HR Consultant

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Some careers open more doors than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Human Resources leads the implementation of the Group’s people strategy in line with business objectives. We facilitate talent management, succession planning and employee mobility while defining and overseeing frameworks that support employee performance management, reward, learning and development, resourcing and engagement.

As an HR Consultant you will be accountable for managing the successful delivery of HR projects and initiatives that support the business strategy set out in strategic people plans.

You will work closely with lead HR Consultants, HR Business Partners, HR Advisors and specialists, as well as the business directly, helping to deliver change transformation activities. The clients you will be supporting include Global Banking, Markets & Securities Services.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

1. Manage programme delivery proactively balancing scope, schedule, interdependencies, budget and risks.
2. Be responsible for effective programme controls and procedures within their given initiatives.
3. Effectively manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Report progress, issues, dependencies and risks to the relevant governance forum and make recommendations to influence decision making in order to maintain progress towards delivery.
5. Demonstrate role-model behaviours for the function and business. Advocate and champion the HR delivery model, driving collaboration between HR Consultant and Centres of Excellences and HR Business Partners.

1. Experience of working in an HR environment or People support role e.g. business partnering/relationship management with business leaders.
2. Experience in project management roles.
3. Role model and ambassador for HSBC behaviours, and the ability to deal assertively but sensitively with internal and external customers across a matrix environment.
4. Strict adherence to the requirements of confidentiality. Discretion and integrity essential.
5. Calm under pressure; ability to re-prioritise in very short timescales.

This role is based in Leeds or Edinburgh.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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