Human Resources Specialist

Company: Venesky Brown
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Location: Edinburgh
Job Description:

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a HR Specialist for a 6 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £400/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid based with minimum 2-3 days in the office per week.

Responsibilities

– Supporting delivery of colleague engagement initiatives and associated action planning

– Assisting with the design, coordination and implementation of learning and development activity, including management capability and career framework related initiatives

– Producing and interpreting people data, MI and analytics to support decision-making, workforce insights and reporting

– Providing pragmatic and commercially balanced employee relations advice across a range of casework and policy matters

– Supporting organisational change, workforce planning and broader People & Culture projects where required

– Working collaboratively with leaders and managers across the Bank to ensure a high-quality people service and consistent employee experience

– Supporting continuous improvement of HR processes, governance and documentation

Essential Skills:

– Proven experience operating at Senior HR Advisor and/or HR Business Partner level within a complex organisation

– Generalist HR capability with particular depth in one or more of:

– Employee Engagement

– Learning & Development

– People Analytics / Workforce MI

– Employee Relations

– Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced and evolving environment

– Proven stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly

– Experience handling sensitive and confidential matters with sound judgement

– Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving capability

Desirable Skills:

– CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience) preferred

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.

Posted: May 30th, 2026