About this role
Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, with strength in our collaborative international team of 23,000 employees across 56 countries. People stay for our unique culture that supports work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, and volunteering.
The Junior HR Business Partner supports delivery of commercially aligned HR solutions for the Corporate & Commercial pillar. Embed within the business to foster strong stakeholder relationships and understand requirements. Collaborate with the HRBP to provide appropriate HR solutions enabling business plans.
Work in a transformational environment with divisional leaders building substantial businesses. Seamlessly collaborate with Centres of Expertise in Recruitment, Reward, Talent & Development, and HR Ops. Deliver best-in-class people interventions underpinning growth and transformation.
Support effective people strategies across the Corporate & Commercial pillar and wider Retail business. Bring prior experience partnering fast-paced, commercial businesses while embedding consistent HR practices. Demonstrate track record of delivery working with HR Director and Centres of Expertise.
Requirements
- Prior experience partnering with a fast-paced, highly commercial and ambitious business
- Experience embedding consistent HR practices with demonstrable track record of delivery
- Experience working with a HR Director and colleagues in the Centres of Expertise
- Ability to contribute to broader HR initiatives and group strategy and growth
- Knowledge of recruitment, onboarding, performance, and talent management processes
- Familiarity with people-related elements of organisational change like mergers and acquisitions
- Understanding of compensation and rewards processes
- Awareness of external market trends in HR for insurance and professional services
Responsibilities
- Support the HR Business Partner in implementing people initiatives that align with the business strategy and objectives for Howden UK&I Retail
- Assist in gathering and understanding information about the pillar’s people, their aspirations, challenges, and talent requirements
- Contribute to recruitment, onboarding, performance, and talent management activities
- Facilitate the coordination of people-related elements of organisational change, such as mergers and acquisitions
- Collaborate closely with team members across HR and the business to deliver a consistent employee experience
- Collaborate with Centres of Expertise to support development and delivery of tailored solutions
- Assist in administering the annual compensation and rewards process
- Assist in collecting and analysing HR data to inform recommendations
Benefits
- Employee ownership at the heart of the global insurance group
- Unique culture prioritising work/life balance and career progression
- Opportunities in sustainability and volunteering with like-minded colleagues
- Collaboration in a powerful international team across 56 countries
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