HR Trainee

Type: Trainee
Region: London

You will join as part of the Investment20/20 programme.

Premier Miton is a genuinely active investment manager offering a range of funds and investment trusts, as well as a portfolio management service, covering equity, fixed income, multi asset and absolute return investment strategies. We have approximately 155 employees split across our Guildford and London offices, with hot desks available our colleagues spend time in both offices which gives great exposure to all parts and levels of the business.

Our culture defines how we aim to work in an ethical and constructive way to meet our objective of acting responsibly and doing a good job for our clients and other stakeholders. All our employees sign up to a code of ethical and professional conduct which means they are expected to conduct themselves with integrity and honesty in an open and transparent manner and support our core values.

Programme information

You will join as a trainee as part of the Investment20/20 one-year trainee programme. While we cant guarantee a permanent position at the end of the 12-month contract, it is our intention to make the offer, but this is up to how well you perform.

As a trainee, you will be introduced to investment management and you will gain industry knowledge, experience and develop relationships to progress your career and develop skills to secure a permanent role. Towards the end of the initial contract we will discuss the possibility of starting professional qualifications.

As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will have opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events.

Our trainee programme is a fixed term one-year contract paying 27,000. You will receive 25 days annual leave. The role will be based in either our London or Guildford office. We offer hybrid working although you should expect to be in the office most of the time for the first few months pension contributions, health care benefits (including mental health support) and cycle to work/season ticket loan schemes. We regularly have social events both inside and outside of the office which everyone is welcome to attend.

The Team

The purpose of this entry-level role is to work with the HR team to provide administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, employee onboarding, payroll and benefits administration, and become a superuser of the HR system.

You will be part of the HR team made up of 2 colleagues, and will help provide HR support to the whole Company.

Responsibilities include

• General HR Support: You will be trained to answer day-to-day queries, support the team with compliance of all regulations, including GDPR, produce reports, support learning and development/health and wellbeing initiatives, and other administrative duties.
• Recruitment and Selection: You will learn to build relationships with recruitment agencies, schedule interviews and support with the selection process.
• Payroll and Benefits: You will be trained to support the monthly payroll processes, to administer the benefit schemes (including pension and private medical insurance scheme), support the staff share scheme and the annual salary review processes.
• HR Projects: You will support the HR team with projects as and when they arise.

Skills and requirements

If you are a graduate who has a genuine interest in human resources and an interest in working within financial services and has the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you.

• Can demonstrate a genuine interest in human resources.
• Has a diplomatic and respectful manner when dealing with others
• Listens carefully, can be sensitive and use influencing skills.
• Maintains absolute integrity and confidentiality; is trustworthy, honest, credible and reliable.
• Has good interpersonal communication skills.
• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Has good organisational skills and is able to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Is a self-starter who can work to your own initiative;
• Has good working knowledge of the Microsoft suite, particularly Excel.

How to apply

As part of your application, please answer the following 3 questions in 250-300 words each, save along with your CV as a single, named PDF and send to: recruitment@premiermiton.com

We know that AI is an increasingly useful tool and were happy for you to use it to research and help form an answer, but you should not submit wholly AI generated answers we will be checking!

• Tell us about how you dealt with a challenging situation or complex problem.
• Tell us about an HR related news story that you found interesting and why?
• Why do you think that you have the right skills and attributes for the role of HR Assistant at Premier Miton?
• We are an inclusive employer. Please let the recruitment team know if you have a disability, condition or difference that may require us to make adaptations.

Please note we recruit on a rolling basis, so you are advised to apply early.

Key dates

Online applications close: 12th July

Start date: August, or earlier if available

Successful candidates will be asked for a MS Teams interview, followed by a further in-person interview.

Unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email by 20 July 2024.