About the Company

Our purpose is to build prosperity by investing in resilient real assets. Our vision is to be a trusted investment manager, respected for our expertise in restorative real estate investment enabling people, communities and eco-systems to thrive.

We are a dedicated real estate and real-estate debt specialist managing €25.5bn on behalf of institutional investors globally. Our global platform of 15 locations enables us to combine a truly global perspective with local expertise to offer investors a range of compelling strategies.

The firm has over 30 years of experience delivering real estate strategies for investors, with over 380 staff dedicated to positive client outcomes. Our strategies span the office, logistics & industrial, retail, living and debt sectors, and have been designed with the flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of investors.

Responsible investment is integrated into our investment-management process to ensure that responsible investment risks and opportunities are not siloed, but recognised and acted upon throughout our business, as well as communicated to investors.

Savills Investment Management: Resilience. Responsibility. Results.

Investment 20/20 Programme Information

You will join as a trainee as part of the Investment20/20 programme. The Investment20/20 programme has over 50 investment management member firms and has supported over 2,500 young people to start their career in the industry.

As a HR Trainee you will be introduced to investment management and you will gain industry knowledge, experience and develop relationships to progress your career and develop skills to secure a permanent role. As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will have opportunities to meet and network with over 250 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events.

Our trainee programme is a 12-month fixed term contract with a competitive salary £30,000 and will receive 25 days annual leave. This role is based in London in the Savills Investment Management office in Margaret Street near Oxford Circus and will be 5 days per week in the office.

The Team

The Savills Investment Management HR team delivers multi-jurisdictional HR strategies to support the sustainable growth and development of our diverse employee-base across our international offices.

As a HR Trainee, you will join a team of 6 people, and will gain exposure to all aspects of HR. Your role will be to ensure all aspects of employee administration are completed accurately, efficiently and in a timely manner. Strict confidentiality and discretion are key to this role. 

Job Purpose

The HR Trainee’s role is to provide generalist administrative support to the global HR team to ensure all aspects of employee administration are completed accurately, efficiently and in a timely manner. Strict confidentiality and discretion are key to this role. 

A genuine interest in pursuing a career in Human Resources and a desire to learn is essential.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting the team with all administrative elements of the employee life-cycle, from initial offer paperwork, onboarding, payroll inputs, contract amendments, reference letters, benefits administration, through to exit interviews and offboarding leavers;

• Managing the HR inbox, resolving or forwarding employee queries as appropriate;

• Recruitment: maintaining the Company’s Application Tracking System (ATS)– adding jobs and publishing to relevant job boards; assisting with any recruitment agency administration; supporting the team administration of the yearly graduate and placement intake, scheduling interviews and assessment days; conducting ATS demonstrations for external recruiters and internal stakeholders;

• Maintaining records on the HR database and producing reports;

• Communicating and reinforcing the HR policies and procedures to employees;

• Diary management for the HR team where needed.

Job Requirements
If you are a school/college leaver or graduate who has a keen interest developing a career in HR within financial services and has the following attributes, we are interested in hearing from you.

• A good communicator, both oral and written, with the ability to work with people at all levels of the business;

• Excellent attention to detail;

• Team player with a proactive approach to problem solving;

• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage priorities and work to tight deadlines.

• A ‘can do’ attitude to learning and enjoys developing new skills;

• An ability to ensure all tasks and sensitive information are handled confidentially;

• Good working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel

Application Process

The interview process will consist of 2 interviews (1 virtual, 1 in person) with various members of the HR team. The first stage interview will include a short exercise to assess your organisational and communication skills, you will be emailed the exercise the night before your interview.

Unsuccessful candidates will be notified by email.

If you are unsuccessful in your application, please go to: https://www.investment2020.org.uk/registration-form/
in order to hear about other trainee opportunities that may be of interest to you

The Use of AI

Whilst AI is an increasingly useful tool, please do not submit wholly AI generated answers. This will be checked.

We are an inclusive employer. Please let the recruitment team know if you have a disability, condition or difference that may require us to make adaptations.

Key Dates

• Online applications close: 13 March 2026

• Start date:  March/April 2026

Please note we recruit on a rolling basis and the role may close before the stated date so you are advised to apply early.

We are a committed equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and religion. We are focused on fostering a culture and environment that allows for inclusion and diversity throughout our business. Savills IM offers several employee led forums which provide support and guidance around Diversity & Inclusion, as well as ensuring our principles are built in to all of our processes, practices and expectations.