Scottish Government
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HR Generalist – The Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Passionate about people? Bring your HR expertise to a role where you’ll coach leaders, resolve complex challenges and strengthen organisational capability.
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) administers pensions for Scottish Teachers, Police, Firefighters and National Health Service employees on behalf of the Scottish Government. We’re responsible for protecting the financial futures of over half a million people—that’s around 1 in 10 people in Scotland.
If you’re looking for meaningful work, a supportive environment and a career with purpose, you’ll find it at the SPPA.
Our office is based in Tweedbank, Scottish Borders, with the train station just a two-minute walk away, offering regular services to and from Edinburgh Waverley. This makes it a convenient, well-connected location for commuters.
The surrounding area provides:
- Access to green spaces
- Walking routes
- A strong sense of local community
Our modern office building supports flexible, collaborative working, with spaces for:
- Teamwork
- Quiet focus
- Hybrid working arrangements
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About the Role
As an experienced HR Generalist, you will provide expert HR advice, coaching, and consultancy to managers and employees across:
- HR policy
- Employee relations
- Wellbeing
- The wider employee lifecycle
You will:
- Support the HR Manager in delivering high-quality, accessible HR services
- Contribute to the People Strategy through:
- Effective people management
- Resourcing
- Workforce planning
This is a high-impact role operating across the full HR lifecycle, with responsibility for:
- Managing complex casework
- Supporting continuous improvement
- Building manager capability
- Ensuring policy and legislative compliance
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a full range of complex employee relations casework and resourcing activities, providing expert advice and escalating where appropriate.
- Provide professional HR guidance and coaching to managers and employees on:
- Policy
- Procedure
- Employment legislation
- Support effective decision-making and risk management.
- Lead investigations, management, and resolution of casework, ensuring:
- Policy and legislative compliance
- Best-practice adherence
- Accurate record-keeping
- Build strong stakeholder relationships with:
- HR colleagues
- Legal teams
- Occupational Health
- Trade Unions
- Delegate appropriately and act as an escalation point for
HR Advisors, ensuring:
- Service continuity
- Quality improvement
- Collaborate proactively with managers to:
- Support early intervention
- Develop workforce planning
- Conduct resourcing activities
- Use data and insights to inform HR solutions.
- Contribute to process, policy, and people management improvements.
- Analyse HR management information to:
- Support decision-making
- Design initiatives that build management capabilities (e.g., training in performance, wellbeing, and employee relations).
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