Performance Management Implementation Lead in Edinburgh

Starting salary: £43,227 pro rata, per year
Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months
Grade: 4
Location: Longmore House, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH with hybrid working
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Interviews: To be held over MS Teams on Week Commencing 5^th October 2026

The post has been created to increase the organisation’s focus on performance management, lead the introduction of a new digital solution and successfully embed our recently introduced framework, thereby driving colleague performance and ultimately helping to transform the culture and behaviours required of a modern public sector organisation. You will have the opportunity to utilise your skills and passion to design, deliver and implement a significant culture change intervention across HES.

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Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)

• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

• Project manage and lead the delivery, implementation and embedding of the Working and Growing performance management framework.

• Act as the subject matter expert for the digital approach to performance management, working with a wider Agile project team.

• Seek colleague feedback on the Working and Growing approach and system, leading a programme of continuous improvement.

• Research external best practice to ensure our approach is aligned with industry standards and the HES People Strategy.

• Support colleagues through the transition from paper-based processes to a new digital system.

• Work with policy leads to ensure the performance management framework and HES behaviours align with wider policies and promote a culture of goal setting, review and development.

• Design and deliver training to ensure colleagues are confident in using the framework, with HES behaviours embedded throughout the process.

• Work closely with Developer as Subject Matter Expert to help design and develop reporting and management information, including creation of dashboards, to support performance management, culture and people strategy insights.

• Provide a high-quality, customer-focused service to support colleagues through changes in processes and technology.

• Lead enhancements to the Working and Growing approach over time, including alignment to the broader career and talent management initiatives as they continue to develop.

• Working with Trade Union Partners to foster constructive dialogue and achieve positive outcomes for colleagues and HES.

Key Requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience. Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidance first before completing, as you will only be eligible for selection if you use examples of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

Essential:

• Qualification in HR, Organisational Development or Organisational Psychology to SCQF level 9 or equivalent proven experience.

• CIPD membership

• Relevant experience designing and delivering performance management approaches, ideally with knowledge of project management principles

• Experience acting as a subject matter expert and providing clear advice and guidance to colleagues

• Experience implementing digital performance management systems in partnership with technical specialists

• Experience designing and delivering change management programmes within an HR or People context

• Strong analytical skills, with experience of creating and producing management information and insights

Find out more about desirable skills and experience in our full job description here: 20260904_Performance Managerment Implementation Lead Job Description.docx

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at recruit@hes.scot or call our Head Office at 0131 668 8600 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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