HR Trainee (VCC)

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed. Note: This is a 6-month internship opportunity and conversion to Permanent will be subject to Performance. Role Purpose The HR Trainee will support the Human Resources function in strengthening employee experience, HR Business Partnering support, and driving process excellence across the VCC. The role is designed for a high-potential early-career talent who is keen to build a strong foundation in strategic HR, people analytics, process improvement, employee engagement, and HR governance. Key Responsibilities 1. Employee Experience & Engagement Support employee engagement, onboarding, recognition, and culture initiatives that strengthen a positive employee experience and reinforce the PruWays. Assist in driving PruWay activation programs, culture workshops, employee communications, and campaigns that encourage adoption of PruWay behaviours and PruSteps. Gather and analyse employee feedback, onboarding insights, and engagement data to identify opportunities to improve employee experience and wellbeing. Create employee stories, recognition content, and communication materials that showcase and celebrate employees living the PruWay values 2. HR Business Partner Support Support HRBP execution across employee lifecycle matters including onboarding, employee connects, internal movements, retention actions and engagement follow-ups. Assist in preparing workforce dashboards, org-level trackers, headcount summaries and business review materials. Capture and consolidate employee themes, manager inputs and action items for HRBP follow-through. Participate in HR projects related to organization effectiveness, culture, capability building and employee listening. Assist with research and benchmarking on HR practices, employee experience trends, people policies and talent programs. 3. TA Process Excellence Support standardization of recruitment trackers, interview coordination processes, candidate communication templates and hiring governance documents. Prepare recruitment process dashboards covering funnel status, ageing, SLA adherence and stakeholder follow-ups. Document SOPs, process maps and checklists for key hiring activities to improve consistency and control. Identify process bottlenecks and recommend improvements to improve speed, quality, governance and stakeholder experience. 4. People Analytics & Strategic Projects Analyze HR data across hiring, engagement, attrition, workforce movement and employee lifecycle themes. Prepare charts, dashboards and PowerPoint summaries for HR reviews and leadership discussions. Conduct external and internal research to support HR strategy, benchmarking and continuous improvement initiatives. Support special projects in talent, culture, learning, organization design, workforce planning and HR process transformation. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field MBA HR students, final-year students or recent graduates (upto 1 year) are preferred. Prior internship exposure in Employee Experience, HR Analytics,Talent Acquisition, HR Projects will be an advantage. Skills & Competencies Builds positive relationships, communicates confidently across teams High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Good analytical mindset and comfort with data, dashboards and reporting. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft 365 tools. Curiosity, ownership mindset and genuine interest in people, culture and organizational effectiveness. Adapts to change positively and demonstrates solution oriented approach What will YOU get Practical exposure to HRBP work, employee experience, people analytics and HR process excellence. Opportunity to work on strategic HR projects and leadership-ready deliverables. Experience in supporting employee lifecycle initiatives in a regional / global business environment. Mentorship from experienced HR professionals and exposure to business-facing HR priorities. A strong foundation for future roles in HR Business Partnering, Employee Experience, HR Analytics or HR Operations. Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.