Group Diversity and Inclusion - London, United Kingdom - HSBC

HSBC

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description

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.

On our competitively paid Industrial Placement, you will complete a 11-month placement located in our Canary Wharf office, London.

You will gain exposure across the business to build your knowledge of how we work collaboratively to deliver on the Group's inclusion strategy, you will work right at the source of the global Inclusion strategy and across different diversity strands.

The work we do is important because of the confidence it gives our leaders, colleagues and customers in our advice and services.

Our team is high profile and, by the nature of the work we do, you'll get exposure to senior colleagues and gain a better understanding of how we build relationships across the Bank.

Day to day there could be many stakeholder conversations with, leaders, inclusion partners, wider HR colleagues (e.g., Talent, resourcing, employee listening, performance and reward, executive development) and other cross-business stakeholders as well as external 3rd party companies.

This placement equips you with practical knowledge and experience of managing a global function and embedding a global inclusion strategy.

You will be a key member of the team with specific responsibilities and will work alongside experienced professionals who are keen to share knowledge and help you develop skills that will become invaluable as you develop and grow in the industry.

You will learn a lot across the employee lifecycle and how HR works.

You'll become part of the global team and we will help you understand our global inclusion strategy, business goals and key initiatives.

You will expand your professional network through meetings across multiple teams.

Here are some of the activities you can get involved with:

Supporting the management and execution of the strategic priorities of HSBC by working closely with a team
Working in collaboration with your team on different projects and initiatives such as social mobility, disability confidence and a variety of disclosures
Supporting the Head of Inclusion in developing, embedding, and maintaining of overall strategy and risk controls
Delivering activities to support the wider business meet its regulatory requirements
Providing business support such as minute taking, preparing meeting packs and briefing documents and following up
Deskbased research to build our knowledge of external best practice and D&I initiatives
Managing senior (GM, MD, GCB3) stakeholders' engagement, ensuring a consistent understanding of action status, risks and issues and key D&I outcomes

Requirements

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

As this role is an industrial placement, you will need to currently be studying a degree with a placement year.
You will have achieved or will be on track to achieve a minimum of a 2:1 Degree classification / 3.2 GPA or higher or overseas equivalent to this.
You want to be where you can make a difference and take on new challenges that excite you
You believe in the positive impact banking can have in driving economic growth, financial inclusion and helping all achieve their life ambitions and goals
You're creative, curious, and not afraid to ask questions or admit when you don't know something
You ponder the big questions with a critical eye that's looking to solve problems and make improvements
You're a networker who builds trusted relationships, works well with different groups of people, and enjoys being part of a team
You're driven and proactive, taking ownership of your own selfdevelopment
When situations change you adapt quickly, take on new challenges and get it done
You're curious, love to learn, and confident about bringing fresh perspectives to the table with the aim of finding better ways to do things
You have a good eye for detail and a mind for analysing data will help you thrive from the start. But it's equally important that you understand your clients so and want to help them make the best decisions.

The base location for this role is London with hybrid working arrangements in place

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.