Job Description

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions.

Department Overview

CIB Human Resources Department (CIB HR) supports CIB staff and managers in London, providing them with a full range of strategic advisory & transactional services (in terms of payroll, pension & benefits, recruitment, career management, learning & development and employee relations). In regular contact with the Group HR Department of BNP Paribas, CIB HR is the entry point for all CIB employees on any human resources issue. The team in London comprises of circa 60 human resources professionals

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Early Careers, this role will sit within the Early Careers Recruitment Team, and will partner with a broad range of stakeholders from all levels, and across Global Markets, Global Banking and Functions.

This role will ensure that our CIB Early Careers proposition supports the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s strategic ambitions to build a strong junior diverse talent pipeline across all our programmes, by shaping the strategy for each of the business lines, and focusing on the attraction, programme management & retention across all business areas.

Note that occasional travel may be required for this role, especially in peak-campus recruitment season.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Benchmark our recruitment, programmes and training against competitors in the market
• Implement strategies that further develop the diversity initiatives of the Bank
• Work with the business to continuously improve and drive the strategy in line with the Banks direction and focus
• Bring alignment across the different business lines with regards to attraction, recruitment & programme management
• Work in partnership with our Marketing & Attraction agency and the Head of Early Careers to establish best practice and devise our attraction plan
• Analysis of historical and current EC data which will inform areas for improvement and the trends moving into each recruitment season

Programme Management

• Lead the team in the successful management of our programmes and career initiatives (Apprenticeships, Spring Insights, Summer Interns and Graduates)
• Responsible for the graduate rotation allocation process
• Take the lead on performance management including probation & appraisals
• Manage the end of programme process for all graduates on a rotational programme, including the management of permanent offers to graduates
• Continuous improvement mindset \xe2\x80\x93 gather and provide regular feedback and insight, using it to proactively think of new ways to improve our early career programmes, candidate and employee experience, and talent management practices

Other

• Main point of communication for key internal stakeholders for our Early Career programmes
• Lead or contribute to adhoc projects as discussed with the Head of Early Careers
• Supervision and day-to-day management of the Team Coordinators

Qualifications

The Requirements

Essential

• Extensive experience in programme management \xe2\x80\x93 design, delivery and evaluation
• Ability to evolve strategy and use data in decision making
• Strong partnership capability \xe2\x80\x93 be a strong collaborator but are also comfortable to challenge and drive change
• Excellent project management and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proven ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven and rapidly changing environment
• Has a positive and proactive approach to resolving situations, using own initiative where appropriate

Preferred

• Experience of ATS Systems

Conduct

• Be a role model, supporting and fostering a culture of good conduct
• Demonstrate proactivity, transparency and accountability for identifying and managing conduct risks
• Consider the implications of your actions on colleagues, partners and clients before making decisions, and escalate issues to your manager when unsure.
• Take responsibility for your team\xe2\x80\x99s conduct and conduct risks.

Equal Opportunities

BNP Paribas promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As an employee with BNP Paribas London Branch, we want to make sure that you are rewarded for your commitment. As such, you will be entitled to our award winning benefits package which includes a generous holiday allowance of at least 34 days (including bank holidays), a non-contributory pension of 12%, private healthcare, GP service and dental cover all as standard, along with a number of personal insurances such as income protection, life assurance and personal accident insurance. We believe in ensuring all our employees have a positive work life balance so in addition you will also have access to a variety of flexible lifestyle benefits such as cycle to work and green car leasing schemes, season ticket loans and reduced cinema and gym membership to name a few.

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