Associate HR Business Partner

The Vacancy

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, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join the Close Brothers HR team where you will will support the HR team by providing generalist HR support and specialist policy and legislative HR advice.

Working as part of the HR team, our ideal team member will have previous HR experience with excellent stakeholder management skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage HR employee relations matters to achieve resolution that is fair, consistent, and cost effective. Escalate any sensitive issues or themes as appropriate
• Manage ER issues as required; for example, conducting investigations and managing disciplinary, capability and grievance hearings
• Provide professional HR advice and guidance in line with company policy and procedures to relevant client groups
• Develop robust and credible stakeholder relationships with key stakeholders
• Support the HRBP in executing an effective Compensation review including managing the process and facilitating challenge meetings, if required
• Contribute to the annual talent and succession process, supporting the HRBPs, through facilitating challenge meetings, updating talent profiles and preparing packs identifying key themes
• Support the coordination of the weekly hiring approvals process. Ensure that requests for replacement and new roles have robust rationale
• Provide support for HR change activities and projects as required
• Lead / participate in ad hoc projects/HR initiatives as required and across the bank as required

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:

• You have sound knowledge of HR generalist practice and have worked proportionately within employment legislation
• You have strong analytical skills and can present a compelling case around data and actionable insight
• You have strong relationship building skill and effective stakeholder management
• You are resilient and thrives in ambiguous environments
• You have excellent Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• You are either CPP / CIPD qualified or have equivalent level of HR experience

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:

• Have experience of working within Financial Services
• Have experience of Cascade, PeopleFluent and other HR systems
• Have experience of supporting change programmes

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back.

ABOUT US

For roles offering hybrid working: 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.

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The Company

At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.

We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.

We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.

Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.

Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.

We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.

The Benefits

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Stakeholder pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

Purchase additional holiday