People Adviser

Renfrewshire Council; Paisley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic People Adviser to join their collaborative People Operations team. This exciting role offers the chance to provide professional HR advice and support while managing diverse employee relations cases. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR, particularly within the public sector, and will thrive in a flexible, hybrid working environment. With a focus on modernizing HR policies and contributing to strategic projects, this position promises to be both challenging and rewarding for those looking to make a significant impact in their organization.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Competitive salary

Comprehensive employee benefits package

Qualifications

• Qualified in HR with relevant experience, ideally in public sector.
• Knowledge of HR legislation and practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice and support to management and employees.
• Manage diverse employee relation cases and build stakeholder relationships.
• Contribute to strategic projects and develop inclusive HR policies.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Presentation skills

Knowledge of HR procedures

Experience with trade unions

Education

Degree in HR related discipline

Postgraduate qualification in HR

CIPD associate membership

Job description

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Are you looking for a fresh challenge within a People Operations team?

Renfrewshire Council is a values driven organisation that puts our employees' health, wellbeing and learning at the heart of everything we do. We aim to create an inclusive, collaborative workplace experience for everyone in our organisation, empowering our staff to contribute, deliver and achieve!

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to become part of our highly motivated, award-winning team as we seek to recruit an ambitious People Adviser.

We are looking for someone with a dynamic approach to collaborative working and a desire to achieve results; experienced and motivated in their role to deliver a high quality, solution and customer focused service.

Key Responsibilities

1. Providing professional advice, guidance and support to our senior management team, employees, and stakeholders.
2. Proactively managing a high volume of diverse employee relation cases.
3. Building strong relationships with stakeholders to embed our People Team objectives in all areas of our business.
4. Contributing to strategic projects and reports.
5. Modernising and developing progressive and inclusive People policies.

Qualified to degree, post graduate or equivalent level in an HR related discipline and possessing associate membership of CIPD as a minimum, you will be able to demonstrate relevant experience in an HR environment, ideally acquired within the public sector (e.g. Local Government; NHS). You must be able to demonstrate a comprehensive, current knowledge of HR procedures, practices and relevant legislation and have proven experience working with trade unions.

If you believe you have effective communication and presentation skills; knowledge of terms and conditions for local government employees and an understanding of current and future HR issues within local government then this role may be for you.

We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment and competitive salary coupled with attractive terms and conditions and a comprehensive employee benefits package and are keen to seek applications from anyone who is excited by the challenges that this role offers.

Please note that this post is temporary, subject to business needs and funding for 12 months or until the requirement for the post ceases, whichever date is the earlier.

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.