Hours

Full Time

Location

Exeter

Reference number

Job title

HR Consultant

Team

HR Services
Education

Vacancy owner

Jonah Philpott

At Browne Jacobson, we've always worked across business and society, and this expertise sets us apart. Social and environmental impact are at the top of our business agenda. We champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is how we improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.

With offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Dublin, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham, we're a UK & I based law firm with an international reach

Our sectors include:

health; real estate and construction; education; energy and infrastructure; financial services; government; insurance; manufacturing and industrials; and retail, consumer and logistics.

We nurture talent at all levels and from every background and celebrate what makes people individuals.

Law needs all voices to reflect the society it serves and we're working towards social mobility, diversity and inclusion in our firm - and our profession.

We strive to create meaningful personal and professional development opportunities and offer flexible working in support of a good work-life balance.

We focus on wellbeing and individuality, so that all our people can thrive.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

We strive to create meaningful personal and professional development opportunities and offer flexible working in support of a good work-life balance.

We focus on wellbeing and individuality, so that all our people can thrive.

Why is this role important and how does it fit into the team, department and wider firm?

Providing client focused comprehensive and pragmatic HR advice and support to schools and academies in line with their specific policies, procedures and legal requirements is a core component of our service to clients and a core component of this role.

This role also supports the Senior HR Consultants and the Head of HR Services in the development of HR consultancy services to the education sector.

Our team of legal and HR specialists have a wealth of education knowledge and experience and come highly commended; consistently featured in Band One of the Legal 500 and Chambers UK listings.

At the core of our approach is our objective to help our education clients do what is fundamentally right for their pupils and their organisation as a whole.

To build excellent relationships with clients at all levels, striving to deliver pragmatic, sector orientated advice that is carefully aligned to client's interests and at the forefront of national best practice.

To build excellent relationships with colleagues, relating well to people at all levels within the firm, building team spirit and showing a collegial commitment to ongoing development of the firm's services to the education sector.

Objectives set are achieved, and new business generated promotes continued and sustainable growth for the firm.

What does the role actually involve?

Provide a solution focused, pragmatic HR advisory service to clients on the full range of complex employee relations and wider HR issues
Deliver exceptional client service at all times, keeping the client at the centre of all that we do
Maximise new business opportunities for the firm seeing them through to successful completion
Keep abreast of sector developments and changes in order to ensure that advice is compliant, and sector focused
Lead on adhoc client projects, covering the full scope of generalist HR (including investigations of all types)
Delegate to and supervise HR Advisors as required
Prepare for pitches/tender presentations
Create content for and deliver training to clients
Prepare and create new precedent documentation for clients based on changes to legislation and sector direction/initiatives
Collaboratively undertake reviews of existing precedent documentation ensuring compliance and best practice
Undertake public speaking at conferences and other events, demonstrating credibility
Write blog posts and advisory articles on an adhoc basis for both Browne Jacobson materials as well as sector publications and websites
Build and engender trusted advisor relationships with allocated clients, ensuring exceptional client care. Lead on the client conversation regarding annual renewal of HR services
Manage allocated client matter files, ensuring that fees and time are managed carefully and that support teams are notified of billing requirements. Also, to be involved in any client conversations regarding outstanding invoices yet to be paid