HR Officer

Carr Gomm; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity in Health and Social Care is seeking an HR Officer in Edinburgh to manage recruitment processes and engage with a diverse client group. The ideal candidate will have a relevant HR qualification, strong communication skills, and the ability to handle a busy workload. Benefits include 35 days of holiday and a pension scheme, with potential for increased holiday with service.

Benefits

35 days holiday increasing to 40

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Defined Contribution pension scheme

Access to health services

Free Blue Light Card

Membership of a credit union

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing recruitment processes from advertising to appointment.
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on deadlines.
• Experience in employee relations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the recruitment lifecycle.
• Contribute to HR generalist tasks.
• Promote Carr Gomm’s values in daily work.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive mindset

Ability to manage diverse workload

Education

Relevant HR qualification or experience

Job description

Community Development & Social Enterprise

Disability

Equality & Law

Health

Housing & Homelessness

Learning

Local

Local Infrastructure Organisation

Older People

Other

Social Care

Youth

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This is an ideal opportunity to gain valuable HR generalist experience within a fast-paced, dynamic team in a Health and Social Care charity.

What are we looking for?

In our eyes, the best HR Officers are creative go-getters with a proactive mindset, who possess excellent communication skills to confidently engage with a diverse client group.

Your main responsibility will be for the recruitment lifecycle, managing, coordinating, and monitoring the recruitment process from advertising to the appointment stage, whilst being in line with Safer Recruitment.

However, you will also be involved in the broader work of the HR team through contributing to a range of HR generalist tasks including, but not limited to, employee relations, compliance, HR information, learning, and development. You will be able to manage a diverse workload and prioritize tasks depending on deadlines.

You will demonstrate and promote Carr Gomm’s values in your day-to-day work, with a person-centred approach. These values are Choice, Control, Openness & Honesty, Interdependence, Respect, Kindness, and Compassion.

We expect that you will have a relevant HR qualification, be currently undertaking one, or have some relevant HR experience. You will also be able to manage a diverse and busy workload and work to tight deadlines.

Additional Benefits

• 35 days holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
• Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching, and counselling
• Free Blue Light Card (giving access to thousands of discounts and promotions)
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme; and more!

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g., dependent visas, ancestry, etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.

Application notes

Closing Date: Thursday 7th August 2025 at 9am

Interviews to be held w/c 11th August 2025.

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