People Advisor

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a renowned public body dedicated to enhancing Scotland's natural environment. In this exciting role, you'll be part of the People and Organisational Development team, delivering essential HR services during a transformative period. Your expertise will help shape a responsive service that aligns with best practices and employment legislation. With a focus on coaching and collaboration, you'll support managers and employees alike, ensuring they can perform at their best. Enjoy a range of benefits, including enhanced holiday entitlement and flexible working arrangements, all while making a meaningful impact on the community.

Benefits

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement

Flexi-time Working Hours

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Pay

Funding for Professional Subscriptions

Support for Further Learning and Development

Qualifications

• CIPD accredited or willing to obtain a professional HR qualification.
• Previous HR generalist experience, including employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, customer-focused professional people service.
• Support managers and employees to meet the organisation's strategic goals.

Skills

HR Generalist Experience

Employee Relations

Coaching Skills

Understanding of Employment Legislation

Organisational Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Familiarity with HR/Payroll Systems

Data Protection Awareness

Education

CIPD Accreditation

Tools

Oracle HR/Payroll Systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

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You will join a renowned public body that focuses on improving the natural environment in Scotland. Their mission is to inspire everyone to care about it. They strive to care for and maintain the natural elements of the landscapes and seascapes across Scotland, serving all the people of Scotland.

In this role, you will join the People and Organisational Development team, providing well-established people services to the organisation, delivering professional and responsive HR, Organisational Development, and Payroll services. This organisation is currently undergoing a significant period of change as they evolve their HR and People services, and they are recruiting for 2 x People Advisor roles to join their team.

Your new role

You will provide a high-quality, customer-focused professional people service, aligned with relevant policies, best practices, and employment legislation, to meet business objectives. You will support managers and employees to perform at their best to meet the organisation's strategic goals. As a key team member, you will deliver a responsive service and contribute to the current People Programme.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this role, you should have the following attributes:

• CIPD accredited or willing to obtain a professional HR qualification
• Previous HR generalist experience, including employee relations
• Ability to coach others or willingness to learn coaching skills
• Understanding of employment, payroll, and equality legislation, including HR best practices
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage a diverse and busy workload
• Strong communication skills, including influencing, listening, and clear written and verbal presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills that contribute to collaborative working and customer-oriented service
• Familiarity with HR/Payroll systems such as Oracle, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including online communication tools
• Experience or understanding of working in partnership with Trade Unions
• Awareness of Data Protection Legislation and Freedom of Information requirements

What you'll get in return

This organisation offers a range of fantastic benefits and promotes flexible working to support work-life balance. Benefits include:

• Pay and reward policy aligned with Scottish Government pay policies
• Enhanced holiday entitlement: 30 days leave plus public holidays
• Flexi-time working hours
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Funding for professional subscriptions
• Support for further learning and development