HR Coordinator

**BRISBANE**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

We are seeking a HR Coordinator to join our national HR Operations team on a permanent basis. Based in our Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne office, 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**:
**GROUP / TEAM**

Human Resources

**GROUP / TEAM DESCRIPTION**

Our competitive advantage is our people and our culture. Our HR team works closely with the leaders of the business to recruit exceptional people, nurture their development and guide their career.

As a member of the HR team, you could be working as a business partner assigned to a particular practice group, or in one of our specialist areas, including graduate or lateral recruitment, global mobility or reward. No matter what your position, you’ll play a core role in shaping the future of the firm.

**What we Offer**
- 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 continue to support our staff working from home as a part of Agile 60, we offer an allowance for home office furniture as well as IT equipment.
- 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.

**ROLE TYPE**

Business Services

**CONTRACT TYPE**

Permanent

**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.

Herbert Smith Freehills