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