HR Assistant

4 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Herbert Smith Freehills Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

About Herbert Smith Freehills

As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.


The Opportunity

Key Internal Relationships:

HR Advisers HR Managers Payroll Team Recruitment Team Centre of Excellence Teams within HR Fee Earning Divisions (including Partners, Associates, Legal PA Managers, Group Executive Assistants, and PAs) Other Business Services Teams (including Learning & Development, Office Operations & IT) ALT Employees and People Managers ALT Practice Management Executive and Belfast Business Services Teams

Key External Relationships:

Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Referencing Provider Legal Practice Council 


Key Responsibilities:

The HR Generalist team is managed by the HR Manager, Operations, and is responsible for providing general HR support to all business areas via the 'AskHR' helpdesk.  The AskHR helpdesk is the first point of contact for day-to-day HR related queries and requests offering a general advisory service across the Firm. Classifying queries and requests at first instance before assigning to members of the team Supporting the end to end employee life cycle by providing administrative assistance to the HR Business Partners and the wider HR team Maintaining personnel records, ensuring that all employee information is up to date and accurate on Workday. Coordinating the weekly new joiner induction, liaising with the Recruitment, Office Operations and IT Training teams to ensure a smooth client experience Managing the on-boarding process for new joiners, liaising with the Firm's external referencing provider to ensure pre-employment checks are completed by the joiner's probation date Managing end to end Parental Leave processes for all employees Assisting with ER related issues such as disciplinaries and redundancies by taking a full and accurate note of the meeting. Monitoring frequent sickness absence and escalating to the HR Business Partners where appropriate Conducting ad-hoc New Joiner Chats and Exit Interviews, providing feedback to the HR Business Partners where appropriate Coordinating the General Trainee Induction that occurs twice a year, arranging speakers and training materials, collating feedback and liaising with the Learning & Development, Office Operations and Audio Technician teams to ensure a smooth client experience Supporting the Annual Performance, Salary and Bonus Review by attending group moderation meetings and talent sessions, data checking and letter production

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Proactive, confident and uses own initiative  Excellent organisation skills Attention to detail is key Proven client service experience is essential Matric/Grade 12 qualification A tertiary qualification A minimum of 6 months HR experience

Team

Human Resources

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Johannesburg

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.


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