HR Placement Year (Sandwich Degree)

at  GResearch

G-Research is Europe’s leading quantitative finance research firm. We hire the brightest minds in the world to tackle some of the biggest questions in finance. We pair this expertise with machine learning, big data, and some of the most advanced technology available to predict movements in financial markets.

THE ROLE

• 15th July 2024 to 18th July 2025
• 09:00-17:30 working hours
• Based in Central London
  G-Research is proud to employ some of the best people in their field and is keen to nurture their talent in a supportive and exciting working environment. Our HR team is central to ensuring that this happens at all stages of the employee lifecycle.
  Throughout this Placement Year you will be given the opportunity to learn and immerse yourself in what it means to be a good HR professional across three key HR and talent functions, each with unique responsibilities.
  We have two positions available; one which rotates between Campus, Marketing and Talent Development. The second role would primarily be based within HR core. These include:

Our Talent Development team is responsible for driving talent management and leadership development strategies, tools, and processes to meet our current and future business needs. In your time with Talent Development you will:

• Be exposed to organisational development, performance management, succession planning and learning and development
• Work closely with all members of the team, especially the Talent Development Business Partners, supporting them in programme and project delivery, which will have a direct impact on the success of our teams
• Build productive relationships with key internal stakeholders and third party training providers
• Organise executive coaching assignments where necessary for our management and leadership teams
• Coordinate our annual Corporate Core Curriculum training to support our employees’ career progress
• Help organise our Early Careers Programme to support the development of our future talent pipeline
• Process adhoc training requests from the business, source relevant training or assist in designing bespoke sessions
• Work to improve internal processes and how we communicate/promote the training we have
• Manage the training calendar and inbo

We hire highly-talented technical individuals to work on leading-edge systems. Our Talent Acquisition team are responsible for sourcing these people, using a wide range of methods including proactive headhunting and organising industry-leading events. During your time with the Talent Acquisition team you will:

• Use different sourcing tools to find niche talent in a variety of markets
• Work with our Campus team to support university events, students and societies, and internship programmes
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience for all who interact with G-Research
• Assist in running diversity focused programmes, such as STEMette

The G-Research marketing team is responsible for attracting and engaging potential employees through creative content and compelling messaging. You will have the opportunity to work across an array of different marketing disciplines, channels and activities, including assisting with major external events, social media and website content curation. Some of the areas you will be working on will include:

• Supporting with website content curation and posting, including blogs and job adverts
• Supporting with social media curation, posting and monitoring
• Sourcing and liaising with suppliers to deliver and replenish marketing materials and merchandise, including branded hoodies and office posters
• Supporting our events programme, including on-the-day assistance with events and projects
• General day-to-day ad hoc duties, including managing requests from the business
• Interview proces