HR and Talent Assistant with Hanover Communications

Salary: £20-22k annual gross

Primary Responsibilities

Recruitment:

• Organise interviews across the teams, liaising directly with candidates via the recruitment platform, Workable
• Updating Workable with interview feedback and providing a timely response to all applicants
• Posting vacancies and other news on the careers page of the Company website, University, and other jobs boards as appropriate

Intern Programme:

• Support the Senior Talent Consultant in maintaining the roster of interns across the teams ensuring we fill positions ahead of time
• Schedule interviews with relevant team members and collate feedback
• Work with teams to offer advice and finds solutions to hiring issues
• Collect referees for each new intern ahead of their start date, and complete other new joiner paperwork
• Attend networking events with the Senior Talent Consultant at Universities and other graduate events to meet prospective candidates
• Work with the Senior Talent Consultant to seek out new ways of advertising and attracting intern candidates

Training:

• Book training sessions and monitor responses as requested
• Keep accurate attendance records for each session
• Collect feedback for all training courses
• Assist with the scheduling of the Company "Lunch & Learn" programme

Internal Events & Activities:

• Schedule internal company team building and Culture Club activities in line with budget
• Work with the Senior Talent Consultant on organizing CSR/volunteering initiatives to offer across the business
• Update the company meeting slides monthly
• Taken part in the inclusion & diversity network meetings and activity

General HR:

• Work with the Senior Talent Consultant to obtain pre-employment references for all staff and flag any issues or discrepancies
• Coordinate employee benefits admin including healthcare insurance & pensions auto-enrolment
• Schedule inductions for new joiners and deliver Talent inductions for new starters at Intern level
• Draft general staff correspondence letters e.g., probationary letters
• Respond to reference requests and housing employment reference checks for past and current employees
• Update the HR platform, HiBob, with accurate data e.g. adding new joiners, promotions
• Work with the Talent team to review and update job descriptions and other documentation as required
• Responsibility for updates on the Company Manuals for all offices London, Brussels, Dublin, and the Middle East - circulating updates round teams as required

Key Skills & Experience:

• A keen interest in Talent & HR
• Basic understanding of the UK HR environment, practices, and procedures
• Advanced personal time management and organisation, ability to manage own workload
• Excellent communications skills – both verbal and written
• Ability to build relationships across all levels
• Close attention to detail
• Impartiality and absolute discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Passion for human resources and an understanding of its potential impact on business objectives
• Operating effectively and collaboratively as part of the wider Hanover team

Hanover is an equal opportunities employer, committed to encouraging a balanced workforce within our company and the wider industry.

Training Provided

As a HR Support Apprentice with BPP, you will complete the HR Support Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship, which is aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Upon completion you will be awarded the CIPD Foundation Certificate and you will be able to apply for Membership of CIPD.

The apprenticeship will be delivered through a blend of live online learning, pre-recorded lectures, and face to face inductions and masterclasses.

Skills & Personal Qualities Required

• A keen interest in Talent & HR
• Basic understanding of the UK HR environment, practices, and procedures
• Advanced personal time management and organisation, ability to manage own workload
• Passion for human resources and an understanding of its potential impact on business objectives
• Excellent communications skills – both verbal and written
• Proven ability to build relationships across all levels
• Close attention to detail
• Advanced personal time management and organisation, ability to manage own workload
• Impartiality and absolute discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Punctuality

Qualifications Required

• A minimum of 5 GCSE's
• A Levels preferred

Future Prospects

There is potential to progress to a more senior position within the Talent team.

Other Information

Upon your first visit to ‘BPP Recruitment’ you will be required to register on the website, please complete all fields upon registration and ensure that you fill out your full education history. 

Once registered, click apply on the vacancy and follow instructions, you should also upload a copy of your most recent CV as this may be sent to the employer for their consideration.

Employer Description

Hanover is a leading award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation. We are a collective of smart, curious people that think differently. We live by our shared values. These guide our work and build our inclusive, open, and collaborative culture. Our remarkable growth is driven by our teams across Europe and the Middle East working together with clients in pursuit of a single goal. Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBAL's powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies.