The Role
We are looking for a proactive HR generalist to lead day‑to‑day HR operations and provide high‑quality support across the organisation.
This role offers broad exposure across HR, employee relations and organisational development within a mission‑driven membership organisation working at the intersection of finance and climate.
It’s a hands‑on role with real impact – perfect for someone who enjoys combining daily operational delivery with strategic input. You’ll act as a trusted partner to managers and staff, helping develop and deliver our people strategy in support of a positive, high performing culture. Experience in comparative size organisations is important, as the role involves being flexible, practical, and comfortable managing a range of tasks and priorities. Strong HR generalist experience, including organisational development and change, is essential.
This role contributes directly to shaping IIGCC’s future by designing and embedding practical, agile people practices that help our teams thrive.
While this role is initially offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months, we hope that the contract can be extended.
Main responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day HR operations and ensure proactive, high-quality support across the organisation.
- Provide guidance to employees and managers and act as the main point of contact for HR queries.
- Partner with managers on probation, performance, absence, and employee lifecycle matters.
- Provide clear HR and policy advice; keep informed of UK employment legislation.
- Manage recruitment and onboarding end-to-end: job descriptions, advertising, shortlisting, scheduling, candidate liaison, interviews and induction.
- Coordinate seamless onboarding, inductions and offboarding processes.
- Manage employee lifecycle processes including objective setting and performance management.
- Review, update and develop HR policies to ensure compliance with UK employment legislation.
- Manage learning and development initiatives, and deliver soft skills training where appropriate.
- Manage benefits administration and periodic reviews; be the first point of contact, including liaison with external providers.
- Monitor absence and wellbeing initiatives.
- Manage HR systems, processes and compliance.
- Manage and develop HR reporting and data.
- Ensure HR administration and documentation are accurate and timely across the employee lifecycle.
- Support a positive, high-performance culture through internal communication, employee engagement activities, including team events and away days.
- Support organisational change and consultation processes.
- Work with the wider Operations team on new projects, actively contributing to a collaborative, cohesive team culture.
Skills and experience
Essential:
- CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience).
- Proven experience as an HRBP, HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor, ideally in a small organisation or professional services environment.
- Broad HR generalist experience including recruitment and employee relations.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law and confidence advising on employee relations issues.
- Experience designing, implementing, and overseeing HR processes and workflows.
- Proficient in HR systems and digital tools for process efficiency.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to influence managers, and handle sensitive issues.
- Approachable, discreet, and professional in style.
- Strong team player who collaborates openly with others and with confidence engaging credibly at all levels.
- Self-starter, highly organised, detail-focused and able to manage competing priorities effectively.
- Pragmatic, commercially minded, and solutions focused.
- Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.
- Roll‑up‑your‑sleeves attitude, willing to step into a wide variety of HR tasks to support a small, fast‑moving team.
- Experience supporting employee engagement, organisational change and consultation processes.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written).
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Experience in SME or not-for-profit environments.
- Experience in financial or professional services.
- Interest in climate change and sustainability.
Desirable:
- Experience in SME or not-for-profit environments.
- Experience in financial or professional services.
- Interest in climate change and sustainability.
The full Human Resources Manager job description can be found here.
Why work at IIGCC?
People join IIGCC because they care deeply about making a difference by bringing the investment community together to navigate the risks and opportunities of the transition and support progress towards a net zero and climate resilient future. In return, IIGCC offers its employees a competitive salary with a wide range of benefits and supportive ways of working. You can find the full list of our benefits here.
Applications
Interested applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter detailing their relevant skills, capabilities and experience for the role by completing the application form here. If you have any queries, please email vacancy@iigcc.org.
Recruitment timeline:
Deadline for applications: 14 April 2026. We reserve the right to extend the deadline or close this vacancy early depending on the applications we receive. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. 1st‑round interviews (via MS Teams) are expected to take place in the week of 20 April.
We reserve the right to extend the deadline or close this vacancy early depending on the applications we receive. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.
