HR Manager (FTC)

HR Manager (FTC)

Frazer Jones are supporting a boutique Investment Management business, based in central London, to secure an HR Manager to cover a period of maternity leave.

This 12-month FTC (starting in early December) would suit an established HR professional with solid experience from another small / boutique financially regulated business.

Reporting to the Head of HR and working with an HR Assistant, the HR Manager is responsible for managing and maintaining all HR processes and procedures in relation to the employee lifecycle.

With a client base of 130 employees and an HR team of 3, you will be involved at every step of the HR process requiring an operational and strategic approach to your work. While this role will not directly manage a team, The HR Manager will support the Head of HR in the day-to-day oversight of the HR Assistant, ensuring the HR team is positively engaged, functions well and delivers high-quality services to the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Employee Relations

• Support the Head of HR with employee relations issues, such as but not limited to: o Manage the administration around employee relation matters. o Lead and/or support disciplinary and grievances meetings.
• Engage with external (legal) counsel as necessary.
• Providing advice and support to employees and managers on HR policies, procedures and documentation.
• Manage the periodic review of the HR Policies and Procedures, including the Employee Handbook, to ensure these documents remain compliant with legal/regulatory changes and best practice.
• Support the Head of HR in the drafting, revision and implementation of any new HR policies and procedures in line with business needs and in accordance with legal and best practice requirements.

Recruitment

• Oversee and manage the recruitment process, ensuring the recruitment policy and process remains up-to-date and fit for purpose.
• Ensure the delivery of an excellent recruitment service to hiring managers, employees as well as applicants.
• Maintain strong relationships with agencies to ensure we can attract and retain top talent and review the PSL of agencies at least once every year to ensure the agencies are fit and proper and deliver value to the business.
• Ensure our employment contracts are up-to-date with regulatory and employment law changes and are fit for purpose.
• Ensure background checking process is effective and efficient in order to minimise the risk of employing people that are not fit and proper for the role (per the FCA guidelines).

New Starters / Leavers

• Oversee the new joiner onboarding process to deliver a high-quality onboarding experience to new joiners and managers
• Oversee the effective coordination of the onboarding process with other parts of the business.

Management Information

• Ensure personnel files and HR systems (manual and electronic) are kept up-to-date and in line with internal policy as well as external regulatory requirements, including GDPR.
• Produce and oversee management information and KPI requirements for the Chief People Officer.
• Assist in the preparation of HR reports (i.e. Human Capital Management report, KPIs for the monthly HR report to Executive Directors, Staff Engagement survey results etc…).

Learning & Development

• Coordinate, develop and/or run annual HR training sessions across the business (for example, manager training, mental health training, EDI training, performance management training, etc.)
• Work with line managers to support employee training needs.
• Consider ways and deliver improvements to Manage Learning & Development initiatives.

Payroll

• Ensure adequate cover of payroll administration in the absence of the HR Administrator.
• Work with Finance and Chief People Officer to deliver the HR contribution to Annual Accounts.

Reward

• Support the Chief People Officer on the annual salary review process, bonus and pay benchmarking work.

Other

• Provide general support to the Chief People Officer.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.
• Hybrid working pattern for the most part of the year. 3 days in, 2 from home. 5 days in January for year end.

If this describes your experience, send your CV to Marcus at Frazer Jones today

The SR Group (UK) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.