An exciting new opportunity has arisen to appoint a Fund Trainee (Industrial Placement) to support the People Services team with organising internal and external training events, which includes attendance lists, obtaining feedback and liaising with other teams to ensure room layout and IT is available.
The Fund, from its state of the art new offices at I9 in Wolverhampton, manages and administers the pension benefits of over 330,000 members across more than 800 employers – making data management a core function and central to its ability to provide a high quality service its customers.
We are seeking a confident, hardworking Fund Trainee with excellent organisation skills to support with a range of administrative activities.
Responsibilities include
- To support the Organisational Development Officer with the co-ordination of training business cases and recording of progress on internal dashboards.
- Responsible for the organisation of the Funds Induction programme.
- To work with the Talent Acquisition Manager to support with recruitment, assisting with candidate enquiries, organising interview panels and dates, issuing recruitment packs, supporting with testing and IT/room for interviews.
- To support the Wellbeing and Inclusion Officer with the organisation of internal workshops and wellbeing events.
The ideal candidate will hold strong organisational skills and have a proactive approach when completing a range of tasks. They will enjoy working in a fast past environment within a friendly and busy team that plays a critical role in supporting a rapidly growing organisation.
In return we offer excellent development opportunities, the opportunity to build a career within People Services plus a range of benefits that include a career average pension scheme.
For more information please email WMPFRecruitment@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.
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