HR Assistant – Edinburgh We value kindness above all, and at Bield, you will join a workforce of around 900 employees, casual workers and volunteers who are passionate about improving the quality of life of older people in Scotland. Our people experience a friendly and inclusive working environment, where everyone’s contributions are valued and colleagues support each other. We now have a new opportunity for HR Assistant to join the Bield HR team. If you are looking to kickstart your career in HR or perhaps develop your experience in an HR Administrative role though involvement in some of our exciting HR Projects, then we would love to hear from you. This is a fast paced role where you will be responsible for a number of different tasks and be involved in HR projects, always seeking for ways to improve the way we work. You will be the first point of contact to our employees and managers with queries about Bield’s policies and procedures, HR system (iTrent) management as well as potential candidates looking to join Bield. Working in collaboration with the rest of the HR team as well as employees and managers throughout Bield you will provide an efficient and effective administrative service for the recruitment and selection of employees and casual workers. You will also assist managers in supporting their teams with absence management, HR information provision and other daily tasks such as monitoring the HR shared mailbox and answering calls to the department. We Offer: - A competitive salary, which is reviewed annually - Opportunity to work flexibly - Hybrid working - Excellent holidays of up to 34 days each year (pro rata for part-time employees) - Option to buy or sell holidays each year - On the job and work related training as well as opportunities to receive support and funding for vocational qualifications - Occupational Sick Pay - Long Service Awards - Family Friendly Policies - Cycle to Work Scheme - Career breaks - Employee Assistance Programme Role requirements: We are looking for someone with proven experience of working in delivering HR Services, including recruitment and selection and/or payroll and undertaking a wide range of HR administration duties. To succeed in this role, you will have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) as you will be required to communicate with a wide range of people across the organisation. You will also have a positive attitude and customer focus, effectively prioritising and managing a busy workload paying attention to details. The successful candidate will have sound digital skills and be familiar with MS Office and HRIS (ideally iTrent) to work with contractual documentation, reporting and keep employee information up to date. Please see the attachment for the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you would like further information, get in touch with the HR team. Closing date – Tuesday, 28 October 2025. Disability Confident Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria. In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please contact the HR team. If you require this information in an alternative format, please get in touch with the HR team. Bield Housing & Care Scottish Charity SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146