HR Advisor-Direct Sourcing

Police Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity exists within Police Scotland's HR team to manage recruitment efforts and enhance candidate experience across the organization. The ideal candidate will possess strong recruitment campaign management skills, with a proven ability to engage with stakeholders at a senior level. This role entails building talent pipelines, managing job board updates, and providing comprehensive recruitment services while fostering career progression opportunities.

Benefits

28 days annual leave and 6 public holidays

Local government pension scheme

Opportunities for career progression

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Exclusive discounts and savings

Qualifications

• Experience managing recruitment campaigns.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to provide detailed reports for hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment sourcing efforts to build talent pipelines.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify candidates.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Talent Acquisition

Candidate Experience

Job description

Police Scotland's purpose is to improve the safety and wellbeing of people, places and communities.

Over the last few months, we’ve taken the opportunity to review our HR operating model & underpinning structure and roles. As a result, we’ve got some exciting new opportunities to join our great HR team.

As part of the team working in the Human Resources Division, you can make a real difference by supporting the provision of Human Resources to our officers and staff across the second largest police force in the UK.

We believe our people are our most important asset and investing in them is fundamental to the success of introducing new and emerging solutions and support to our front-line.

Key responsibilities of the role include –

• Managing the recruitment sourcing efforts to develop a pipeline of talent for difficult to fill staff recruitment positions internal and external across our organisation
• Partner with the hiring managers and Talent Acquisition Specialist to proactively identify candidates through direct sourcing methods.
• Ensure positive candidate experience at every stage of the recruitment process.
• Promote our roles and recruitment events and ensure effective administrative support, aiding successful delivery of the staff recruitment service across the force.

Preference for this vacancy will be given to candidates who demonstrate –

• Senior stakeholder management up to HoD level
• Leading on recruitment campaigns
• Provision of detailed reports from our e-recruitment system to assist hiring managers
• Work with stakeholders at a strategic level for upcoming recruitment campaigns
• Head hunt and source new candidates from LinkedIn, job sites, social media and other platforms building specialist market knowledge
• Build and maintain talent pools / database for specialist areas e.g. IT, HR, Change etc. developing relationships with potential candidates in these areas
• Ensure the available external job boards and social media platforms are kept updated and maximise usage and exposure to all available markets
• Manage sourced candidates’ aspirations throughout the recruitment process
• Provide general support to the wider recruitment function, support the hiring process, make sure candidates and stakeholders always receive a professional and comprehensive recruitment service
• Develop and deliver recruitment workshops
• Identify and support recruitment project work such as graduate programme, apprenticeships and partnership ventures to further modernise our recruitment capabilities
• Responsible for agency recruitment hire process and ensure stakeholders adhere to agreed compliant hiring practices

For full information including responsibilities and criteria required please visit the Police Scotland Career site.

• Competitive salary with annual increments
• Full-time or part-time shift patterns
• 28 days annual leave and 6 public holidays
• Local government pension scheme for long-term security
• Ongoing training to develop your skills
• Opportunities for career progression and professional growth
• Comprehensive wellbeing support and dynamic work environment
• Exclusive discounts and savings through our rewards and benefits network

RESIDENCY AND ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK

Applicants must be a British citizen, a member of the EU or other states in the EEA, a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national free of restrictions. You should also have been resident in the UK for a minimum of three years immediately prior to application.

TO APPLY

Please visit the Police Scotland Career Site - Job Reference Number – 4062

Applications close at midday on the 1st August 2025