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Taylor & Francis Group produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realise their individual potential.
Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a People Operations Excellence Specialist to join our newly created People Operations Team. Within the broader Taylor & Francis People Team, the People Operations Excellence team possesses a specific set of skills that fosters internal knowledge and expertise to support our colleagues. This people-focused function allows for improved communication, quick response rates, clear processes, and accurate data. In short, the People Operations Excellence team ensures a seamless end to end colleague experience.
What we offer in return:
At Taylor & Francis we care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. You will be joining a thriving business, working alongside an exceptional group of people. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about.
- An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
- 20 days(pro-rata for first year) annual leave per year, plus an extra day off for your birthday
- 4 paid volunteering days each year
- Paid sick leave of 14 days
- Social insurance and housing fund plus supplementary medical insurance
- Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
- Performance bonus
- Annual health screening for employee and spouse, optical and medical care
Location: –
- You must have the right to work and live in Singapore
- This is a full-time role which is open to candidates in all locations across Singapore
- We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance to ensure that if a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required.
Closing Date: Applications will close on 25th May 2023.
Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.
Being ‘you’ at Taylor and Francis:
Help us progress human progress through knowledge! As a People Operations Excellence Specialist, you will aid in our mission by…
- Processing transactional elements of employee lifecycle
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with local colleagues and centres of excellence
- Proactively engage and embed with stakeholders across the People Team and aligned business area
- Management of the HRIS systems to ensure colleague profiles are created, maintained and accurately updated with any changes throughout the month
- Handle diverse and confidential information requiring extreme accuracy, independent judgement and discretion
- Support continuous process improvements to increase effectiveness, efficiency and digitization, active identification of improvement areas and pro-active suggestion of potential improvements
More about you:
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contacts.
- A self-driven enthusiasm for continuous learning and development
- Ability to act with integrity, tact and diplomacy with sensitive and confidential information and handle it in a secure and safe manner at all times
- Effective at working both independently and as part of a collaborative team
- Pro-active problem-solving approach
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good time management skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of HR administration
- Previous experience within a HR shared service environment desirable
Additional Information
Training And Professional Development:
We’re passionate about ensuring you have all the tools and resources at your fingertips to reach your short and long-term career goals. We’ll support you in your journey by working together on your own bespoke Taylor & Francis Development Plan, ensuring you have the resources, tools, support and coaching that will get you where you want to be.
We want all our candidates to shine in our recruitment process. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to ensure you are able to show us your best self. This could include having the application form in a different format, more time for questions, or anything else – please ask us, we are happy to be flexible! Please contact recruitment@tandf.co.uk
Here at Taylor & Francis, we know that many times the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can feel discouraged about applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. We encourage you to apply if you're excited about working for us and have some of the skills or experience we're looking for. We believe in the notion that many skills and experiences are transferrable, and you could be just what we need! Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly believe in the value of diversity in people and thought. We strive to foster a supportive and inclusive environment where our colleagues can learn, develop, and succeed, all while feeling comfortable with being their true self. We embrace all walks of life regardless of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic under local law.
We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers
Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.
