People & Development Adviser
Thomson Geer
Date: 15 hours ago
City: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Contract type: Full time
Thomson Geer is a major Australian Corporate law firm with offices in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra. The firm has more than 750 partners and staff nationally, and offers a dynamic, friendly and professional work environment. We are passionate about constantly providing value to our clients – their business success is our priority. This focus on client value is a key reason for our success. At Thomson Geer we are looking for candidates who are client focused, commercially minded, and who work well in a team environment.
The role:
We are currently looking for a People & Development Adviser to join our national People & Development team, based in our Canberra office.
Working closely with both Canberra based and interstate colleagues, this position reports into the Chief People Officer (based in Adelaide) and draws assistance from the national team including P&D Administrators and a Recruitment Coordinator. The position is a key liaison and support to the Canberra office of approximately 80 people. Responsibilities will include, working with the Chief People Officer to:
This position provides quality/challenging work with the support of a hardworking, close knit national team. This role would suit a junior HR practitioner looking to take on more responsibility within a supportive team or someone with professional experience looking to move into a HR role. Experience within professional services or legal is not necessary for this position. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse industry backgrounds looking to try something new.
What we offer:
As a major corporate firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, daily breakfast, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.
We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of.
The role:
We are currently looking for a People & Development Adviser to join our national People & Development team, based in our Canberra office.
Working closely with both Canberra based and interstate colleagues, this position reports into the Chief People Officer (based in Adelaide) and draws assistance from the national team including P&D Administrators and a Recruitment Coordinator. The position is a key liaison and support to the Canberra office of approximately 80 people. Responsibilities will include, working with the Chief People Officer to:
- Work with the Recruitment Coordinator in recruitment and selection processes, including interviewing and strategic sourcing
- Prepare business cases to support recruitment
- Coordinate, deliver and manage the annual recruitment campaigns for Summer Clerks and Law Graduates for the Canberra office
- Participate in performance and remuneration reviews, auditing and reporting activities
- Provide commercially astute generalist HR support and advice to managers, Partners and staff
This position provides quality/challenging work with the support of a hardworking, close knit national team. This role would suit a junior HR practitioner looking to take on more responsibility within a supportive team or someone with professional experience looking to move into a HR role. Experience within professional services or legal is not necessary for this position. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse industry backgrounds looking to try something new.
What we offer:
As a major corporate firm we pose an opportunity to work with a strong and established client base, genuine growth trajectories, and a variety of benefits including: flexible working, generous parental leave, flu vaccinations and skin checks annually, study assistance, sophisticated employee assistance program, daily breakfast, corporate discounts, variety of social activities including EOFY and end of year functions, sporting teams and much more.
We have a collaborative approach to all we do, based fundamentally on openness, transparency, respect and accountability to get the best outcome for our clients and make sure our team are taken care of.