HR Business Partner

Join us and help shape a people-centred, values-driven culture

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How to apply

Please send a copy of your CV (no more than two sides) and a covering letter by 12pm on Friday 12th December 2025. It is anticipated that interviews will be held on w/b 15th December 2025.

• Job Title: HR Business Partner
• Location: Hybrid – primary location: Glasgow (Robertson House)
• Department: Corporate Services
• Contract type: Full time (35 hours per week), Permanent

We are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Business Partner to join our Corporate Services team and play a pivotal role in continuing to shape a positive, inclusive, and values-driven culture across the Trust.

Our mission is to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in Scotland, and our people are central to achieving that. In this role, you will support managers and colleagues across the organisation, provide trusted HR advice, and support strategic initiatives that strengthen engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, and development.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a meaningful impact - not only on our workforce, but on communities across Scotland. If you want a role where what you do every day truly counts, don’t miss this opportunity.

What You’ll Do

• Provide day-to-day HR support across the Trust, including onboarding, learning and development, employee relations, inclusion/wellbeing and performance management.
• Coach and influence managers on people matters.
• Lead and support end-to-end recruitment processes.
• Ensure positive onboarding experiences that foster early engagement.
• Coordinate annual survey and pulse surveys, analyse findings, and support organisational responses.
• Promote strong employee voice through staff meetings, forums, and our staff solutions group.
• Support the Head of People and Corporate Service with learning needs analyses, programme coordination and embedding themes within and via training such as trauma-informed practice, inclusion, wellbeing and equity.
• Provide HR support for wellbeing and contribute to the EDPR group.
• Support equality impact assessments and reporting on culture, wellbeing and inclusion.
• Provide case support on ER matters (e.g. disciplinary, grievance, performance, attendance) including investigations and ensuring alignment with the ACAS code of practice.
• Provide support on frameworks for performance, talent management, job evaluation, succession planning and exit processes.
• Lead absence management monitoring and coordinate Occupational Health referrals.
• Review and develop HR policies at the direction of the Head of People and Corporate Services to maintain compliance with employment law and best practice.
• Maintain accurate HR records and support system administration, contracts and payroll information.
• Use HR analytics to identify trends, risks and opportunities.

About You

• Significant experience as an HR generalist and/or business partner.
• CIPD Level 5 or above (or equivalent).
• Membership of the CIPD.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and coaching capability.
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret people data.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment with resilience and professionalism.
• Commitment to confidentiality, fairness and ethical HR practice.
• Good understanding of data protection/UK GDPR principles.
• Experience of supporting organisational change, cultural change, or embedding values-based people practices.
• Resilience and adaptability: able to respond to evolving organisational needs, change, and complexity.
• Strong experience in using Microsoft applications.

You’ll be part of an organisation committed to collaboration, inclusion, wellbeing, and social impact. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how we support and develop our people so they can create meaningful change across Scotland.

If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you.

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