HR Executive

We are currently looking for an HR Executive to join our strategic and dynamic HR team.  The role will involve providing professional and operational HR services to a number of legal and business support teams across the business. 

As part of their role, the successful candidate will assist the Learning and Development team in graduate recruitment initiatives and work with the Diversity & Inclusion Manager to lead the firm's Gender Focus and Wellbeing network groups.

Ideally the successful candidate will have experience of working in a fast paced environment on a range of HR matters including recruitment, employee relations and employee reward.

Main Duties

• To manage all recruitment and selection activities across specific teams/sites;
• To generate and issue contracts of employment for employees;
• To manage disciplinary, capability and grievance processes, advising managers on statutory points and drafting all associated documentation in relation to any processes;
• To manage maternity leave arrangements and flexible working requests and to draft all documentation in relation to these;
• To promote effective communication between parties and all employees within the firm;
• To mediate disputes between managers and employees;
• To assist the Senior D+I Executive with project work within the firm specifically in relation to the the Gender Focus Group and S+W Wellbeing;
• To participate in the firm’s summer placement process;
• To participate in the firm’s graduate recruitment process;
• To attend recruitment fairs as appropriate;
• To manage the firmwide mentoring initiative;
• To participate in induction processes as appropriate;
• To provide backup cover for divisional statistical requirements for e.g. tenders, press releases etc.;
• To assist with the firm’s annual salary review process;
• To generate payroll documentation for employees;
• To manage the firm’s absence management procedures;
• To undertake exit interviews and use the information gained through this process to effect appropriate change;
• To work with the L&D team to develop and administer appropriate training programmes;
• To develop policies in line with the legislative and organisation requirements;
• To review policies for the HR team regularly and update as required;
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by manager.

Skills/Experience

• A minimum of four years’ experience in a similar role is essential;
• Experience within the professional services industry is desirable;
• It is essential that you have exposure to working with a busy team and dealing with conflicting priorities;
• An ability to use your own initiative to resolve problems is fundamental;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential;
• Preferably degree educated in a relevant discipline or, you will have gained the CIPD level 5 qualification, however full CIPD qualification to level 7 is desirable;
• Previous work experience dealing with performance management is highly desirable.

Further Information

If you would like further information on the role or require accomodations please contact Carlyn McAndrew at Carlyn.McAndrew@shepwedd.com or call 0131 473 5775.

Equal Opportunities

At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive and high performance working environment, where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups, including candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, disabled people and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

GDPR Information

Shepherd and Wedderburn is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information that we collect as a “data controller”. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students. If you are successful in obtaining paid employment with us, we will hold your information in accordance with our Personnel Data Retention Policy, which will be provided to you at the relevant time.

We will process the information you provide solely for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. The information will be disclosed to the interview panel (if relevant), your line manager (if appointed), and Human Resources staff members. We may contact any references provided for the purposes of discussing your application, and will ask your permission before doing so.

If you provide any information deemed to be “special category” information under the General Data Protection Regulation, we may use this as follows:

• We will use information about your disability status to provide appropriate adjustments to the interview process.
• We will use any information provided in our diversity monitoring form about your race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender identity, gender expression, social mobility background, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, any disability information, age, and marital/civil partnership status to ensure meaningful equal opportunity monitoring and reporting. Any analysis of this data will be done on an anonymous basis.

Should your application be unsuccessful, the information provided will be deleted within 1 year of a decision not to progress your application.

If you have any further questions about how we process and store your information, or your rights in relation to this, please refer to our GDPR Privacy Notice for Applicants and Work Experience Students (available at www.shepwedd.com/careers/working-with-us/privacy-notice)