Overview
Vacancy Type: Temporary/Fixed Term
Location: Headquarters/Hybrid
Pay Band: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Salary: £52,356 – £55,886 depending on experience
Closing Date: 2025-09-22
Hours of Work: Please refer to full job description on SPS career site
Job Purpose:
Working within the Employment Relations and Reward Team (ER&R), this is a pivotal role at the heart of shaping our people policies, T&Cs of Employment, pay structures, reward frameworks, employee engagement initiatives and strategic improvement projects that align with our strategic goals and values to support fairness, operational delivery and a positive work environment.
To achieve this, you will lead and maintain effective industrial relations by working in close partnership with our recognised trade unions, wider HR colleagues, senior leaders and other stakeholders as required ensuring regular consultation and negotiation on ER&R related matters.
Responsibilities:
Responsibility for proactively reviewing, monitoring and developing HR policies products and services in consultation with Trade Union Partners and internal and external stakeholders, to ensure they are fair, inclusive, legally compliant, and aligned with business needs and Civil Service Management Code provisions
Preparing and planning for both general and specific reward (e.g. pay, allowances, benefits and recognition) and engagement interventions for the SPS including scoping, options appraisals, negotiation and implementation balancing risk, fairness and operational impact
Providing insight-driven advice and support to users to ensure consistency and effectiveness of ER&R products and services, identifying potential organisational risks and proposing solutions where appropriate
Support the formulation and preparation for the negotiation of strategic-level change initiatives with Trade Union Partners and internal stakeholders, including leading on HR projects where required to support the organisation’s strategic planning through workforce data insights and evidence-based decision-making.
Researching and preparing briefing papers and correspondence in relation to ER&R matters, including reports for Executive Management Group and Scottish Government and attending partnership meetings
Leading on the resolution of individual and collective disputes at national and local level developing the Management case for matters progressing to ACAS conciliation or arbitration.
Person Specification
SPS recruitment and selection practice is based on the fundamentals of our Behavioural Competency Framework. This identifies behaviours and standards required both of applicants seeking to join us, and our staff in their respective roles. Assessment of specific behaviours, of which there are twelve, will be determined by the role you are applying for. Whilst it is unlikely you will be assessed on all of them , you will be assessed on these identified as key to role.
Qualifications Requirements
Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) or eligible to achieving within a 12 month period. Essential
Experience Requirements
Knowledge Skills Requirements
Experience in the design, development, implementation and review of HR products such as policies, procedures or collective agreements. Essential
Experience of interpreting and applying key aspects of employment law, taking account of organisational context and impact. Essential
Experience in the management of Employee Reward or Industrial Relations. Essential
Selection Methods Please refer to full job description on SPS career site.
