35 HR / Training / Recruitment jobs in Tranent, East Lothian

Fixed Term for 3 Years (Secondment Cover)

Location: This post is based at Link’s Edinburgh office. However, hybrid working is available with this role.

Hour of Work: 35 per week (Monday to Friday)

Alternative working patterns and/or working arrangements will be considered.

The Role

At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.

As a Human Resources Assistant, you will play a key role in delivering a professional, efficient, and accurate HR service. You will provide proactive administrative support to hiring managers throughout the end-to-end recruitment and selection process, including planning and co-ordinating recruitment campaign administration, ensuring that they are in accordance with Link’s policies and relevant legislation.  

You will be responsible for supporting the full employee lifecycle, including new starts, contractual changes, and leavers. Providing high-quality administrative support, you will work closely with managers, hiring managers, employees, workers, and job applicants to ensure a smooth and responsive HR experience.

About You

You will be an experienced and proactive HR professional with a strong background in providing administrative support in a fast-paced and responsive environment. Educated to Higher level (or equivalent) or with relevant experience, you will have the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively, ensuring deadlines are met with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

As a strong team player, you will thrive in collaborative environments while also demonstrating the ability to work independently and take initiative. Your problem-solving skills enable you to approach challenges with creativity and flexibility, finding effective solutions while maintaining a commitment to continuous improvement and a ‘right first time’ approach.

With a solid understanding of best practice recruitment and selection processes, you are knowledgeable about GDPR regulations as they apply to the employee lifecycle. The postholder must be highly IT literate, with excellent proficiency in Microsoft systems (Word, Excel, SharePoint) and web-enabled IT tools. Experience in using an HR Information System to input and manage data is essential.

In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equity, Challenge and Transparency.

For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack on our website. 

What’s in it for you?

As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a Link employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards subject to terms of the scheme

• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus an additional 1 day’s pro rata holiday per year after 1 years’ service up to a maximum of 40 days per year

• Opportunity to buy and sell holiday days

• Enhanced company sick and family friendly pay

• Access to paid qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded professional membership

• Defined contribution pension with matched generous employer pension contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options

• Access to an Electric vehicle leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme 

• Life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries

• Healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services

• Employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being

• Annual flu vaccination

• Access to a savings and borrowing scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Travel season/travel ticket loan and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please visit our website.

You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.

This post is subject to a Level 1 Disclosure check.

Closing Date:  23:59 on Thursday 3 April 2025.

Interview Date: Interviews are being held on Tuesday 15 April 2025 at Link’s Edinburgh Office.

How to Apply 

Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies, but you don’t need a CV to apply for our positions. Also, if you aren’t sure about how long you have to fill in the form, you will be able to save it and return to it by clicking on the ‘My Applications’ tab of the vacancy search page and entering your username and password. 

As a large employer, we advertise jobs regularly on our own website and social media channels alongside other third-party websites. No matter where you see one of our vacancies, you will always be directed to our jobs portal to apply directly with us.

We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team and detailing which format you would require. 

Please note that CV's will not be considered.

Please note should an internal applicant be successful in applying for this position on either a seconded or permanent basis, they will move to the terms and conditions associated with the role for the duration of the time they are in post. The terms and conditions are outlined in the advert above, and in the job description.  

We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and, as a Disability Confident Leader, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.