HR Business Partner

JR-5407
- Riyadh
- Human Resources
- Permanent

**Job Description**:
**The Role**

As an HR Business Partner you will be part of a highly regarded and collaborative HR team. This is a generalist HR business partnering role and you will have responsibility for providing business focused and best practice HR support to a number of business areas. The role will provide HR support to the business groups.

In addition you will take the lead in implementing the learning and development strategy. working on the core program as well as leadership development, Graduate Development and other ad-hoc learning projects.

You will be a credible and commercial Business Partner and deliver strategic priorities, working collaboratively across the HR function to provide a seamless and first class HR Service.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Resourcing**
- Responsibility for the management of local headcount plans including holding discussions with business area leaders to establish relevant staffing levels and subsequent monitoring/management of actual headcount to budgeted/required headcount;
- Works with key stakeholders to develop the appropriate resourcing strategy to bring in the best talent across all groups and functions;
- Source the best talent.
- Works closely with Practice Area Leaders and Partners to define and address overall performance issues or gaps impacting the success of business performance and/or strategy;
**Talent Development**
- Work with the global Academy to drive locally relevant learning and development initiatives.
- Manage the delivery of the local Academy curriculum. scheduling and coordinating the courses; marketing the courses to increase attendance
- Promote the use of the Academy portal and the available online content.
- Develop local training initiatives.
- Keep abreast of trends in the L&D industry and local market.
- Supports the identification of future Leaders within their groups through talent mapping and succession planning;
- Responsibility for the successful running of the appraisal and feedback process.
- Creating a learning environment that supports a range of career options.
- Assess, develop and deliver both the just in time and long term learning plans for your groups.
- Co-ordinates all promotion rounds within their groups.
- Provides development and coaching support (or facilitates coaching) to leaders support them in realising their teams potential.

**Graduate Development**
- Lead the development of the trainees on the local training scheme.
- Manage the trainee qualification process advising the business on the best qualification options for their needs.
- Develop initiatives to continuously improve the performance and retention of local trainees.

**Employee Relations**
- Advises on any employee relations' issues.
- Ensures the communication and implementation of Employee Relations policies in business areas e.g. absence management, disciplinary and dispute resolution;
- Undertakes face to face exit interviews with leavers and provides feedback and guidance to Partners and business leaders on our current employment proposition and practices.

**Projects/Communications**
- Management of annual salary and bonus review processes.
- Creates and manages the people agenda and annual plan ensuring it is aligned to the local and global strategic objectives.
- Manages a relevant programme of communications to support the local and global people agenda.
- Provides proactive and commercial advice on any relevant changes to team structures.
- Works with the Practice Area Leader and business leaders on diversity goals and specific initiatives to increase the retention and promotion of underrepresented groups (e.g. women) into Partner roles.
- Promote the biennial AS&H Clifford Chance Survey with local groups and analyse and engage employees on an action focused output plan.
- Manage the annual legal market salary survey.

**Qualifications**:
**Your experience**
- You will be energetic, collaborative and delivery focused in your approach.
- You will have significant relevant experience as a generalist HR Business Partner in a large and complex organisation (ideally legal or professional services) with a highly trained workforce and a reputation for HR service excellence.
- You will have experience in learning and development and talent management through conception, design and overseeing delivery.
- Experience working in MENA will be an advantage.
- You will have experience of working both strategically and operationally within HR, ideally with a good understanding of a Partnership Culture.
- You will have a proven track record of developing and implementing HR initiatives which have demonstrably contributed to achieving business objectives and enhanced overall business performance.

**Skills**:

- Strong intellectual and analytical skills with the flexibility to manage detail as well as think conceptually and creatively.
- Strong communications skills. An ability to form good relationshi