People Consultant- London London, England
Job description
Investec is a distinctive Specialist Bank serving clients principally in the UK and South Africa. Our culture gives us our edge: we work hard to find colleagues who'll think out of the ordinary and we put them in environments where they'll flourish. We combine a flat structure with a focus on internal mobility. If you can bring an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to learn and collaborate to your work, this could be the boost your career deserves.
Description of role, purpose and key responsibilities
The People Consulting Team operate to empower leaders to both manage the talent of Investec effectively and look after the Investec experience for our people throughout their entire career journey. The team lead on resource planning and management, contracting, mobility, succession, culture work, career development and we have a continuous focus on developing self-sustaining leader-led processes.
We are a trusted specialist group of People Consultants that originate change through thought leadership across the business. We understand the complexities of our businesses and the importance of our culture, whilst remaining commercial and relevant in our work.
As People Consultants, we are the trusted advisors that operate to empower our leaders and people, supporting them to self-organise and align to the overall strategic objectives of the organisation.
We are closely connected to all areas of the P&O community and strive to be agile, adaptable and holistic in our approach to ensure our work is the right work to support the business strategy and the needs of our leaders. Our work is informed by the voice of our people and data, both internal and external. We continually strive to improve our processes to deliver to our leaders in a way that avoids duplication and leverages across the Group. All of this to ensure we give the very best employee experience.
We are the ambassadors for delivering exceptional employee experience and championing the employee voice.
We do all of this through a lens of belonging, inclusion and diversity to ensure that we enable equality of opportunity.
What are we looking for in you?
- A professional who can apply generalist knowledge and experience with confidence to promote exceptional performance
- Experience of consulting on a broad range of generalist issues with particular focus on performance
- Excel at producing and analysing data and using it to inform discussion and process
- Be an active learner, naturally inquisitive and bringing thought leadership, market knowledge and external insight
- Positive, tenacious and not afraid to try new initiatives
- Ideally have coaching experience and able to have coaching conversations
- Experience of managing multi-disciplined projects would be an advantage
- Experience of career progression / Talent management strategies and how different approaches and theories can be applied across different cultures and environments would be of interest to us
- You will have an understanding of internal mobility, succession and contingency frameworks and how they are applied, along with experience in crafting career pathways
- You will be familiar with high performing cultures and be a strategic thinker who is able to see the entire system and make recommendations accordingly.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships is critical to this role, managing various stakeholder views and finding ways to seek consensus and move towards action
- Comfortable giving and receiving feedback and challenging the status quo
- Championing the candidate and employee voice and not being afraid to be heard
- You will be comfortable rolling up your sleeves and getting involved in the detail as needed.
- curious and keep yourself updated on current thinking and research and will have a good network that supports that.
Financial services experience is not needed. What we are looking for are fresh ideas and input. Perhaps you might have gained that through working at a Start-up, Fintech or Consultancy Firm.
Is this the role you have been looking for? Click apply today and the Careers Team will be in touch shortly
Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. This creates an environment in which everyone is free to be themselves which helps to drive innovation, creativity and ultimately business performance. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation.
We want our people to feel empowered to be themselves in an environment that supports them, enabling them to perform in “out of the ordinary” ways. Our culture places belonging and inclusion at its centre and our work environment is integral to this. If you require any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, as well as supportive and flexible working arrangements to help you succeed with us, please let our recruitment team know.
Research shows that some candidates can be reluctant to apply to a role unless they meet all the criteria. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit here and welcome you to do the same – if the role excites you, please don't let our person specification hold you back. Get in touch!
