Resource Manager
About this role
As a Resource Manager, you will help ensure work is allocated fairly and effectively across your Practice Groups. You’ll balance business needs with individual development and wellbeing, using insight and judgement to support how work is distributed.
About the role
Working closely with a Senior Resource Manager, Partners and Practice Group Leads, you’ll act as a trusted point of contact on resourcing. You will contribute to improving how resource management works across the firm, including the use of our Capacity platform. Resource Managers are expected to support senior members of the resource management team to make the service as effective as possible and to act as ambassadors for the function internally.
In this role, you can expect to get involved in a variety of work including:
Oversee day-to-day allocation of work across your Practice Groups
Match work to skills, while considering development, workload and wellbeing
Identify and respond to resourcing pressure points, peaks and gaps
Build strong working relationships with Partners, team leads and colleagues
Use data to monitor utilisation and support forward planning
Share clear, practical insight to support decision-making
Support career development through thoughtful allocation of work
Work with HR, L&D and Knowledge teams where needed
Encourage consistent and effective use of the Capacity platform
Contribute to improving resource management processes and tools
Support wider team initiatives and onboarding of new groups where required
About you
We will invest in your ongoing training and development to support your professional goals and help you to thrive in your role from day one. Our opportunities are open to all suitably qualified applicants, so to be considered for this role, you must meet the following skills and experience:
A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in resource or workforce planning, ideally in a law firm (Other professional services environments will be considered)
The ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders
Confidence using data to inform decisions and identify trends
Sound judgement and a balanced, practical approach
Clear and professional communication skills
Comfort working in a changing environment and managing competing priorities
Experience supporting change or process improvement
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What’s in it for you?
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
Flexible, hybrid working policy
Generous bonus scheme
Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
Holiday exchange scheme
Private medical insurance
Enhanced parental leave
Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.
Company at a glance
Are you a MENA-based business seeking investments abroad, or a multinational looking to enter, establish or grow your business interests in the dynamic markets of MENA? With our lawyers based throughout the key regional commercial centres, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria and Turkey, CMS MENA has the resources and expertise to support all aspects of your business.
If you’re looking for new markets, investment opportunities, implementation of new strategies or have a dispute to resolve, we have specialist teams of over 125 lawyers on the ground to help across some of the region’s most exciting economies. Our local knowledge and business savvy approach means we give you both commercial and legal insight to make the most of the opportunities in the region. Our sector focus gives us a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ businesses and markets and allows us to constantly deliver sound and commercially relevant advice from any of our offices We focus on relationships, not deals, and we are considered more approachable and accessible than many of our competitors. Our clients tell us that they like working with us and that we’re often seen as the human face of the law.
International law firm CMS has over 5,000 lawyers in 79 locations worldwide to help organisations thrive in changing times. Through our technical rigour, strategic expertise and deep focus on building long-term partnerships, we are committed to putting our clients and their business success first.
Top Benefits
- Competitive Basic Salary
- Flexible Hybrid Working Policy
- Generous Bonus Scheme
- Up To 25 Days Holiday
- Holiday Exchange Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Enhanced Parental Leave
- Reasonable Adjustments And Accommodation For Disabled Talent
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