HR Business Support Placement 2024

At Uniper, we have an engaging and dynamic opportunity for a University Student Placement to gain valuable work experience in the HR team at Uniper. This is an exciting chance to take the step-up into employment and develop both personally and professionally in a challenging but rewarding environment.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

Part of the UK HR Team based in Ratcliffe-on-Soar or Brimingham Business Park, you will be aiding in the day to day activities of ensuring processes are followed and providing support to the UK HR team and other Uniper colleagues whilst utilising practical business related skills you've gained in your studies.

• Post employment you will be fully onboarded and introduced to your new colleagues to make you feel part of the team.
• Your initial activities will include working with all of our UK HR teams on site to gain valuable experience in understanding how an international Energy Generation and Trading Company works, and a HR team within the business.
• You will become familiar with various business processes and become a core member of the team.

Key activity for the role will include

• Supporting the upskilling of the whole UK team to use MS CoPilot in daily tasks
• Utilising and developing a range of skills to help us track and monitor key HR projects
• Supporting enhancing the development of HR MI for the business, improving document management and team infrastructure
• Process and policy review.
• Process mapping and process improvement
• Project support and delivery, for example a project to review and recommend how AI can support or improve our operational tasks, systems and processes
• General support for the team with communications, meetings and event organisation

This, combined with the business exposure you'll be gaining in an international energy company, will be the foundation to your future career.

Your profile

We're looking for people who can bring a flexible, enthusiastic approach, plenty of self-motivation and lots of ambition. There will be a lot for you to do but we'll also make sure you have a strong team of experts around you - people who'll be happy to share their experience understanding with you.

A University Student will be:

• Enthusiastic, passionate and inquisitive with the dedication to achieve a career within a business function (not necessarily HR)
• Possessing or working towards a relevant degree level qualification
• Confident in using Microsoft packages with good analytical and commercial skills; demonstrable experience of working with AI and spreadsheets or databases
• Organised and meticulous in all aspects of work, and able to work to strict deadlines
• A willingness to take on new and varied tasks

The duration of your placement will be 48 Weeks beginning September 3rd 2024. The team operate a hybrid working model that includes the flexibility to work from home. If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward-thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please click the apply now button to find out more.

Benefits

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!