HR Generalist | Insurance City of London | Hybrid £50,000 - £55,000 Meraki Talent is working with a UK insurance firm looking for a HR Generalist to join the HR function. This is a broad, hands on generalist role, you will be working in a small HR team balancing day to day HR functions, working closely with a Head of HR and HR Admin. This role will also allow you to have ownership over certain parts of HR.
HR Generalist Responsibilities:
Full ownership of the employee lifecycle, including inductions, probation reviews, employee changes and offboarding.
Manage the day-to-day running of HR, providing advice and support to employees and managers across the business.
Support and manage low to medium-level employee relations cases, including performance management, absence management, disciplinary and grievance matters.
Provide guidance on HR policies, procedures and employment legislation, ensuring consistency and compliance across the business. Support the development, review and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
Assist with recruitment and onboarding, working with hiring managers to support a smooth and effective recruitment process.
Coordinate learning and development activities, including training programmes, employee development and training records.
Contribute to employee engagement, wellbeing and wider HR projects and initiatives.
Work collaboratively with the wider HR team, providing flexible support across a broad range of people-related activities.
Person Specification:
Previous experience in a generalist HR role, ideally within Insurance if not FCA regulated financial services.
Comfortable working within a small HR team, taking a hands on approach to day to day HR Operations
Experience managing some employee relations cases
Good working knowledge of HR policies, procedures and UK employment legislation.
Exposure to recruitment, onboarding, learning and development, and the wider employee lifecycle.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build relationships across all levels of a business.
Highly organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities.
CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards this qualification would be advantageous.