HR Advisor-Strategic Workforce Planning

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

Job summary

Police Scotland seeks a talented HR professional to join its Human Resources Division. In this role, you will support personnel across the UK’s second largest police force by providing high-quality people advice and solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience in workforce planning, data insights analysis, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This position offers a competitive salary with flexible full-time or part-time shifts, along with generous annual leave, pension options, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Ongoing training

Career progression opportunities

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning for short and long term.
• Ability to conduct skills audits.
• Experience working with complex data sets.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality and consistent people advice to stakeholders.
• Raise awareness and ensure understanding of HR challenges.
• Deliver innovative people-centered solutions.

Skills

Workforce planning

Data insights analysis

Collaboration

Microsoft Office packages

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 –

• Providing high quality and consistent people advice, coaching and guidance to customers/stakeholders in line with Police Scotland’s values, organisational policies and legal requirements.
• Raise awareness, increase compliance and share good practice and expertise, working in partnership ensure a comprehensive understanding of their business and service HR challenges whilst seeking and delivering, robust, pragmatic and innovative people centred solution.

Preference for this role will be given to candidates who demonstrate -

• Workforce planning experience (short term planning of 12-18 months and/or long-term planning of 3-5 years)
• Assessing skills i.e. conducting a skills audit
• Working with complex data sets and Data insights analysis
• Collaboration and engagement with stakeholders
• Experience of Microsoft Office packages i.e. MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint

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 – 4058

Applications close at midday on the 1st August 2025