HR Specialist

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a HR Specialist on a hybrid basis working 2/3 days in the office per week, on an initial 6-month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£400/day inside of IR35 (based on experience).

The Role:

The successful contractor will provide additional capacity and specialist support across a range of People & Culture priorities, with a particular focus on organisational engagement, learning and capability activity, people analytics and employee relations support.

Responsibilities:

* Supporting delivery of colleague engagement initiatives and associated action planning

* Assisting with the design, coordination and implementation of learning and development activity, including management capability and career framework related initiatives

* Producing and interpreting people data, MI and analytics to support decision-making, workforce insights and reporting

* Providing pragmatic and commercially balanced employee relations advice across a range of casework and policy matters

* Supporting organisational change, workforce planning and broader People & Culture projects where required

* Working collaboratively with leaders and managers across the organisation to ensure a high-quality people service and consistent employee experience

* Supporting continuous improvement of HR processes, governance and documentation

Essential Experience:

* Proven experience operating at Senior HR Advisor and/or HR Business Partner level within a complex organisation

* Generalist HR capability with particular depth in one or more of:

* Employee Engagement

* Learning & Development

* People Analytics / Workforce MI

* Employee Relations

* Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced and evolving environment

* Proven stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly

* Experience handling sensitive and confidential matters with sound judgement

* Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving capability

* CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience) preferred
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed