Human Resources Graduate
Chorley with regular UK travel
Human Resources Graduate Programme
The company
The UK’s Utility sector is ever evolving and expanding to meet increasing customer requirements. At Ipsum it is our vision to be the UK’s customer service leader in specialist utility and infrastructure services. To support this continued growth, we are looking for ambitious graduates to join us on our two-year graduate development programme, commencing in September 2024.
Your new role
We are committed to supporting and developing our people to achieve their full potential. As an HR graduate you will undertake a number of placements within the function, with the opportunity to gain exposure to other business functions such as Commercial, Operations or Project Management, enabling you to develop the commercial acumen, experience and knowledge required to provide effective human resources support to our diverse business.
As a fast-growing, ambitious business, we can offer our people opportunities to gain experience and progress, through working across a variety of roles and acquiring a wide range of skills. Investing in our people and enhancing our expertise and flexibility enables us to deliver the highest standard of service to our customers. We will work with you to build a personal development plan, tailored to your individual career aspirations and our business needs.
You will also benefit from opportunities to lead on business improvement projects; the option to study towards your CIPD professional qualifications and accreditation; senior leadership exposure through delivering presentations; and undertaking management development training.
Throughout the programme, as well as support from your line manager, you will also benefit from the guidance of a professional mentor who will be an experienced member of the senior leadership team, and an informal workplace buddy in the form of an existing Ipsum graduate.
You can expect to be involved with:
- Supporting with attraction and recruitment across the business
- Encouraging probation review completion across the division/business area you support
- Engaging with schools, colleges & universities in contribution to our apprentice and graduate attraction strategy
- Assisting with carrying out exit interviews and collating feedback
- Assisting with HR compliance across the division/business you support
- Supporting with effective onboarding of new employees
- Involvement with drafting of contracts, offer letters and variations to terms & conditions where required
- Providing support with employee relations case work
- Providing support for effective sickness absence management
What we can offer
We really value our people and so we like to look after them. In addition to an attractive salary, if you work for us, you’ll enjoy a range of employee benefits including:
- Career development
- Health & Wellbeing Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Programme including mental health support and access to counselling
- Access to 24/7 virtual GP
- Occupational Health support
- Tax efficient benefits:
- Cycle to Work
- Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Employee Discount Scheme – discounts on hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, mobile phone/broadband providers, gym memberships and more!
- Established local social committees with calendar of regular social events
- Life assurance scheme
- Flexible working
- Long service awards
- Opportunities to volunteer and make a difference via local community projects and initiatives
About you
- 2:1 degree, equivalent or higher - ideally in a Human Resources or Business related subject
- A keen interest in human resources management
- Resilience and ability to thrive in a fast paced, changing environment
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Strong relationship-building skills
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Planning, prioritisation and time-management skills
- Strong attention to detail and level of accuracy
- Analytical skills
- Ability to adapt quickly to new challenges
- Passionate to work in a customer-focused environment
- Flexibility to travel/ relocate within the UK
Ipsum is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.