Employment & Policy Advisor (Temporary) - 491551

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

6 public holidays

LearnNL learning academy

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking an experienced Employment and Policy Adviser for a 12-month temporary role to support an absence improvement project within Adult Health and Social Care. The post is hybrid and requires travel across North Lanarkshire, with a focus on applying consistent attendance management practices and employee wellbeing.

You will provide specialist HR advice, monitor absence data, and collaborate with managers to explore early intervention and support measures.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent and eligible for CIPD membership.
• At least one year of experience providing professional HR advice in a complex organisation.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law and attendance management processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist employment advice and hands-on support to managers in managing short and long-term absence cases.
• Monitor and analyse absence data, identify trends and opportunities for intervention.
• Support managers to ensure appropriate support measures are explored early and interventions are implemented.
• Contribute to developing solutions and initiatives to reduce absence and improve service resilience.

Skills

HR advisory

Employment law knowledge

Attendance management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

NLC10 £43,043 - £49,231

Full Time - Temporary for 12 months

Hybrid Working

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Employment and Policy Adviser to join our Employment and Policy Team on a 12-month temporary basis to support a dedicated absence improvement project within Adult Health and Social Care.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting managers and employees across Home Support Services to deliver a consistent, proactive and supportive approach to attendance management. Working in partnership with operational managers, you will help drive improvements in absence management practices, ensuring organisational policies are applied fairly and consistently whilst supporting employee wellbeing and service continuity. You will contribute to the development of solutions and initiatives aimed at reducing absence levels and improving service resilience.

As part of this project, you will provide specialist employment advice and hands‑on support to managers in the effective management of both short and long‑term absence cases. You will assist in the monitoring and analysis of absence data, identify trends and opportunities for intervention, and support managers to ensure that all appropriate support measures are explored at the earliest opportunity, promoting early intervention approaches and ensuring appropriate support mechanisms are considered.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and be eligible for membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). You will have at least one years experience of providing professional HR advice in a complex organisation and a strong working knowledge of employment law and attendance management processes.

This post will require travel throughout North Lanarkshire.

For further information on this post please contact Lynn McKenzie, Senior Employment and Policy Officer on 07973729219.

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