People and Culture Manager - The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC)

Position: People and Culture Manager (temporary)

Contract: Full time (37 hours per week) - Fixed Term 1 Year

Salary: Grade 4 (£43,764 - £52,183)

Location: Based in Edinburgh, Hybrid working available

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is Scotland’s human rights watchdog. We are an independent, expert body that works with and for the people of Scotland; we monitor, listen, and speak up for all our rights and respond when things go wrong. We are a public body created by statute, with a mandate to protect and promote the human rights of all people in Scotland.

The Commission is established as a National Human Rights Institution. As such we are part of a global network of bodies accredited by the United Nations to monitor state compliance with international and national human rights law and treaties. We are independent of government. It is the job of National Human Rights Institutions to use the rule of law to promote and protect the human rights of all of the people who live in any given country and assess the actions of the state on that basis. This is how the Scottish Human Rights Commission approaches its work.

Recruitment

We have an opportunity for someone who shares our values and passion for human rights to join our growing team. We are a small organisation with big ambition to use our mandate to further the realisation of people’s human rights in Scotland, and these key strategic posts, working together with colleagues across the Commission, will be integral to our success over the coming years.

The Commission is recruiting for a truly exciting and unique position following investment in the development of a People and Culture Programme that will enable us to conclude the implementation of our Independent Governance Review from 2023.

In April the Commission embarked on its new 4-year Strategic Plan for 2024-28, focused on standing up for those in need of protection and holding those responsible for human rights to account. This requires us to build a Commission team infrastructure that is equipped to deliver this, through enhancing our engagement with the Scottish Parliament, the media, and the application of the law through strategic litigation and monitoring of human rights across Scotland.

This post is critical to supporting and enhancing the skills and capacity of our existing team in order to achieve the Commission’s goals.

About the Role

The People and Culture Manager is a unique and exciting role that provides the post holder an opportunity to make a positive difference to how Scotland’s human rights watchdog evolves and develops to maximise its impact to promote the human rights of everyone in Scotland through a strong, skilled and well-supported staff team. You will be at the centre of developing initiatives to lead a programme of culture and organisational development in order to fulfil key recommendations of the Independent Governance Review 2023 and take the Commission forward.

Reporting to the Head of Business Support and working closely with the Executive Director, with a strong background in people management, experience of cultural change and trade union liaison, and an ability to coordinate activities across a number of teams with diverse resources, you will utilise your skills to meet key deliverables, including coordinating an organisational development programme, reviewing and developing HR policies and updating the employee handbook.

You will be skilled in collaborative and partnership working and effective engagement with stakeholders, managing positive relationships with all staff members, senior leadership team and trade union partners. You will demonstrate your alignment with the Commission’s core values through your inputs and behaviours to these interactions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to embed the Commission’s values into working practices and implement progressive and impactful change across the organisation.

How to Apply

Please email us at recruitment@brucetaitassociates.com to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday 20 January 2025

Interview Date: W/C 10 February 2025, tbc

Please note that CVs will not be accepted and applications received after the deadline will not be considered and you are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application.