Hr Coordinator (12 Month Contract)

HR Coordinator (12 Month Contract)

Sydney – CBD

The opportunity

We are seeking a HR Coordinator to join our national HR Operations team on a 12 month contract, based in our Sydney CBD office. In this role you will provide high quality support to the national HR function while assisting the local HR team. You will benefit from exceptional learning and development opportunities working in a team of high performing and collaborative team members.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Drafting employment contracts and standard employee letters.

• Monitoring the national HR Inbox and participating on the HR helpdesk.

• Manage probation reminders, parental leave and the employee exit process.

• Initiate exit surveys for Business Services and Practice Group teams.

• Attending to Sydney offices HR needs for annual internal and external audits.

• Scheduling new starter induction and managing all stakeholders to ensure smooth program delivery.

• Checking that all incoming staff have completed all on-boarding and compliance requirements.

• Ensuring that legal staff have satisfied the firm’s practising certificate and visa requirements.

• Maintenance of HR intranet and documents, in particular policy updates on the firm intranet (Equip).

• Manage local work experience program, including process refinement.

• Producing reports from HRIS systems on an ad-hoc and regular basis.

• Cyclical HR events including administrative support for promotions, remuneration review and the payroll audit

• Contributing to national and local HR projects and initiatives.

Skills, experience and qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Recently completed tertiary qualifications with a HR major or equivalent and you will be keen to develop your Human Resources skills in a supportive environment that is dedicated to delivering exceptional stakeholder service. We would also consider applicants who are completing the final year of their degree.
Previous administration experience within a HR function would be highly desirable.  An individual with a willingness to adapt and learn is key to the success of this role.

Group / Team

Human Resources

Group / Team description

Herbert Smith Freehills is one of the world’s leading professional services businesses, bringing together the best people across our 26 offices, to meet legal services needs globally.

Our competitive advantage is our people and our culture. Our Human Resources team works closely with leaders and people across the business to recruit exceptional people, nurture their development and guide their careers. As a member of HR, you will be working in a supportive and collaborative team of professionals that deliver HR business partnering, graduate and lateral recruitment, HR operations and compliance, global mobility, reward and remuneration, organisational development and diversity and inclusion.

Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be awarded Law Firm of the Year, Australia (Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2021),top attraction firm (Lawyers Weekly, 2021), Most Innovative International Law Firm, Asia Pacific (Financial Times Awards 2019 & 2020) and Winner of the Minds Count Annual Award for Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative 2019.

What we offer:

• We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.

• At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

• People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.

• At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.

• To view our benefits in Australia, please copy this link into your browser – https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/20/21553/landing-pages/benefits-in-australia.pdf

Role type

Business Services

Contract type

Maximum Term Contract

Working pattern

Full Time

Diversity & Inclusion

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.

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Herbert Smith Freehills