Summary
We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with 5,000+ colleagues in more than 30 countries. We’re full service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it. We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.
What to expect
For business professionals, our environment is highly collaborative with value being placed on diversity of ideas, skills and mindsets. Not least yours. It’s energetic, fast-moving and there’s always something new to get involved in. You will get exposure across geographies and the firm as a whole. The future is a place of opportunity. Focusing on your success and for what’s next, will ensure you thrive too.
Our team
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a HR Support Team Leader to join the HR Support Team within the International HR Operations team based in Birmingham city centre. This is a hybrid role, with a current requirement of working 3 days on site in the Birmingham Office.
Eversheds Sutherland prides itself on being a great place to work. The International Operations team is a HR Shared Service which is at the very heart of the employee experience. You will work as part of a professional and energetic team that is at a pivotal point of change, introducing new technology to enhance our HR service delivery. You can expect to get involved right across the spectrum of HR activity to make a real difference to our business. You can expect to achieve professional satisfaction by using your skills to the full.
Role and key responsibilities
The role of the HR Support Team Leader will be to drive service excellence and data accuracy within the Cyclical Activity Hub, ensuring key deliverables are met. Having previous experience working within a HR Service Function, you will have strong experience of HR systems, policy and procedures. You will also provide direct line management to 2-4 HR Support Administrators.
You will be expected to work closely with the Emerging Talent team and will need to have an excellent ability to manage relationships and expectations.
You will be responsible for a variety of HR Team Leader activities which will include and not limited to:
1. Direct line management of 2-4 HR Support Administrators
2. Working collaboratively with all Team Leaders within HR Support
3. Oversee and monitor the internal ticketing system, ensuring high priority tickets are actioned in a timely manner
4. Delegating tasks to team members and supporting team members with prioritisation
5. Supporting the team with actioning BAU tasks, especially during peak times
6. Producing weekly reports to support the business and HR Management Team
7. Ensuring all tasks are processed in a timely manner and a seamless onboarding process for our trainee, apprentice, intern and summer vacation scheme populations
8. Ensuring trainees, apprentices, interns and summer vacation scheme students are added to the internal HR system promptly and with 100% data accuracy
9. Quality checking HR Administrators data entry and providing team members with real time constructive feedback
10. Upskilling and coaching team members to deliver a customer centric HR service
11. Investigation escalation and queries as required
12. Responding to queries and requests as required
Skills and experience
We are looking for:
13. Attention to detail is a key fundamental part of this role, with the ability to prioritise and manage high volumes of work, maintain quality and accuracy and provide excellent service delivery
14. Ability to manage own time effectively
15. Ability to work at pace
16. Able to put the employee experience at the heart of all tasks
17. Fantastic organisational skills and ability to multi-task
18. Proactive, willing to challenge and have the confidence to identify and recommend changes and improvements
19. Experience of working in a fast paced team, ideally globally and in a HR Service Centre environment
20. Sound experience of working within a team handling a high volume of work
21. Excellent communication skills, including high quality of written English
22. Ability to think on your feet and look for solutions to challenges
23. An understanding of HR Service Function is a distinct advantage
24. Experience of working at team leader/supervisor level is a distinct advantage
25. Good stakeholder management experience
26. Good working knowledge of Word and Excel
Key competencies
27. Commitment to excellence
28. Strong attention to detail
29. Decision making
30. Communication
31. Results orientation
32. Problem solving
33. Planning and Organisation
34. Methodical Approach
35. Resourcefulness
What’s in it for you?
At Eversheds Sutherland, we provide benefits focused on looking after you: your development, your performance, your financial future and your health, as well as providing the opportunity to make a contribution to the world.
36. We’re fair, transparent and equitable
37. We share in the success of the firm, reward alignment to our values, going above and beyond and your individual performance
38. We support flexible ways of working through our remote working policy and commitment to flexible, agile and hybrid ways of working
39. We support your health and performance through our dental, healthcare and wellness support
40. We support everything you are and all you bring through our powerful commitment to diversity and inclusion
41. We provide a platform for your career, whatever your ambitions through our structured professional and personal training, mentoring and development programs
42. We provide experience and opportunity through international and cross-function exposure
43. We provide an opportunity to give back through our pro bono work and community engagement
44. We help you plan ahead through retirement planning, insurance and assurance
Diversity and inclusion
At Eversheds Sutherland, “Inclusive” is a core business value. We bring together different skillsets, global mindsets and approaches. We foster diversity of thought and the freedom to put ideas into action. We have an inherent respect for the individual. We have a strong belief in collaboration and teamwork. Sharing ideas, asking questions, solving challenges and meeting our clients’ goals: together.
We want all our people to thrive at work and reach their full potential and we work hard to continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, monitor and report on our progress and impact, and develop our approach. This is reflected in our policies, systems and processes, and in our work with diversity membership organisations.