Overview
Life is full of decisions that shape our future, but to make great decisions we need certainty and good advice. At Evelyn Partners (formerly Tilney Smith & Williamson), we have been giving good advice and helping people and businesses flourish for almost 200 years. Our mission is ‘to place the power of good advice into more hands’. We’re committed to giving more people and businesses access to good advice, regardless of their wealth or the size of their company. We are the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group. We can look after the combined wealth and tax needs of our clients and provide specialist accountancy, assurance, tax and advisory services for businesses. Our clients range from online investors to those requiring bespoke wealth management, and from charities to entrepreneurs and corporate businesses. Job Description
What will you be doing?
We’re seeking a talented individual to join our HR Advisory team as HR Policy and Contracts Specialist who will work closely with the HR Policy and Contracts team and the wider HR function to develop and maintain the HR policy and employment contract framework, supporting key objectives in the context of the people agenda.
Working in partnership with the HR Team and the business, the HR Adviser will combine an understanding of the organisation and its context with HR expertise, to provide oversight and support the development of HR policy and contract solutions to meet organisational needs.
The HR Adviser will provide guidance to the HR Team on policy and contract related matters as required and support the development of the HR Team in best practice.
As HR Policy & Contracts Specialist, your responsibilities will include among others
- To support the oversight and development of the HR Policy framework ensuring in line with legal and regulatory updates and best practice
- To work collaboratively with the HR Team and other key policy stakeholders to ensure the HR Policy framework is embedded in the organisation
- To provide knowledge and expertise to support the development of policy solutions in line with the People agenda and organisational needs
- To develop and implement processes that support effective policy implementation and governance
- To support the development and maintain employment contract and consultancy agreement templates, providing solutions where required and ensuring best practice in application
- To work collaboratively with the Reward Team to have oversight of non-standard contract arrangements
- To provide guidance and ongoing development to the HR Team to ensure sound knowledge and application of policy and contract best practice
- To support the effective implementation of change management initiatives, including medium to large acquisitions and business transformation projects
- To provide support to the HR Services team to meet performance objectives in relation to policy and contract guidance, enabling a client focused approach
- To help to build a high performance culture, which reinforces our values and behaviours
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have
- Up-to-date knowledge of HR best practice, employment law and developments in HR
- Knowledge of Group HR policies and contracts with ability to interpret policy and contracts to provide sound advice
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and deliver to deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Excellent systems and analytical skills, with attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills, with initiative to identify solutions
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