Claire Bamber
HR Business Partner at Cenkos Securities plc- Claim this Profile
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Roberta Lee
Claire is a very personable character who is committed to making a difference to HR. During her time at Inter Hannover I grew to depend on her for a wide range of support and guidance. There were few HR questions or areas of the business that Claire did not know about, she was in almost all aspects a font of knowledge for the entire business.
Roberta Lee
Claire is a very personable character who is committed to making a difference to HR. During her time at Inter Hannover I grew to depend on her for a wide range of support and guidance. There were few HR questions or areas of the business that Claire did not know about, she was in almost all aspects a font of knowledge for the entire business.
Roberta Lee
Claire is a very personable character who is committed to making a difference to HR. During her time at Inter Hannover I grew to depend on her for a wide range of support and guidance. There were few HR questions or areas of the business that Claire did not know about, she was in almost all aspects a font of knowledge for the entire business.
Roberta Lee
Claire is a very personable character who is committed to making a difference to HR. During her time at Inter Hannover I grew to depend on her for a wide range of support and guidance. There were few HR questions or areas of the business that Claire did not know about, she was in almost all aspects a font of knowledge for the entire business.
Experience
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Cenkos Securities plc
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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HR Business Partner
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Oct 2018 - Present
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HR Advisor & Project Analyst
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
Following the maternity cover, and the return of the HR Executive, I transitioned into this role to lead various projects, provide detailed MI and Analytics and provide generalist support to the company as needed.Key tasks included:• Lead, and assist, on key HR projects including: HRIS Procurement and Implementation; Employee Handbook update; GDPR; and benchmarking• Review, update and republish the Employee Handbook• Develop, create, and implement HR policies• Lead on all Share schemes within the company and able to provide up to date data on holdings (DBS & SIP)• Produce HR Reports and analytics
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HR Advisor
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Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
Following a successful placement as a Consultant, I returned to the HR team at Cenkos to provide key support and cover the duties of the HR Executive during maternity leave. • Full review of the HR Procedures and Payroll & Benefits Procedures and updated to make more efficient• Enhance and produce KPIs and other data for Head of HR and all committees• Provide full generalist support to all areas of Cenkos • Cover for maternity leave of HR Executive o First responder to all HR enquiries, escalating where required o Payroll and benefits administration/processing o Maintain training records o General administration duties
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HR Consultant (Interim)
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Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
This role was a rolling contract to provide full generalist support to Cenkos.
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Enstar Group
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Bermuda
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Insurance
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400 - 500 Employee
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HR Assistant
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Jul 2014 - Feb 2016
This was created following the acquisition of StarStone (formerly Torus) in April 2014 to provide key support to the UK and European offices of StarStone. The role was initially a 6 month fixed term contract however after 4 months it was offered on a permanent basis.• Provide full HR generalist support to all areas in the European offices of StarStone (formerly Torus) in lieu of Torus / live insurance based HR staff following the acquisition by Enstar in April 2014• Key contact for the full end to end employee lifecycle for both StarStone and Enstar both in the U.K. and across Europe• Provide support and advice to all employees across both businesses on all generalist and employee relation matters• Recruitment for manager and below level roles • Provide end to end support through the maternity / paternity process• Advise and assist in merging and streamlining the existing HR processes across both businesses• EU HR lead for procurement process of a global HR system to replace the use of spreadsheets• Key contact for reliable MI Data locally for both businesses and globally for StarStone• Second/First responder to all HR enquiries internally and externally• General administration duties
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Hannover Re
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Germany
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Assistant/Administrator
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Feb 2013 - Jun 2014
This role at Hannover Re began as a HR administrator supporting 2 companies, based in 3 locations. The experience and relationships gained over the past year and a half within the company have made this role grow into a HR Assistant/Junior Advisor position. This role has provided experience of generalist, ER and change programme project work, while maintaining the administration for both companies. • Assist and support with 3 separate change programmes: 2 relocations in the UK; and 1 re-domicile• Assisting with all aspects of the re-domicile change programme, i.e. organising all meetings for 100+ staff, assisting in consultation meetings, ensuring all staff were up to date with information, etc• Sole implementation of a new HR & Payroll system (SAGE)• HR contact for 2 key business areas of Inter Hannover• First responder to all HR enquiries internally and externally, escalating to the relevant BP where needed• Provide support and advice to managers in both businesses on generalist and employee relation matters• Support the HR BP team as well as L+D and Comp+ Bens• Head count reporting for German head office• Maintain and update all HR and benefit systems• Prepare all contracts, correspondence, etc • New joiner and leaver process administration, including inductions all compliance checks• Maintain and update HR procedures and system processes• General administration duties
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HR + Finance Operations Administrator
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Oct 2011 - Aug 2012
Mobility – Human Resources• Drafting contracts and all necessary correspondence for local and international employees at all levels.• Visa applications, Declarations for work permits and arranging travel• Making necessary checks prior to offering employment.• Collating CVsHRIS (Oracle) – Human Resources• Strong working knowledge of software used to track all employees.• Maintaining with new starters, leavers and changes to assignment.Finance (SAP)• Understanding of key areas of the SAP software• Creating purchase orders
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Havens Hospices
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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HR Administrator
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Human Resources & Volunteer Services Department• General administrative tasks, answering calls and correspondence• Data entry into different types of database software and checking past input against hard copy records Human Resources & Volunteer Services Department• General administrative tasks, answering calls and correspondence• Data entry into different types of database software and checking past input against hard copy records
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Receptionist and Administrator
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Jun 2010 - Sep 2010
Heath Centre Reception • Reception duties i.e. greeting guests and training course delegates, answering telephone queries• Clerical duties, i.e. managing appointments, booking rooms, ordering supplies, liaising with other departments• Assisting other areas of the organisation when needed, i.e. for data entry or admin based tasks Heath Centre Reception • Reception duties i.e. greeting guests and training course delegates, answering telephone queries• Clerical duties, i.e. managing appointments, booking rooms, ordering supplies, liaising with other departments• Assisting other areas of the organisation when needed, i.e. for data entry or admin based tasks
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Education, Training & Development Administrator
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Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
Education, Training & Development Department• Highly IT based and customer focused• Setting up and organising education courses for employees, volunteers and affiliated hospice workers• Dealing with student nursing placements and liaising with care staff• Updating training records Education, Training & Development Department• Highly IT based and customer focused• Setting up and organising education courses for employees, volunteers and affiliated hospice workers• Dealing with student nursing placements and liaising with care staff• Updating training records
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Education
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University of Portsmouth
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law