Can Your HR Manager Be your Outplacement Specialist?

Yes, Yes & Yes !!!! Of course

Having the following Skills and Abilities.
Labor Laws Expert:

   Who understands the Legal acts of the Land impacting the Termination of employees and the employment clauses.

Communications Expert :

   Who understand the sensitivity of communication before and after announcing redundancies. Uses the best way to communicate with confidence and create support during tough situations.

Social / Professional Media Expert:

   Who understands the Social / Professional Media Platforms and helps the candidates to help discover.

Network & Network of Network:

   Having a great network within and outside of the industry that you are in. Also, have an ability to tap 2nd and 3rd level of Network effectively.

Psychology Expert:

   Who can help the Impacted employees from the state of Denial to Confidence. Help Sustain the Longitivity of uncertainty with focus.

Job/GIG Platforms :

   Today's world is of Remote/GIG workers irrespective of any expertise. It's essential to help expand the horizon of the impacted employee to see beyond just a job board search.

Startup Specialist :

   An Outplacement just doesn't mean a job search. The world of Startup is one of the best who can provide the opportunity to transition. The ability of understanding and guiding through the Startup is a must.

Global :

   The world is a Global Village as said in Indian Mythology (Vasudaivaka Kutumbakam) which is true at these times. The Ability to interface & work with Global sources is just awesome.

That's really a superhuman that you have... Go ahead and encourage your HR Manager to Take-up the Role and help the organizational Brand Building with Outplacement as a Tool.