Human Resources Manager

at  Allens

Your role
You’ll be a part of our
People & Development
(P&D) Consulting Team who are an integral part of our broader People & Development Department at Allens.
You will work to create positive employee experiences through effective business partnering and you will engage stakeholders to achieve our business outcomes and strategic goals.

Your role could typically include:

• Supporting the diagnosis of people issues, recommending solutions to Partners and people leaders.
• Taking the lead on strategic projects, influencing stakeholders and coaching junior members of the team, in order to achieve objectives.
• Developing and delivering people strategy and initiatives.
• Supporting our leaders through delivering annual performance, talent and remuneration activities.
• Driving and implementing change initiatives in line with firm strategy.
• Developing initiatives to drive employee engagement, retention and talent development and coaching and influencing leaders to embed best practices.
• Using business, workforce and people data to inform solutions.
• Identifying and proactively managing and escalating people risks and employee relations issues.
• Collaborating with other departments across the firm including Commercial Managers (Finance) and Business Development Managers.

This is a full time, 12 month maximum term parental leave cover opportunity. Flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are looking for flexibility in your work, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.
Hybrid working (60% in the office) is how we work across the business.
About you

You will have:

• Experience in a similar business partnering role, preferably in a professional services organisation or within a complex organisation. Experience in a legal industry would be valuable but not essential.
• Strong partnering and collaborations skills, with demonstrated experience in driving change.
• Strong problem solving skills
• A flexible, proactive style and a willingness to take ownership.
• Highly consultative approach with exceptional stakeholder engagement capabilities, across multiple stakeholders at once.
• Experience of coaching and influencing senior leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability to establish a professional profile and internal networks.
• A strong team ethic.
• A desire to learn, grow, network and mentor others.

Your development
In joining Allens, you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations.
Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.
Our perks

Our benefits include:

• Financial: market competitive fixed remuneration, salary continuance insurance, employee recruitment referral program, discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships, annual flu vaccinations, skin checks, in-house snacks and catered meals, subsidised sporting and social activities, emergency childcare, Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families and regular wellbeing sessions with our in-house consulting Psychologist.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible

parental leave policy

– 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees and high quality executive coaching to support the transition.

• Recognition: team based recognition including social activities and contribution based recognition activities, and annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.
How to apply?
We’d love to hear from you so please click “apply now”!
At Allens, our culture is made up of unique backgrounds and varying life experiences. We celebrate our people’s differences across gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements. If you require adjustments to fully participate in our application process, please contact us at
careers@allens.com.au
. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align, please express your interest by emailing us at
careers@allens.com.au
. The right role for you might be just around the corner!
At Allens, we’ve been building legal careers for 200 years; longer than any other firm in Australia. The impact of our people extends to almost every sphere of business, government, the judiciary and the wider legal profession. We continue to provide opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to build outstanding careers and shape the world around them.
Through our alliance with Linklaters, we work in a global network of 41 offices in 26 countries. Our size and global reach provide exceptional opportunities for career development, including both on-the-job learning and formal training and development opportunities.
Our commitment to high performance is balanced with a focus on wellbeing, with a culture that’s inclusive, supportive and collaborative. We prioritise connection and value the unique contribution of everyone at the firm.
We’re proud to hold some of the world’s longest ongoing client relationships, some of which stretch back almost 170 years, and our client base includes 55 of the world’s top 100 companies and more than 75 of Australia’s top 100 companies

• Supporting the diagnosis of people issues, recommending solutions to Partners and people leaders.
• Taking the lead on strategic projects, influencing stakeholders and coaching junior members of the team, in order to achieve objectives.
• Developing and delivering people strategy and initiatives.
• Supporting our leaders through delivering annual performance, talent and remuneration activities.
• Driving and implementing change initiatives in line with firm strategy.
• Developing initiatives to drive employee engagement, retention and talent development and coaching and influencing leaders to embed best practices.
• Using business, workforce and people data to inform solutions.
• Identifying and proactively managing and escalating people risks and employee relations issues.
• Collaborating with other departments across the firm including Commercial Managers (Finance) and Business Development Managers