HR Advisor - Kaplan Professional UK

Location: Hybrid working - Home & our office at Borough High Street, London, UK (Days in the office: Every Wednesday & Thursday, the rest of the week will be working from home)

We are looking for an HR Advisor to join our team.

As an HR Advisor, you will support and empower our teams to act with integrity and drive success through:

• Acting as the first point of contact for specific teams for advice and guidance on people-related and employee relation matters

• Contributing to the provision of high quality policies, management guidance and training

• Communicating and raising awareness of our employee benefits

• Supporting with our cyclical processes such as appraisals

• Collaboratively working with your HR colleagues towards team goals

This is an excellent opportunity for a HR Officer, who is looking to expand their skills and build their career with an industry leader.

HR Advisor  - What you’ll bring to the role

You’ll have previous HR experience and be looking to develop into, or specialise in, an ER focussed role. Understanding or experience of basic employee relations would be preferable.

Specific skills and experience will include:

• Strong listening and communication (verbal/written) skills

• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships, and work effectively at all levels of the organisation

• Ability to take on new information and quickly establish credibility

• Sound judgement

• Work proactively to manage multiple responsibilities and competing priorities effectively

• Organised and self-sufficient with strong attention to detail

HR Advisor  - What we do

Kaplan Professional is a leading provider of apprenticeships, accountancy / tax / finance & banking courses, and professional assessments. For almost 80 years, we've helped shape the development and careers of finance professionals. 

We are part of the Kaplan group, one of the world’s largest and most diverse education and assessment providers. We operate in over 30 countries and maintain relationships and partnerships with more than 1,000 school districts, colleges and universities, professional bodies and over 10,000 businesses. Our vast breadth and scope in terms of both capabilities and assets sets us apart.

HR Advisor  - What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.

Our Values

We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

HR Advisor  - What we offer

As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels