AddressAbout the role:
We have a great opportunity for a passionate individual to join our HR Operations team in Birmingham as a HR Apprentice (Fixed term contract to 30April 2025) and learn how to provide excellent HR support services to all areas of the firm and the HR team.
Within this apprenticeship you will also work towards the CIPD level 3 qualification, the Foundation Certificate in People Practice, as part of your training (to be enrolled in May 2024).
This role is for anyone with an interest in HR, even if you have no HR experience as full training will be given. You will be office based for a minimum 80% of the time until you are able to work on tasks independently. You will have one study day every week during the course.
About you:
We are looking for someone who:
- Has an interest in HR to work towards the CIPD level 3 qualification.
- Can follow processes from start to finish.
- Has good IT Skills, with good knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Is a team player and takes ownership of their work.
- Sees tasks through to completion.
- Has excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Is curious and inquisitive, looking for better ways of doing things.
- Is comfortable with digital tools, as we look to incorporate more automation into our processes without compromising on employee experience.
What We Can Offer You:
The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the top 10 best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 23 consecutive years.
Excellent benefits, including:
- A hybrid approach to office and remote working
- 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
- Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
- A generous pension allowance
- Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
- The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
- Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
- A range of health and wellbeing programmes
- State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
- Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development
Equal Opportunities:
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at meg.astley@gowlingwlg.com
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