HR Adviser
Zero Waste Scotland, Home-working
HR Adviser
£51729 - £57476
Zero Waste Scotland, Home-working
- Full time
- Temporary
- Home working
Posted 1 week ago, 19 Oct | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: 01-11-2026 (In 4 days)
Job ref: None
Location ref: Edinburgh
Full Job Description
As HR Adviser, you will play a key role in delivering a professional, proactive and people-focused HR service across Zero Waste Scotland. Acting as a trusted adviser to senior Leaders, managers and colleagues, you will provide expert guidance on a wide range of people matters, lead and support employee relations activity, and ensure the consistent application of employment legislation, policies and best practice.
Working closely with the People Partner, you will contribute to the delivery of the People Strategy. You will use people data and insights to inform decision-making, identify opportunities for improvement and help enhance the overall colleague experience.
You will have the following:
- Degree in Business Management, Human Resources Management, or equivalent work-related experience.
- Previous experience working in a generalist HR Advisory role.
- Chartered MCIPD or working towards (desirable).
- Strong knowledge of employment law, regulations, and HR best practices.
- Experience in managing and developing people
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to make informed decisions.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to think critically and creatively with an ability to proactively propose innovative HR solutions across a wide HR remit.
- Demonstrable experience of Employee Engagement initiatives across the employee lifecycle.
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Zero Waste Scotland
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