Senior HR Advisor

• Supporting approximately 220 employees across the practice groups and business teams alongside the rest of the Singapore HR team.
• All employees are based in the Singapore office.

• Consult with practice group leaders and managers to understand and identify business and headcount needs and to input on the HR element of strategic business plans.
• Be aware of “shape and size” issues within client groups and highlight to partners/manager as appropriate.
• Manage the administrative processes which support the headcount and business planning process to ensure that they are executed efficiently and accurately.
• Monitor headcount movement and highlight issues to relevant partner/manager as required and manage any remedial action required.

• Identify development needs and opportunities and engage partners/managers and learning specialists to respond to those needs.
• Manage and coordinate transfers, secondments and exchange programmes taking into account Linklaters policy and practice and ensuring HR administration is executed efficiently and accurately.

• Advise partners/managers on policy and best practice with regards to performance management and employee relations issues and provide assistance with administration and other required tasks.
• Influence management practices by coaching and advising partners/managers/team leaders.
• Interpret and implement firm wide polices and practices.
• Consult with Specialist HR teams to enhance/create polices as required.
• Manage sickness absence

• Drive forward the annual appraisal, salary and bonus review process, advising on policy and practice and managing the production of the relevant documentation for moderation meetings.
• Manage the annual appraisal process to ensure it is undertaken within time parameters, with rigour and integrity.
• Challenge decisions to ensure equity and assist in effective career and performance management.
• Provide briefing, training and regular updates to client groups in relation to the annual processes via group meetings and office townhalls.

• Conduct exit interviews.
• Advise partners/managers on policy and best practice and provide coaching and administrative support with less routine leaver issues such as counselling to leave, redundancy, dismissal, retirement, etc.
• Keep abreast of recurring themes from exit interview data and highlight to partners/ manager as appropriate.

• Coordinate and attend campus recruitment events in Singapore
• Work with our Asia Resourcing Manager for India graduate recruitment
• Work with our London graduate team on London/Singapore graduate opportunities
• Manage trainee seat move each March and September
• Act as mentor and support for the Singapore based trainees throughout their training contract.
• Manage intern pipeline

• Contribute to special projects which are driven out of an identified business need within the client group or HR strategy.
• Assist in the development of the wider HR team through effective networking, communication and sharing of experience and knowledge.

• Ability to gain the respect of partners & managers and influence them effectively.
• Professional, credible.
• Effective communicator.
• Excellent presentation skills both oral and written
• Adaptable and flexible.
• Common sense.
• Strong team skills.
• Committed and determined – robust

• University Degree, ideally HR
• Strong technical knowledge of HR issues
• Undergraduate degree in business studies/ management. (desirable)

• Native level English

• Minimum five years HR experience in blue-chip organisations where HR has been an effective business partner.
• Evidence of conducting interviews and involvement in selection decisions.
• Experience in implementing firm wide employee relations policies.
• Extensive knowledge of HR administration, in particular, headcount planning and assessment and salary review.
• Professional services exposure a benefit (desirable)

• Computer literate – good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Able to prioritise effectively
• Manage electronic diary
• Able to multi-task effectively.
• Good attention to detail
• Workday (desirable)

• Commercially aware.
• Comfortable with figures

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