European HR Partner
- Full time
- Staines
- Human Resources
circa £45,000 (DOE)
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Are you a HR Generalist who would love the opportunity to expand your knowledge across our European locations?
Looking for a HR role where you're in the detail, delivering on operational HR activities that make a positive impact?
Want the opportunity to work for a leading financial services company and are impressed by our benefits package which includes a brand new electric car of your choice?
If your answer is 'yes' to all of these, keep reading.
Want to know a little about us?
At Novuna, we care about building a better tomorrow. With a focus on sustainability, and a passion for phenomenal customer experiences, we provide consumers and businesses with the capital they need to realise their ambitions.
We're proud to be a Top 50 Inclusive employer. We're a signatory of the Women in Finance and the Race at Work Charter and we're Disability Confident Committed.
Trading under Mitsubishi HC Capital Europe, our European division is one of the leading providers of bespoke finance solutions for specialist assets throughout the whole product lifecycle.
What does the role involve?
Reporting into our Head of HR Operations you'll join us as the HR Partner for our European Vendor Finance Business Unit (circa 50 employees), working closely with business stakeholders who are based across our offices in Staines-upon-Thames, Dublin, Amsterdam and Helsinki. You'll focus your time on ensuring that we're successfully delivering on operational HR activities and requirements, working towards both the Business Unit strategy and our wider people agenda. You'll work closely with colleagues from within our Group HR functions such as Talent Acquisition, Reward and L&D, where you'll have access to their knowledge and support to help you achieve success.
Some of your key duties will include:
- Providing customer focused, comprehensive and pragmatic HR advice and support to colleagues/managers in line with organisational policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Actively working on the implementation and delivery of European Vendor Finance HR activities such as recruitment, onboarding and induction, performance management, training, benefits and compensation
- Conducting ongoing research to comply with legislative and legal requirements in non-UK locations countries (including any launch into new countries)
- Ensuring any variations to UK conditions for European based roles are incorporated into our policies, processes, working documents and employee contracts
Here at Novuna we adopt a hybrid approach to our ways of working which will see you based from our Head Office in Staines-upon-Thames (Surrey) 3 days per week. Please note that whilst there may be opportunities to visit our European offices we anticipate that this will be infrequent.
What are we looking for?
To be considered for this opportunity with us you'll be able to demonstrate professional HR generalist experience within a corporate environment and the ability to plan, execute and deliver operational HR services within the UK and Europe. You'll have strong communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative way to support and influence managers, coupled with the confidence and resilience of operating in a more standalone HR role, using your own initiative to deliver at pace.
Also, we're looking for the following:
- Knowledge of employment law, HR best practice and current trends
- Knowledge and proficiency of using HR systems
- Strong administrative experience
- Knowledge of European employment law, particularly within Ireland, The Netherlands and Finland would be advantageous however the desire to upskill yourself is essential
What can we offer you?
At Novuna we take our people promise seriously. If you join us, you'll have a chance to make a difference, opportunities to learn, and time to shine.
In addition to a market-benchmarked salary our offer to you includes:
- An annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of your salary
- A brand new electric car of your choice from a range of leading manufactures (insurance, servicing, maintenance all included)
- Flexible hybrid working - 3 days per week from our office in Staines (Free onsite parking and EV charging available)
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution
- 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell 5 days
- Full wellbeing package including BUPA, digital GP service, 24/7 employee assistance, plus wellbeing events throughout the year
What's the next step?
Interested? Start your application today and see what Novuna can offer you.
We've been named one of the top 50 most inclusive employers for the fourth year running and this is also reflected in our recruitment process. We are committed to ensuring our application process is inclusive and accessible to all candidates.
We're Disability Confident Committed, so if you're a person with a disability, if you're neurodivergent, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.
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