| Salary band | Any |
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| Salary details | Competitive |
| Location | London, City |
| Job type | Permanent |
| Company | Henderson Global Investors |
| Contact | Clare Stewart |
| Specialisations | Administration, HR Generalist, Change Management |
| Posted | 9th Oct 2008 |
| Expires | 6th Nov 2008 |
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The Company
Established in 1934, Henderson Global Investors is a leading independent global asset management firm. The company provides its institutional, retail and high net-worth clients with access to skilled investment professionals representing a broad range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, property and private capital. Headquartered in London, Henderson is one of Europe's largest investment managers, with £52.6 billion assets under management (as at 30 June 2008) and employs around 970 people worldwide. |
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The Department
The HR team comprises of teams of specialists and generalists. The team works with the business in delivering a high level of support across all aspects of the company. The team supports the day to day operational aspects of the business as well as getting involved in more strategic projects and prides itself on the relationships and influence it has developed across the business at all levels.
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Overview of the role
This role will deliver HR support to both employees and management by helping to ensure we have the right structure, people, process and culture in place. This role has a diverse range of generalist HR responsibilities, handling day to day operational queries/issues and administration, and will predominately focus on working with the Listed Assets business area.
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Main Duties and Responsibilities
Work with and provide general support to the HR team as and when required Advise and assist managers in organisational re-structures Assist in the completion of salary surveys, benchmarking, job matching and annual data cleanse exercises Assist in the pay/bonus review process Advise employees on ad hoc queries Assist the Recruitment Manager with recruitment at a junior/middle management level across the business Assist with the implementation of new HR programmes/initiatives Advise and assist managers to investigate and/or conduct disciplinaries and grievances, if necessary Assist managers in dealing with both long term sickness absence and persistent short-term sickness absence Supervise the HR Administrator to ensure all Listed Assets HR administration is performed in an accurate and timely manner Draft general HR correspondence - e.g.: Contracts, disciplinary letters |
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Technical Skills & Qualifications Required Degree level or equivalent Gained or studying for the CIPD A minimum of 3 years experience working in an HR environment, dealing directly with managers on a wide variety of HR issues Understanding and knowledge of HR practices and employment law is essential Initiative Previous experience of interviewing at a junior and middle management level Previous experience of dealing with disciplinaries/grievances Excellent communication skills - both written and spoken Previous experience of utilizing HR information systems Excel/Word/PowerPoint - at least to intermediate level Previous experience of working in the Financial Services industry would be an advantage (although not essential)
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Competencies Required Influencing - demonstrates self confidence and credibility to management Efficient and organised in all tasks Ability to work as a part of a team as well as autonomously Willingness to carry out a range of tasks and change plans to accommodate new priorities Driven to achieve results and solve problems Attention to detail Previous experience of drafting general HR correspondence Eagerness and willingness to learn Flexibility in working hours |
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