HR Policy Specialist

Macmillan Davies; Yellowknife; Hybrid; CAD 111,000; Full time

Job summary

A national HR consultancy is looking for an experienced HR Policy Specialist for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Yellowknife. The role involves reviewing and modernizing HR policies and processes to ensure clarity and accessibility. The company values autonomy, communication, and a people-centered approach, offering a supportive environment during a vital organizational change, with a competitive pro-rata salary of approximately £60,000.

Benefits

Collaborative team environment

Opportunity to make a visible impact

Trusted role with autonomy

Qualifications

• Proven experience rewriting HR policies in a transforming environment.
• Solid background in Employee Relations or Legal with strong employment knowledge.
• Clear communicator with an eye for detail.

Responsibilities

• Review and modernize HR policies and processes.
• Ensure friendly tone across all documents.
• Work with HR stakeholders to understand needs.
• Create a clear and accessible policy library.

Skills

HR policy development

Employee Relations expertise

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work autonomously

Job description

Merseyside (predominantly office-based with some home working)

6-month FTC to start ASAP

Are you an HR policy expert with a keen eye for clarity and a talent for making policies accessible and practical?

Macmillan Davies are delighted to be partnering with a national organisation undergoing significant growth and transformation to recruit an HR Policy Specialist for a 6-month FTC. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone inquisitive, experienced and confident in shaping high-quality people policies that genuinely support colleagues and leaders.

The organisation works at pace with a commercial mindset, while fostering a culture that encourages practical thinking, independence and trust. The ideal candidate will know what "good" looks like and bring clarity, warmth and consistency to the policy suite.

The role

• Reviewing, rewriting and modernising the full range of HR policies, processes and template letters
• Ensuring a simple, gentle and friendly tone of voice across all documents
• Improving the clarity and consistency of letters for disciplinary, grievance and absence processes
• Working closely with HR stakeholders to understand needs and incorporate best practice
• Creating a clear, accessible and people-centred policy library

About you

• Proven experience rewriting HR policies, ideally within a transforming or fast‑paced organisation
• A solid background in Employee Relations or Legal, with strong employment knowledge
• Naturally inquisitive, with the confidence to challenge, simplify and improve
• A clear, warm communicator with a real eye for detail
• Comfortable working with autonomy and delivering at pace

What's on offer

• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• A chance to make a visible impact during a key period of organisational change
• A role where your expertise and judgement are genuinely trusted
• Salary c£60,000 (pro‑rata) depending on experience.

If you're someone who combines policy expertise with a people‑centred approach, we'd love to speak with you.

Please apply to Leanne Boddy at Macmillan Davies.