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About Swiss Re Australia

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. The company anticipate and manages a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, they create new opportunities and solutions for their clients.

Your role

The HR function is state-of-the-art and in a changing world continuously evolving. Due to the unique position of Swiss Re in the re/insurance industry, they can deploy impactful people solutions, leading the way for human capital changes in the industry.

You will support a small team of 5 which comprises their Head HR Australia & New Zealand, HR Advisors (incl payroll) and HR Administration Associate who provide end-to-end HR support to the Australian business, leveraging their global HR centres of excellence.

They have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join a small dynamic HR team. You will gain exposure across the complete HR lifecycle in addition to best practice HR initiatives within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Recruitment assistance including interview scheduling, job description formatting and reference checks
• Preparation of employment contracts and other employee-related documents
• Maintenance of online employee records and filing
• Coordination of employee onboarding including managing inductions and checklists
• Processing of invoicing and expense claims reconciliations for the HR Team
• Processing of employee recognition awards and monthly anniversaries including issuing vouchers and coordinating content and announcement dates at our fortnightly all-staff gathering
• Support line management/employees in resolving day-to-day human resources queries directly and via the contact line
• Other ad hoc activities or projects as required.

Training & development

Swiss Re encourages continuous learning on the job and upskilling through focused programs in collaboration with premier institutes. In addition, they encourage job rotations and internal job movements through which employees enhance their knowledge and expertise

Benefits

Swiss Re Australia's employee benefits are designed to reward and enable high performance as well as to foster a healthy work-life balance. Here are some benefits when you join Swiss Re:

1. Health Insurance
2. Family benefits
3. Paid Leave
4. Employee Assistance Programme
5. Gym Facilities 

Career progression

The philosophy at Swiss Re is that career development is a shared responsibility between each employee, his or her line manager and the company. They encourage their employees to think in terms of a multidimensional career “lattice” and not just a vertical career ladder. There is no single, pre-set career path at Swiss Re; rather, the paths are as diverse as the individuals working in the company.

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Work life balance

Their “Own The Way You Work” initiative gives managers and employees autonomy to decide how, when and where work is carried out. As a part of this programme, they offer flexible working hours, explorative opportunities, smart office spaces, and seamless technology to promote a healthy work-life and respect individual and team needs.

Culture & vibe

At Swiss Re, they create an inclusive environment where people are respected for who they are. They enable their people to take charge of their performance, engage in the excitement of the future, build their capabilities, learn from one another and make proactive decisions at various levels, strengthening their personal resilience to the changing environment.

About you

Requirements

• 1-2 years experience in an administration role preferably within professional services
• In your final year of a Business, Human Resources, or related degree
• Have a genuine interest in pursuing a career in Human Resources
• Excellent Microsoft skills incl. Word, Excel and MS Teams (preferable)
• Proactive, organised, detail-oriented and hands-on with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work to agreed timelines
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, team player with a customer-orientated mindset
• HR administration experience including experience using an HRIS will be highly regarded
• An Australian citizen or Permanent Resident

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• swissre.com/careers/apac-careers.html
• careers.swissre.com/content/Own-The-Way-You-Work/?locale=en_GB
• swissre.com/dam/jcr:bcae2d53-fbe9-4831-a494-c1935bcec1f2/benefits-brochure-switzerland-en.pdf?_gl=1