Human Resources Analyst Graduate Programme 2025 Glasgow

Glasgow, Scotland

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Graduate Programmes at Barclays

Our Graduate programmes deliver immersive experiences, transformative development and incredible support – giving each graduate the best possible start to their career. You’ll learn continually. From bespoke training to courses on our e-learning platform, you’ll become more capable and better-equipped every day.

Whichever programme you choose, you’ll do meaningful work, discover resources to help you build a long-term career and develop your skillset with the guidance of a hand-picked line manager and a dedicated talent coach.

Key information

Date live: 10/16/2024

Business Area: See job description

Area of Expertise: Early Careers

Contract: Graduate

Reference Code: JR-0000017065

Job description

If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate join us and unlock a world of carefully curated experiences, knowledge, and connections to shape your career. Along the way, you can expect all the training and support you need to make your mark on the world. Put simply, we’ll empower you to help determine how we do things and where we go next. Our graduates are a vital part of our success, and we welcome applications from people from all walks of life. Whoever you are and wherever you want to join us, if you’re curious, creative and ambitious, this is a world in which you can truly belong.

2-year rotational programme designed to give you depth and breadth of experience.

Why the Human Resources Graduate programme?
We may work with numbers, but at our core Barclays is a people-based business. Our Human Resources (HR) teams are critical to ensuring the Group’s overall success by attracting, retaining and developing the right people. This team acts as trusted advisors, strategic partners and innovative solution finders. Sound like the place for you? Join us as an analyst.

The chance to make an impact
You’ll start out with several weeks of intense training, covering product and business knowledge as well as essential skills you’ll need for a successful start. Then you’ll begin the first of four, six-month long rotations, exposing you to a variety of HR areas. Along the way you’ll build excellent foundational knowledge while getting to know our business and our people.

During this programme, you’ll have the chance to rotate across our HR business partner teams, where you’ll be supporting a specific business on both day-to-day and strategic issues, and across our Centers of Excellence, where you’ll develop expertise in a particular HR function such as Reward & Performance, Employee Relations or Learning, Leadership & Talent. Depending on your rotation assignment, you may:

• Assist in the development, planning and execution of the graduate Initial Training Programme or graduate placement process
• Investigate employee relations issues
• Compile and analyse data to determine impact of workforce changes
• Support employees and managers through our new promotion process
• Conduct exit interviews with employees and compile feedback to identify trends
• Help deliver diversity training for our managers.

Human Resources at Barclays
This is the team that makes sure all our 100,000 employees grow, develop and get the most from their careers. Work here, and you'll be pivotal to our performance, whether you're recruiting top talent, promoting an inclusive culture or making sure our rewards are fair, imaginative and motivational. You'll also have opportunities to learn from experts, work across geographic and divisional boundaries, and potentially contribute to policies that could affect not just our business but the industry as a whole.

What we are looking for:
To be considered for this programme, you must be motivated with a strong degree or expected degree – in any area.

Ideally, you would also have:
Problem solving skills and a passion for relationship building.

Working at Glasgow
Barclays Glasgow is at the heart of our business in Scotland, and a site of strategic importance. We have been in Scotland for 250 years, and our significance has never been as important as it is today: we’re recognised as a centre of excellence.

It’s the focus for a national team of 2,500 people that offers the latest technology and a superb working environment

The vibrant and buzzing city of Glasgow offers endless opportunities to enjoy life outside the office. From major exhibitions to festivals, you’ll find the best of culture, food, sport, art and entertainment.

It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Purpose of the role
To support the day-to-day operations of the human resources division through Provision of insights and expertise that help more senior colleagues make informed decisions. Also support the development of new products and services in addition to identification of new market opportunities.

Accountabilities
· Execution of small research projects to support strategic decision making, preparation of presentations and reports to communicate research findings, collaboration with relevant leaders to implement research findings.
· Collaboration with cross-functional teams to support business initiatives.
· Participation in training and development programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
· Participation in the identification of opportunities, development of business cases and the deployment and launch of new products and services for human resources.
· Management of client relationships and provision of customer service support to clients and customers responding to questions about products and services, processing of transactions, and resolution of customer complaints.
· Management of the development and implementation of financial models and strategies that support in decision making for human resources.
· Development of HR insights, the colleague journeys the function is responsible for, and HR services and measures whilst building an understanding of Barclays and its businesses.

Analyst Expectations
· Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
· Partner with other functions and business areas.
· Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
· Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
· Take responsibility for embedding new policies / procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
· Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
· Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation, and codes of conduct.
· Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisation’s products, services, and processes within the function.
· Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
· Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
· Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
· Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
· Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

What you get in return

However high you rise at Barclays, we believe all our employees should receive a competitive package of core benefits flexible to you and your family’s needs. At Barclays, you’ll support our customers and clients, and we’ll support you with rewards that will genuinely make a difference.

Paid holiday and vacation

Competitive pay

Private medical care

Disability assurance

Flexible working

Life assurance

Voluntary benefits

Retirement planning

Where will you be located?

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What makes a successful Graduate at Barclays?

These key qualities will help you lay a solid foundation for success on our programmes. From day one, we’ll help you further develop and strengthen them.

Why Barclays?

There’s no other business quite like Barclays. There are no other careers quite like ours. We’re here to champion your development, and we truly want you to enjoy your career journey. We’ll give you all the support and encouragement you need to make the most of this experience. And you’ll have the chance to make a genuine contribution to our inclusive culture and support our purpose as we serve our customers, clients, communities and colleagues.

The Barclays Way

This is the spirit of Barclays. It’s why we exist, what we believe and how we behave. But most importantly, it’s how we make decisions, take action and get things done.

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Purpose

Working together for a better financial future.

Values

We believe great talent RISES. It acts with Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Mindset

We discover our full potential through our desire to Empower, Challenge and Drive each other.

You get exposed to really supportive and intelligent people that push you to be your best self.

- Alexi

It's great to be surrounded by so much technical talent, but also people through a variety of functions. And I feel like I thrive because there's so much opportunity to network.

- Imogen

There's really a lot of impactful work you can do day to day. You get to work with really senior engineers on a daily basis and you learn a lot from working with them.

– Yuming

I can reach out to anybody and know that I will be able to find mentorship, support and just a community at Barclays as well.

- Becky

More about working at Barclays

We're committed to providing a supportive and simplified experience for our candidates throughout the application and assessment process. Here, you will find information about what to expect and some guidance around your assessment and interview.

While the application process depends on the role, there are some constant steps, which are;

Step 1 - Your application
Step 2 - Your assessment
Step 3 - Your interview
Step 4 - Next steps

We aim to create an inclusive work environment where everyone can reach their full potential. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please let us know as part of your application.

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Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.