Assistant HR Advisor - GLA15738

Company: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

About Us

City Building provides a range of repairs and maintenance, manufacturing, construction and refurbishment activities for Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Housing Group’s citizens and customers as well as other public, private and third sector organisations.

City Building operates both the largest construction craft apprenticeship programme in Scotland, and Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the largest supported manufacturing businesses in Europe, around 200 people, more than 50% of whom have a disability.

Our accreditations include, ISO45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2015. We currently hold Investors in Young People Platinum award, an award we are immensely proud of as it recognises our focus on investing in and growing a skilled staff base.

As a City Building employee, you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, excellent annual leave, and access to the Strathclyde Pension Fund. You will also benefit from wellbeing initiatives and discounted gym membership, supporting a positive and healthy work life balance.

About the Role

We're investing in the future of our People Services function and are looking for an organised and customer-focused Assistant HR Advisor to join our team and support the delivery of high-quality People Services across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience across the full employee lifecycle while working as part of a supportive and professional People Services team.

You will play a key role in ensuring managers and employees receive an efficient, responsive and customer-focused service.

Responsibilities

• Supporting recruitment and onboarding activities, including preparing contracts and coordinating pre-employment checks.
• Assisting with attendance management and employee relations processes, including coordinating meetings and maintaining case records.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and updating HR systems.
• Processing employee lifecycle changes such as starters, leavers, contractual amendments and promotions.
• Providing payroll administration support and ensuring employee information is recorded accurately.
• Acting as a first point of contact for routine People Services enquiries from managers and employees.
• Supporting workforce reporting, data management and service improvement initiatives.

Working across a wide range of People Services activities, you'll develop valuable experience in recruitment, employee relations, attendance management, HR administration, payroll and workforce information.

What You Will Bring

You'll be an enthusiastic and customer-focused individual with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

You'll enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be comfortable handling confidential information and be committed to delivering excellent customer service.

Essential Requirements

• Experience working within an administrative, customer service, HR or People Services environment.
• Experience maintaining accurate records, data and documentation.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice, or willingness to work towards a professional HR qualification.
• Experience working within an HR or People Services environment.
• Experience supporting recruitment, employee relations or payroll administration activities.

This is a unique 2-year fixed-term opportunity to develop your HR career within a modern and evolving People Services function.

You'll gain broad exposure across HR operations, build valuable professional experience and contribute to key workforce and service improvement initiatives across the organisation.

Recruitment Timetable

Closing Date: 19 August 2026

Interviews: Scheduled shortly thereafter.

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

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