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Human Resources
Our corporate functions are based at GSK House in West London, and work with various different business areas to deliver against overall organisational goals.
Human Resources
As well as benefits, compensation, recruitment, organisation and leadership development, and employee health management, the HR team is also responsible for operations, strategy, communications and systems.
Our 2009 Industrial Placement Opportunities exist within the following business areas for students who are curently undertaking a business related degree and can demonstrate a genuine interest in Human Resource Management.
Role 1: Graduate Recruitment (HR GR)
The University Recruitment (UR) team is responsible for the sourcing and selection of high quality Graduates for our Graduate Development Programmes and Industrial Placements.
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting UK UR with all marketing materials and events
- Using your knowledge and experience of University life and the needs of 'Generation Y' to ensure our continued success in sourcing key graduate talent.
- Leading the design of interactive web tools – an interest or and understanding of X technology will be an advantage
- Managing all internet advertising and UR's internal intranet pages
- Organising Graduate Assessment Centres and providing support to new starters
- Reviewing UR processes and helping the team to identify new and innovative recruitment tools
- Providing recruitment advice and guidance to GSK line managers
- Review and evaluate UR activity to deliver metrics, reporting, feedback, statistics and benchmarking data e.g. diversity
Role 2: Leadership, Organisational Development (HR LOD)
Human Resources and Leadership, Organisational Development are critical parts of our business. As a function, we have responsibility for delivering the global GSK strategy by developing critical capability in Leaders, talent and through effectively supporting GSK through the massive organisational changes it is facing.
Responsibilities include:
- Design, development and running of key learning solutions
- Compilation of data and tracking of key talent, including data analysis and reporting
- Research of current and new trends in Executive and Leadership Development and learning and development
- Development of a full learning curriculum for key leadership levels, together with Marketing and on-going effective communications of our offers
- Evaluation, feedback and measurement of impact
- Design of key team and large meeting processes for engagement and learning, including selection of key speakers, facilitators or tutors
Role 3: Business Human Resources (HR BUS)
Along with providing consistent HR processes where practicable, the HR team drives organisational design and development to support the longer term objectives of the business.
Responsibilities include:
- Intranet support activities including development of communities in line with GSK Knowledge Management Strategy. This includes collation and publication of HR best practice from Global Manufacturing and Supply (GMS) sites and co-ordination of Global Knowledge Sharing conferences
- Support of the UK Consultation process, co-ordinating employee representative meetings and developing consultation material and processes as appropriate.
- Maintaining the personnel files for the manufacturing and global functions divisions in an audit ready state, and establishing a clear process for file storage which indicates responsibility and accountability.
- The role also requires the need to participate in additional project work as required by the business.
