HR Services Administrator (12 Month FTC)

Overall Summary

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity. Vacancies are available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis because we know the best person for the job isn’t always available full-time. Our aim is to facilitate requests wherever possible and managers will consider requests on an individual basis.

Join the Close Brothers HR Services Team where you will be responsible for providing administrative support across the entire employee lifecycle, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of HR operational tasks and activities.

Working as part of the HR Services team our ideal team member will have previous experience in working closely with HR teams to ensure a consistently high-quality service is delivered to employees with excellent attention to detail, maintaining high quality and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for employee enquiries, managing the shared inboxes for HR, TA and L&D and ensuring fast turnaround, action or escalation where appropriate
• Make sure all documents are recorded appropriately and filed securely in line with GDPR requirements
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying and implementing enhancements to HR processes
• Prepare new starter contracts and offer documentation to provide an effective and smooth onboarding experience for both the candidate and line manager
• Coordinate the pre-employment screening process for new starters
• Deliver key HR processes including processing employee changes and leavers in a timely manner
• Coordinate and schedule interviews across business areas, ensuring a smooth and professional experience for candidates and hiring managers
• Provide co-ordination support and assistance for internal talent programmes, development programmes and L&D projects

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven stakeholder management skills with an ability to build relationships quickly and work effectively with others.
• Demonstrable organisational and planning ability.
• An ability to deliver work to a high standard whilst managing conflicting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Experience of managing and reporting on data.
• Confidence using MS office packages – particularly Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

It is not essential but it would be great if you have/are:

• Previous experience working within an HR administrative role
• Forward thinking with a genuine interest in the latest HR practices.
• CIPD qualified

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

About Us

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:

https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits:

https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:

Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion - Close Brothers Group