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Assistant Information Systems Business Partner Full Time

at Howden Group Holdings London in London (Published at 04-10-2023)



From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture – one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.



People come to Howden Group Holdings for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden Group.



Are you looking to join a rapidly growing diverse group, alongside like-minded people who want to challenge the status quo? Do you want to start your career in an independent business with a uniquely creative culture, controlled by the people who work for it? How would you like to become a part of a business which has shared values, an encouraging culture, and a vision to succeed?



Howden Group is a business with a global footprint of more than 14,500 employees in 50 countries spanning Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Across all these territories, we work together to build something different in insurance. Founded by 3 men and a dog, Howden has always been employee-owned and driven by a daring, driven, and entrepreneurial way of thinking.



People come to Howden for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture! That’s what sets us apart, and why we champion and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, or volunteering opportunities - you’ll find like-minded people inspiring change at Howden.



About this opportunity



We are searching for someone with excellent stakeholder engagement and project skills to join us as our next Assistant Information Systems Business Partner. As we move forward with an exciting new projects, you will be a key role in providing the right interface between our business and our Group IT to continue driving us forward.



To be successful in this role, we're looking for someone with fantastic people engagement skills, as well as an ability to tackle projects from the beginning of their lifecycle and bringing them into a business-as-usual state. Some other responsibilities below:



Specific Responsibilities


  • Provide business analysis at initiation stage of projects

  • Manage the transition process from project stage to BaU

  • Lead on projects with a BaU focus

  • Involvement in our new broking platform implementation

  • Stakeholder engagement to understand business needs

  • Ensure good communication with colleagues

  • Provide support to the team as required

  • Attend project meetings and take ownership of tasks and actions

  • Ad hoc tasks




Key Accountabilities


  • Ability to produce high level documentation

  • Understanding our business needs

  • Regularly setting and effectively manage priorities

  • Ownership of project and ad hoc responsibilities

  • Experience with Broking systems and Technology

  • Advanced knowledge of Excel

  • Knowledge and experience in the London Insurance Market

  • Produce accurate and timely project status reports

  • Effective communicator




Core Responsibilities for All Staff


Achieve Results through Relationships with All Parties


  • Deliver a personal performance that contributes towards the Company achieving its objectives

  • Achieve lasting relationships with all parties (clients, markets, suppliers, third parties and other staff)



Delivery of Service


  • Consistently deliver an excellent and comprehensive service



Conduct and Integrity


  • Ensure all dealings are carried out with integrity and professionalism

  • Act in utmost good faith, in accordance with the relevant Company and/or Group policies and never risk the Company’s reputation



Development and Professionalism


  • Continuously develop skills and knowledge

  • Develop others where you are responsible for their performance



Compliance


  • Ensure compliance with of self and team with all applicable Company and/or Group policies and procedures

  • Ensure correct authorisation is obtained and processes followed when required by the Company and/or Group policies and procedures

  • Ensure that self and team comply with legal and regulatory requirements

  • Ensure that team’s performance, HR and T&C records are up to date and meet the Company and/or Group’s requirements

  • Maintain accurate records and deal with correspondence appropriately



Reporting


  • Provide relevant management information to senior management



Projects


  • Manage assigned projects and contribute to other projects as required

  • Respond appropriately to urgent issues as they arise



Market Awareness


  • Keep informed of all legal and regulatory developments relevant to the department

  • Share information that could be beneficial to the Company



Representing the Company


  • Any other reasonable duties, as required




What do we offer in return?



A career that you define.



Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.



What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.



Our Culture: People First


We are proud to be at the global table, but we are most proud of our culture. It has been built on a single and constant set of principles over more than 25 years, and it has helped us become:




  • An international group with independence and people at its heart



  • A home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world




The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group. David’s vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.



Diversity & Inclusion


At Howden Group Holdings we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.



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Permanent


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