People Operations Assistant Apprentice (Downing LLP)

Onboarding:

To administer the background screening process and to liaise with new joiners regarding the onboarding process, progress and agreed start dates To ensure IT equipment is set up and ready for the new joiner’s first day To add new joiners to all people team systems To carry out new joiner inductions

Offboarding:

To process leavers, including drafting resignation acknowledgement and leaver letters To administer the exit interview process on the people team system

Employee Relations:

To administer and monitor the probation process To draft variation to terms and conditions of employment letters, for example salary, job title or team change To be the first line of response for people team queries, escalating to team members as required

Systems and Management Information:

To be responsible for the people team inbox, escalating emails to team members as required To be an administrator of the people team system and provide support and training to employees on using the system To maintain the employee folders on the people team shared drive; ensuring they are kept up to date

Recruitment and selection:

To support hiring managers by posting job adverts to Downing’s LinkedIn page and website, and collating responses To provide administrative support to the candidate testing process To support work experience and intern onboarding processes

Talent Development:

To manage incoming training requests from employees; ensuring approvals are in place before training is booked To keep the learning and development tracker UpToDate To book sessions and facilities for group training sessions

General:

To support the wider people team in project work To act as an ambassador for Downing’s values, and to always behave in a respectful and professional manner

Training:

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.

Training Outcome:

The Downing People Team is a small team, which means we work very closely together and share knowledge. The People Operations Assistant will be a key member of the team and will be exposed to the full lifecycle of the HR agenda. This is a great opportunity to become a well-rounded HR professional. Further opportunities within Downing will be dependent upon team structure and available roles at the relevant time. The opportunity to study for the Level 5 apprentice will be considered.

Employer Description:
Downing is dedicated to delivering investments that matter – for our economy, our health, our society, our local communities and our environment. For over 35 years, our highly experienced team and our entrepreneurial spirit has driven us to seek out long-term and unique opportunities that solve challenges faced by investors, companies and society. From our headquarters in the City of London, and from offices in Cardiff, Glasgow, Helsinki and Stockholm, we structure and manage innovative investments that meet specific investor needs and look to the future with conviction. Our 200-plus employees drive our vision of long-term value creation, which we achieve by being bold, straightforward and ambitious. Guided by these principles we have a broad range of investment opportunities. Our private market offerings include renewable energy infrastructure, private equity and private credit. In public markets, we have a boutique of specialist fund managers that provide a distinctive suite of investment mandates. As a certified B Corp, we take our responsibilities, to our investors, our stakeholders and society, seriously. We invest for return while always considering our impact on the world. Diversity is important to us, and we see the benefits that having a team with a range of backgrounds and perspectives can bring. We are bold and ambitious, straightforward and we support each other. These core values are vital to everything we do – from the businesses we invest in, to the people we hire.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Team working,Initiative,Proficient in Word and Excel,Experience in customer service,Flexibility,Process Orientated