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HR Shared Service Administrator (HRSS Admin) – Manchester – Hybrid Working - Fixed Term Contract

Should you be looking for a next career step with lots of variety and a great working environment… we have the solution you’re looking for!

DWF Law LLP is looking to recruit an experienced HR Administrator to join our dynamic HR shared service team based in central Manchester. You will be a proactive self-starter who takes ownership of your work and delivers to high standards, prioritising work, whilst looking for opportunities to improve and enhance the customer experience, and demonstrating commitment to the Firm’s values.

You will support the HR Services Team and HR Heads of Department in the provision of HR services to all members of the Firm through the delivery of an effective, efficient and client-focused administration service. You will be a team player who takes responsibility for your own actions and the delivery of the team objectives.

We are keen to hear from candidates who share our values of team work and client focus. A similar background in a professional services environment would be ideal, with experience in:

• Monitoring and responding to emails coming into the HR Services email address in order to meet SLA.
• Processing new starters, leavers and overseeing changes.
• Producing correspondence for all changes to employee terms and conditions as directed.
• Maintaining attendance records.
• Accurately preparing Contracts of Employment and manage related processes.
• Applying for and monitoring references for new starters.

• Answer incoming calls to the HR department, resolving queries where possible, but ensuring calls are logged and responded to by the relevant individual;
• Will generate written correspondence, letters/emails, to external departments and customers as required

What are you waiting for?

Get in touch with us, we would love to hear from you and discuss your career at DWF.

We want you to feel valued and rewarded by your time at DWF so apply now!

Benefits package and flexible working:

We want you to feel valued and rewarded by your time at DWF. We understand the importance of offering you a reward package that goes beyond simply salary. That’s why, when you join DWF, you’ll be given a choice. You can pick from a range of benefits, allowing you to build a package that suits your needs and lifestyle, as well as those of your family. In addition to our standard benefits (medical insurance, life insurance, pension and 25 days annual leave), we offer flexible benefits which include season ticket loans, gym memberships, health assessments, cycle to work, retail vouchers and a buy as you earn share scheme. You will also have access to additional wellbeing programs such as an online GP and an Employee Assistance Programme.

DWF is a flexible business which has adopted a hybrid working model where our people enjoy a mix of home and office working. We believe that by operating in a hybrid way, our people enjoy the advantages of both office based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we preserve the DWF culture and values. We welcome applications from people looking for a flexible and agile role and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

About DWF

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, operating across eight key sectors in over 30 global locations with over 4,000 people. Our purpose is to deliver positive outcomes with our colleagues, clients and communities. The legal market has changed profoundly in the last decade and the speed of change continues to increase. There is a clear and growing desire for legal services to be delivered in an easier and more efficient way. So we’ve listened to our clients and designed a range of services to meet these needs. We deliver integrated legal and business services on a global scale through our three offerings; Legal Advisory, Mindcrest and Connected Services. Our ability to seamlessly combine any number of these services to deliver bespoke solutions for our clients is our key differentiator. This Integrated Legal Management approach delivers greater operational efficiency, price certainty and transparency for our clients. Without compromising on quality or service.

We are not just a law firm

We are not just a law firm; we are the world's only listed global legal business.

Our vision is to become the leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, building a global professional services business whose DNA is rooted in law. We achieve this through our Integrated Legal Management approach, as we are the only legal business to have acquired a recognised ALSP (Mindcrest) and to operate a range of business products and services (Connected Services).

ESG strategy

We have an ambitious and sector-leading ESG strategy with a proven track record of delivery, and we have a clear commitment to halve our carbon emissions and be net zero by 2030. We continue to stretch ourselves to become more diverse and inclusive through a range of targets including 40% female and 10% BAME across partner and equivalent roles by 2025. Since it launched in 2015, the DWF Foundation (an independent charity, founded by DWF) has distributed c.£900,000 in our local communities.

Our colleagues

We work together with a strong sense of purpose and we know we can make a difference with each other, with our clients and with our communities. Our colleagues are part of a pioneering business, which is disrupting the legal sector, and they enjoy future career opportunities on a global scale and outside of traditional law at the cutting edge of modern legal and business services. Our reward and benefits are competitive, family friendly and help us to deliver on our sustainability goals.

Supporting your application

Our recruitment process will comprise of interviews and, at times, a written exercise, an assessment day and/or a presentation. We want to make sure we do all we can to make this a positive experience for you. Please click the following link (https://www.cleartalents.com/apply/allroles/) which will take you through a simple process to identify any adjustments or additional support we can provide beforehand or on the day.

Note to recruitment agencies

We hire the majority of our talent directly by our resourcing team or via referrals. On occasion, we will look for external support and will release vacancies to our recently reviewed Preferred Suppliers List. Speculative CVs sent by other agents or outside of the agreed process will not be accepted and no recruitment fee will be applicable.