HR Executive - DK

Are you looking for a step up in your HR career and want to join a company where its people are fundamental to its success?

At DK we are the world’s leading illustrated reference publisher, producing content for consumers in over 100 countries and 60 languages. We create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. To do this, we need the very best people.

We are committed to championing better work and working lives, and are looking for an HR Executive to join our dynamic and friendly team.

Key qualities for a DK HR Executive:

• Understanding the importance of delivering a great employee experience for our people during their employee lifecycle;
• Advising, coaching and supporting our people on our HR policies, practices and procedures;
• Being able to connect with people at all levels, balancing consideration, compassion and fairness;
• Skilfully influencing by finding the most effective way to communicate, providing thoughtful solutions to achieve positive outcomes.

You don’t need to have worked with books or in publishing before. We’re interested in hearing about your HR experience from different industries, and from different perspectives.

On a practical level, we are looking for someone who has previous HR experience at an Assistant level who has personally organised and delivered employee lifecycle activities.

If you are interested in applying, please submit your CV and a covering letter, describing what great HR is to you and explaining why you think we could be a good match for each other.

Salary: £29,900
Closing date for applications: 17 September 2023

We have a range of benefits to reflect our commitment to our people, some of which are:

• 25 days paid holiday entitlement in year one, plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Volunteering policy and charity matching
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
• Summer hours

And we plant a tree for every new employee to our business

DK is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the varied communities that read our books across the world. We encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of age, religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality or social background. DK is proud to announce that we have adopted The Halo Code.

DK supports flexible working and has introduced a new ‘smart-working’ policy with a hybrid approach of working weekly from home and in DK’s office.

The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade, but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews or undertaking internships. For more information, visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org

About our Company:

We believe in the power of discovery. That’s why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. From first words to the Big Bang, from the wonders of nature to city adventures, you will find expert knowledge, hours of fun and endless inspiration in the pages of our books.

We are the world’s leading illustrated publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann, creating cutting-edge design and stunning visual books for the whole family. We are passionate about inspiring curiosity and bring people to books through their thirst for knowledge. With a global book loving community of over 800 colleagues in the UK, US, Germany, India, China, Spain and Australia, we produce books in over 100 countries and over 60 languages. Find out more on dk.com.

Company: Dorling Kindersley Limited

Country: United Kingdom

State/Region: London

City:London

Postal Code: SW11 7BW

Job ID: 263897