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Human Resources Business Advisor

Employer
DLA Piper
Location
Dublin (County), Leinster (IE)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
3 Jul 2019

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Vacancy Type
Human Resources, Generalist
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Officer / Analyst / Engineer / Executive / Coordinator
Role Classification
Other Professional

Job Details

THE OPPORTUNITY

The role of the HR Business Advisor is to support the achievement of business and people objectives within the Dublin office by providing a client focused service.         

To assist line managers and our people through professional, commercial and pragmatic HR advice and support.

The role will be based in our Dublin office, but the candidate may also be required to travel to other UK offices from time to time. 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provides the primary source of line manager advice and guidance on HR related policies and practices

  • Provides coaching to line managers to encourage effective communication & objective problem resolution

  • Partners with line managers to manage employee relations casework including dispute resolutions, disciplinaries, grievances, absence, retirement and redundancy, drives resolution in line with legislation and internal policies

  • Keeps HR business partners updated with case work activity within their practice groups / offices, highlighting risks and issues

  • Proactively identifies themes / trends arising from casework and operational activities, completes root cause analysis and develops solutions

  • Supports HR business partners in the delivery of people projects and HR calendar activities

  • Continuously monitors and reviews HR policies and processes and proposes changes where necessary, working with specialist areas and the HR shared services centre

  • Facilitates ongoing coaching and professional development of employees

ABOUT YOU

  • Basic level of understanding and experience in human resources management across all core areas of HR - recruitment, reward, performance management, learning & development, talent management

  • Good working knowledge of Irish and EU employment law, procedures and processes and proven experience in managing cases through to conclusion, balancing the needs of the business and the individual

  • Good stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills

  • Good organisational skills, including attention to detail and multi-tasking

  • Professional qualification (CIPD or equivalent) is desirable but not essential

  • Commercially astute and stays current on key legal, employment and business news

  • Provides a professional, quality service in a timely manner, and responds effectively to requests from internal clients

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world.  We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering  practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

AGILE WORKING   

We recognise that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly.  That's why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING         

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we may conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.

Company

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients, and we achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed.

We’re proud to serve an international client base that includes more than half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 companies. We help the world's top companies with their business-critical issues. Many of the deals we work on are complex and challenging – transcending not just practice areas, but borders, languages and legal systems. With offices throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice disciplines than virtually any other law firm in the world. Our lawyers have wide experience in arbitration, banking, competition and trade, as well as corporate crime and corporate finance. We have strong practices in employment, energy, hospitality and leisure, insurance, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions and have developed key teams in pensions, private equity, real estate, tax, and technology

As a firm we are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive culture for all of our people, where differences are genuinely valued. For us, diversity isn't just about visible differences, it's the unique blend of talents, skills, experiences and perspectives that makes each of us an individual and we know it's crucial to have a culture and environment where those differences are genuinely valued.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0)20 7349 0296
Location
160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4HT
GB

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