Human Resources Officer

JR United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in private investment is seeking an HR Officer to provide essential support in recruitment and onboarding processes. The role requires a proactive individual with around 12 months of HR experience, focusing on administration and compliance with HR policies. The position offers a chance to develop your HR skills in a collaborative environment, contributing to various HR projects daily.

Qualifications

• Around 12 months of experience in Human Resources.
• Familiar with onboarding, offboarding, and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Providing support in recruitment, onboarding, and benefits.
• Assisting with HR queries and other HR activities.
• Monitoring tasks within Workday and organizing HR documents.

Skills

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Proactive

Organized

Ability to multitask

Discretion

Advanced MS Office skills

Education

Understanding of HR policies and processes

Recent graduate interested in HR career development

Tools

Workday

Job description

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Are you an HR Officer seeking a new challenge?

This role is suitable for someone with around 12 months of experience in Human Resources, familiar with onboarding, offboarding, and contract management processes.

The contract/internship will initially last for 6 months, with the potential for a further 6-month extension.

You will report to the HR Business Partner Senior Associate on a day-to-day basis.

Must have:

• Ability to work in Central London (Mayfair) daily, 5 days a week
• Confidence
• Flexibility with working hours
• Hands-on experience with onboarding/offboarding processes
• Experience working with contracts
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have:

• Experience with using Workday

About the client

We are a world-leading private investment house managing or advising $176bn of assets for over 1,600 clients globally. Our expertise spans Private Equity, Real Assets, and Credit, enabling us to offer diverse investment opportunities and respond to our clients’ needs.

Through our Customized Solutions, we create bespoke portfolios allowing institutional clients to specify their asset mix and access funds managed by leading third-party sponsors.

We also offer private clients our Private Wealth Solutions. Majority-owned by our employees, we emphasize developing our people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. With over 1,080 employees across 19 offices worldwide, we are committed to Responsible Investment and making finance a force for good.

Job Responsibilities:

• Providing administrative support to the UK HR team in recruitment, intern onboarding, benefits, and other HR projects.
• Assisting with onboarding and offboarding activities, including preparing contracts and introductory communications.
• Monitoring and managing tasks within Workday (HRIS).
• Organizing, filing, and preparing HR documents.
• Updating internal databases with intern information.
• Posting, updating, and removing job ads on job boards.
• Organizing HR interviews with shortlisted candidates.
• Conducting Right to Work checks and HR inductions for interns.
• Registering new joiners onto the benefits platform.
• Supporting the organization of Career Fairs and related activities.
• Assisting with employee HR queries, such as password resets.
• Participating in other HR activities as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• Proactive, organized, and able to prioritize
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines
• Discretion and confidentiality
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Education and Experience:

• Understanding of HR policies and processes
• Recent graduate interested in HR career development

Communication Scope:

• Regular contact with UK and global HR teams
• Some interaction with London-based employees

Regulatory Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements
• Understand and adhere to the UK Regulator's Conduct Rules