Position

Human Resources Manager / Talent Manager

Department

Human Resources

Reporting line

COO or Managing Partner

Office

The role to be based in the Abu Dhabi office, with responsibilities for 4 offices in the region

Job purpose

1.       Manage and coordinate all aspects of human resources management in the office, with a particular emphasis on recruitment and retention,

2.       Propose and implement Talent Management strategies, policies and solutions,

3.       Act as the internal Talent Management advisor to Partners,

4.       Provide Professional Develoment for support staff, mentoring and coaching, identify training opportunities across the region

5.       Bring information on best practice, innovation and creativity from external/internal (competitor and non-competitor organisations) as input to debate/discussions at a senior level

6.       Develop and manage the HR Department

 

 

Responsibilities

·         Compensation, Benefits and Employee Relations, including:

o              Conducting annual salary reviews and monitoring the salary structure,

o              Supervision of the employee documentation,

o              Providing assistance and couselling on employee relations,

o              Development and administration of the employee benefits system,

o              Development and administration of the HR budget,

o              Providing advice, assistance and follow-up on company policies, procedures, and documentation,

o              Payroll function to be decided (possible outsourcing)

 

·         Recruitment and selection, including:

o              Developing recruitment policies and strategies,

o              Maintaining contacts with recruitment agencies,

o              Developing recruitment marketing tools (recruitment brochures, advertisements, collaterals),

o              Developing and maintaining relationships with law schools and student

         organizations, including participation in job fairs and presentations at the universities,

o              Coordination and active participation in the recruitment process for all positions in the office (job descriptions, interviews, negotiating employment contracts).

 

·         Training and Development, including:

o              Coordination of the performance review system for lawyers and support staff,

o              Development and coordination of training schemes for lawyers and support staff,

o              Development and implementation of the performance review system for local partners and principals,

o              Internal promotion of Development Framework scheme, including Learning Resources,

o              Cooperation with external training providers,

o              Delivery of selected training modules,

o              Coordination of the induction programme for all new joiners.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

·         A naturally confident leader and strategic thinker, able to assess the firm’s future needs and align initiatives accordingly,

·         A track-record of successful people development and working in close partnership with internal clients,

·         Strong generalist HR experience, especially regarding recruitment, training and development,

·         Advanced managerial skills with the ability to negotiate with, and persuade, others not in direct line of report,

·         Delivery focused,

·         An ability to operate and succeed in a fast-paced, highly intellectual, multi-tasking, client-service orientated environment,

·         Ability to operate under pressure to resolve issues in a controlled and calm fashion,

·         Experience of change management ,

·         Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken,

·         A team player with a ‘can do’ attitude and a passion for excellence,

·         A creative thinker who will come forward with new ideas and approaches to enhance the firm’s approach to HR and Training ,

·         At least 5 years of experience in human resources management, incl. min 2 years at Manager level, gained with an international organization, preferabley in a legal, big 4 or consultancy environment

·         Fluency in English..