People Officer - People Services Team

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location_on Location *Scottish Parliament (Edinburgh)

location_on Location *Scottish Parliament (Edinburgh)

location_on Location *Scottish Parliament (Edinburgh)

credit_card Salary £30,000 (FTE) per annum

location_on *Scottish Parliament (Edinburgh)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full Time

Package Holidays: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays)Civil Service pensionFlexible workingFamily-friendly policiesSeason Ticket advance loansOnsite gymHealth and Wellbeing SchemesCycle to WorkEmployee Assistance Programme

People Officer – Temporary – People Services Team – Grade 3

Working pattern: This is a full-time post however we are happy to talk about flexible working. We’re committed to supporting staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance. This is a hybrid role, working from Holyrood two days per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from home.

About the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is responsible for providing the Parliament with the property, staff and services required for the Parliament’s purposes. We place a high value on excellence, and we are continually looking to improve how we can deliver the Parliament\’s core purpose of representing the people of Scotland by debating issues of national importance, passing legislation and holding the Scottish Government to account. We are a diverse workforce, and our embedded values shape the way we work and treat each other. We have a culture of respect and inclusion, and everyone has the ability to make a difference. For further information about working for the Scottish Parliament, please see our website.

This role is to support Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in their role as employers before and after the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. You’ll have a chance to put your HR knowledge and skills into practice, advising MSPs who are standing down or not re-elected about redundancy, and best-practice HR support and advice to newly-elected MSPs including helping with office structures and recruiting staff. You’ll contribute to the development of policies, guidance and support to help ensure new MSPs and their staff are equipped to take up their new roles We anticipate a start date of 1 September 2025 and for the role to be required until 30 September 2026.

The People Services Team is made up of around 15 staff. The office is responsible for providing a full range of services to support managers, colleagues, MSPs and their staff, in making the Parliament a great place to work. To achieve this, we work in partnership to develop people practices, encompassing diversity and inclusion throughout all areas including recruitment, health and wellbeing, onboarding and induction, employee experience, employee relations and administration.

As a People Officer, you’ll understand and be comfortable in providing guidance on the effective application of people policies, practices and procedures.

You’ll also get the opportunity to build your confidence and understanding of the complex interaction between best practice, taking a pragmatic approach and giving sound and consistent advice.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we’ll offer you an employer contribution of 28.97% of your basic salary.

The successful candidate will have a CIPD accredited qualification (such as a Post-graduate Degree in Human Resource Management or CIPD equivalent) with Associate Membership of the CIPD. You may recently have graduated, or you may be working in an HR administrative or support capacity, newly qualified and keen to progress.

You’ll demonstrate a high level of personal credibility with excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships.

You’ll have excellent organisation and time management skills including the ability to manage competing demands.

You’ll have excellent problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to stay calm under pressure and think through solutions to resolve challenges and respond with appropriate advice.

You’ll have good attention to detail with the ability to analyse complex data to identify trends.

For full information about the role, have a look at the job description.

Please apply before 12:00 noon, Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Please note that only your statement will be submitted to Hiring Managers, without any personal details. Hiring managers will then select candidates for further assessment or interview based on their statement which addresses the values within the job description.

Stage 2

If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to attend an assessment and interview. Assessments are expected to be held week commencing 30 June. Interviews will be held on 2 July, although both dates are subject to change.

Offers will be awarded based on merit. For this role, the following weighting is applied: Application 20%, Assessment 20%, Interview 60%.

All new starts will be appointed to the first scale point of the grade for their role. For information on progression through the scale points, see our Pay and Reward Policy Statement.

Feedback will only be provided on request to those who attend interview.

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