Senior HR Consultant (Operational Excellence) - Waverley Court

Senior HR Consultant (Operational Excellence) - fixed term until 31/10/2027
Waverley Court

Salary: £47,639 - £56,392
Hours: 36 per week

If you enjoy problem solving, can deliver customer-focussed solutions, can work to tight deadlines and manage challenging problems through to resolution then it would be great to hear from you.

This senior role sits within the Operational Excellence team in Human Resources. Reporting into the Lead Consultant, Operational Excellence, the team support new initiatives and projects and are also responsible for the management and maintenance of HRs customer-facing digital services.

• We manage and maintain HRs intranet and internet sites delivering online content and solutions.
• We work in partnership with our ICT colleagues to deliver support for our HR and Payroll system.
• We proactively challenge existing practices and processes, to ensure we put the customer first whilst ensuring we limit the impact on HR.
• We identify areas needing improvement and work with internal and external colleagues to resolve.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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