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Associate Director of HR
Band 8D - £99,534 to £103,735 per annum
Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Frequent presence at our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices is a requirement of this role. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week. You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations. The Workforce Directorate works at a national level to support the delivery of NES’s strategic plan and is a key partner to the delivery of Scottish Government priorities for the health and social care workforce. The Workforce Directorate plays a multifaceted and dynamic role within NES. We're not just responsible for facilitating the attraction, recruitment, support, training, development, reward, and recognition of NES's workforce; we also hold a crucial responsibility in the employment of doctors and dentists in training across Scotland. Our remit also extends externally to NHSScotland in the recruitment of medical and dental trainees and other vocational trainee groups, across Scotland's broader health sector. We provide a comprehensive People and Organisational Development strategy, and our corporate involvement also extends to managing organisational change through consultancy services. Additionally, we are deeply engaged in ensuring that NES fulfils its commitments to Equality and Diversity, not only within our own workforce but also across all organisational activities.
The Opportunity
You will be responsible for leading the HR function within NES to contribute to the development and delivery of the NES Strategic Framework and operational plans; and for developing and implementing people strategies to support the delivery of these plans. You will represent and lead on behalf of NES at the relevant senior levels within the NHS, Scottish Government and other sectors within Scotland as well as the UK wide professional and government forums. You will also expected to take full accountability for the overall management, control operation and performance of the function. Leading within the Workforce Directorate you will have the opportunity to make a key contribution to Scotland's national health and social care.
What We Love to See
Associate Directors offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we would love you to apply:
- You will have significant experience of working at a senior level with the NHS, care, or wider public sector or in a complex organisation such as a university or private sector organisation as well as experience in playing a leading role in strategic planning and decision-making.
- You will be confident and experienced working at executive and senior management level.
- You will be a proven leader, values driven, and performance focussed ensuring that the HR team (c.50) are energised, high-performing and role model ambassadors for the organisation.
- You will have a strong customer mindset and experience in delivering a wide range of HR services at volume, establishing the processes, controls, and measures to ensure high quality, reliable, delivery.
- You will have HR and employment law expertise as well as substantial strategic HR business partnering experience.
- You will be experienced in working in partnership with Trade Unions and building highly effective relationships at all levels internally and externally.
- Support strategic policy development and implementation along with appropriate service support, design and enablement, that reflects both corporate and systemwide directives.
- Proven experience in budgetary, performance and risk management.
Benefits Which Matter
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and remote working
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
- Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
- NHS discounts and more
Diversity and Inclusion
Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work. We are focused on hiring the absolute best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome. It is not essential to be in an Associate Director role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
Next Steps
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required. Frequent presence at both our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices is a requirement of this role.
If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Karen Reid, Chief Executive, at CEO.NES@nes.scot.nhs.uk. Please see our recruitment pack for more information on the recruitment process for this vacancy. Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact michelle.gormley@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.