People Advisor

Your new company
You will join aRenowned public body who focusses on improving the natural environment inScotland. Their mission is to inspire everyone to care about it. They strive to care for and maintain theNatural elements of the landscapes and seascapes across Scotland, and serve allthe people of Scotland.

In this role, you willjoin the People and Organisational Development team providing well-establishedpeople services to the organisation, delivering professional and responsivepeople HR, Organisational Development and Payroll provision. This organisationare currently going through a significant period of change as they evolve theirHR and People services, and so they are now recruiting for 2 x People Advisorroles to join their established team.

Your new role
You will provide ahigh-quality, customer-focused professional people service, in line withrelevant policies, best practice and employment legislation that meets thebusiness objectives. You will also support managers and employees to delivertheir best to meet our corporate plan objectives. You will be a key member ofthe team and deliver a high-quality and responsive service as well ascontribute to the delivery of our current People Programme.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this role, you will have the following attributes -

• CIPD accredited or willing to obtain a professional HR qualification
• Have previous HR generalist experience, including employee relations
• Be able to coach others, or willingness to learn coaching skills
• Have an understanding of employment, payroll, and equality legislation, including HR best practice
• Have excellent organisational and analytical skills, including the ability to manage a diverse and busy workload
• Be able to demonstrate good communication skills, including influencing, listening, and clear written and verbal presentation
• Be able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills that contribute to collaborative working and a customer-orientated service provision
• Be familiar with HR / Payroll systems such as Oracle, and be a frequent user of Microsoft Office applications, including online communications tools.
• Have experience or an understanding of working in partnership with Trade Unions
• Demonstrate an awareness / understanding of Data Protection Legislation and Freedom of Information requirements

What you'll get in return
This organisationoffers a range of fantastic benefits, and will operate on a flexible basis.offering work-life balance for all employees. The benefits on offerwithin this organisation, they include -

• Pay and reward policy, which is in line with Scottish government pay policy
• Civil Service pension
• Enhanced holiday entitlement offering 30 days leave + 11.5 public holidays
• Flexi-time hours
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and adoption pay
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Funding for professional subscriptions
• Support for further learning and development
• Season ticket loads
• Wellbeing assistance

What you need to do now
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