People Development Advisor

At Lyons Davidson and File Dynamics our vision is to become the most people centered employer in the legal industry and we are looking for a People Development Advisor to join the team and contribute to this vision.

Reporting directly to the L&D Manager with a dotted line to the ER Manager you will be responsible for managing our apprenticeship and trainee programmes through the full employee life cycle. This will include assisting in the recruitment process to ensuring an effective induction tailored learning plans and managing the probation and performance process. This role is a mix of L&D projects and ER. You will also be or become an expert in routes to qualification in the legal sector.

As a team we offer tons of support and plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development. We are looking for people with enthusiasm experience in L&D and ER or managing apprenticeships and a keen interest in employee experience and engagement.

You will be part of a wider People Services team made up of Talent Acquisition and Resourcing People Operations Employee Relations and Business Partnering and will work in a large (c.500 employees) law firm based in Bristol.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the apprenticeship levy and the apprenticeship programme including liaising with third party education providers group leaders and apprentices. Supporting their induction and providing ongoing career advice.
• Provide advice to the wider business with regard to routes to qualification and opportunities for progression.
• Source external training in line with business needs and facilitate online and face to face training sessions.
• Create digital training content (Renderforest Metacompliance PageTiger) for technical training and deliver face to face sessions if necessary with the guidance of the L&D Manager and support of L&D Assistant.
• Manage capability/performance improvement cases ensuring that clear objectives are set and relevant training and support is delivered to support employees.
• Feedback any recurring issues to the L&D and ER Managers proposing ideas and solutions.
• Support project work as agreed by the L&D and ER Managers.

Essential experience and skills

• Experience of managing ER cases and working knowledge of employment law
• Experience or interest in L&D and apprenticeships
• Ability to build relationships by understanding the needs and drivers of others
• Detailed understanding of the employee life cycle and employee experience
• Must be resourceful and proactive
• Microsoft Office and related tools

Lyons Davidson is a national law firm providing legal services to businesses andindividuals.

We pride ourselves on the level of service our experts offer. Our ability to deliver a consistent and high-quality service has allowed us to develop strong relationships with a number of business partners such as insurers banks and membership organisations that rely on us to give their customers and members the help and advice they need.