People Business Partner in Holytown

We are recruiting for a full-time People Business Partner on a permanent basis. Your passion has never had a greater purpose. Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take – to protect our environment. That’s why, when you join us as People Business Partner, you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful – for our environment, and for your career.

Work that goes beyond your desk. Experts at what we do, we work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment. As People Business Partner, that involves:

• Partner with business leaders to plan and deliver organisational transformation initiatives, supporting operating model changes, workforce transitions and the successful adoption of new ways of working.
• Provide professional people partnering, coaching and strategic advice to leaders and managers, building capability to lead change, manage organisational impacts and drive high performing, engaged teams through periods of transformation.
• Lead on complex people challenges arising from transformation programmes, using data, insight and diagnostic reviews to identify risks, develop solutions and drive continuous improvement aligned to business objectives.
• Ensure organisational change initiatives are delivered in line with employment legislation, organisational policies and best practice, conducting impact assessments, investigations and root cause analysis to mitigate risk and support sustainable change outcomes.
• Develop, review and implement people policies, frameworks and change processes that support transformation objectives, ensuring they remain compliant, fit for purpose and responsive to evolving organisational needs.
• Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, trade union representatives, external partners and suppliers, influencing at all levels to secure engagement, manage change effectively and deliver transformational business outcomes.

This is a highly important role within our People, Workspaces & Development portfolio, which means you’ll need:

• Relevant experience or qualification equivalent to SCQF Level 8-10, with Chartered level CIPD membership (or working towards Chartered status), supported by comprehensive knowledge of employment law, employee relations, workforce planning, performance management, and HR best practice.
• Proven experience in leading complex employee relations casework, organisational change programmes and workforce restructures within a business partnering environment.
• Demonstrable ability to analyse and interpret employment legislation, workforce data, people metrics and stakeholder requirements translating business needs into evidence-based people strategies, policies, workforce plans, and organisational development interventions.
• Highly developed communication, influencing and relationship-management skills, with the ability to provide authoritative advice, coaching and challenge to senior leaders and managers ensuring consistent and legally compliant guidance to others on the resolution of issues.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with experience of using HR data, workforce analytics and business insight to identify trends, evaluate options, mitigate organisation risk, and drive informed people related decision making and continuous improvement.

Support that goes beyond the workplace. We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:

• Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities.
• Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata).
• Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community.
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Progressive Family Friendly policies.
• Training & development to enable colleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best.
• Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.

SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does – as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer. Passionately Purposeful about Scotland’s environment – and your career. Protecting our environment, promoting our work, and supporting our people, working at SEPA means being part of an organisation that’s grounded in respect for your expertise – and your wellbeing. So you can be your best, and make the biggest impact.

We recruit solely based on merit. Our shortlisting process is conducted on an anonymous basis. Please ensure that you include all relevant information when you apply. If you have questions or need any assistance with the recruitment process. We support flexible working arrangements to help you maintain a healthy balance between career and home life. This includes working part time, reduced hours, job sharing, working remotely. As a flexible first employer we are open to having conversations about flexible working arrangements that work for you and SEPA from day 1 of your employment with us.

We are proud to be a 'Disability Confident' employer and will work to identify and implement reasonable adjustments and equipment to support you in the role that you do. Applicants with a visual impairment can request job descriptions and application forms in Braille, large print or on tape. For the security and wellbeing of our colleagues, successful candidates will undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks including a level one Disclosure Scotland check.