People Consultant

We are seeking an experienced People Consultant to join our People & OD team. In this role, you'll be integral in supporting the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) workforce with expert advice including employee relations, performance management, and health and wellbeing. Each day will bring new challenges, making your deep understanding of people processes and employment law essential for success.

If you have strong case management experience, an understanding of best practices in HR, and a passion for making a difference, we encourage you to apply!

About us

SLAB was set up in 1987 to manage legal aid in Scotland. We are a non-departmental public body responsible to the Scottish Government. Our main purpose is to manage and continuously improve publicly funded legal assistance and to advise Scottish Ministers on its strategic development for the benefit of society.

If you wish to learn more about us and our direct services, please visit our website.

Why work for us

We are an ethical organisation, carrying out rewarding work that can have a considerable impact on clients’ lives.

We seek high calibre people and in return, we set out to provide good training and development with rewarding working conditions. We aim to be an ‘employer of choice’. Should you come to work with us, you’ll discover that no matter what your job or level of responsibilities, you are treated as an individual, with fairness, dignity, and respect.

Our stable and secure reward package includes:

• a competitive salary with potential for pay progression

• flexible working arrangements and a great holiday entitlement of 34 days per year (inclusive of public and privilege holidays) increasing after five years of continuous service

• a defined benefit pension scheme with a 6% employee contribution

• job security in a stable environment for long term career progression

• support from colleagues within a rewarding, positive work culture

• opportunities for learning and development while making a difference with challenging tasks for ultimate job satisfaction.

To find out more about working with SLAB and our benefits, visit our website.

About the role

The People Consultant will support the People & OD team with case management. The role holder will be an integral member of the team with responsibility for ensuring SLAB’s workforce are supported, informed and empowered to make decisions through an advisory and supportive service. Each day will likely be different so an in-depth understanding of general people related processes and policies will be required to succeed.

The role involves advising and supporting staff and managers on all employee relations issues, including performance management, health and wellbeing, sickness and absence, conflict resolution, equality and diversity, dignity at work, investigations, and disciplinary and grievance procedures. You will work independently managing a diverse workload with competing priorities and should have good knowledge of employment legislation and the ability to deal with difficult situations.

This post is a fixed term contact (18 months) on a full time basis.

If you are applying for a full time position on a part time basis (less than 35 hours per week), please give details of the number of hours and pattern of part time work you would be interested in. Further details are supplied in our ‘General Information for Applicants’ document.

We are an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to being fair, inclusive and a place where all belong.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ people.

We will ensure that disclosure of disability status will not negatively impact anyone’s application. We are committed to guaranteeing an interview to every applicant who indicates they have a disability, in terms of the Equality Act 2010, that meets the minimum criteria for the role.

For more details about this role and a full list of essential criteria and required competencies, please see the ‘Additional Information’ section on the vacancy page of our recruitment portal.

Completed applications should be returned by midnight, Sunday 20 October 2024 on our recruitment portal. Interviews will likely be organised and concluded by Tuesday 8 November 2024.