Job Description
The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) is an independent statutory body at the heart of the children’s Hearings System, working alongside partners to protect Scotland’s most vulnerable children and young people. Rooted in SCRA’s Values of being supportive, child-centred, respectful and accountable, our culture is built on compassion, fairness and inclusion.
Our people are essential to fulfilling this purpose. The Human Resources function plays a pivotal strategic role in shaping an inclusive, capable, well‑supported workforce. Working collaboratively across the organisation, HR ensures that our people strategies, policies and practices are aligned to organisational needs and uphold SCRA’s Values, inclusive standards and commitment to continuous improvement.
As Human Resources Manager you will work closely with the Head of HR, Inclusion & Learning Manager, senior managers, trade union partners and colleagues across SCRA to ensure that our people, culture and organisational capacity enable effective delivery of SCRA’s responsibilities.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced HR professional with strategic insight, strong partnership-building skills, and a passion for nurturing an inclusive, high‑performing culture.
About the Role
The primary role of the Human Resources Manager is to support the development and delivery of an effective People Strategy that aligns with SCRA’s organisational objectives. As a strategic and senior HR professional, you will provide expert employment law and people‑centred advice, leads workforce initiatives, and modernises HR policies and practices to ensure SCRA continues to be a progressive, inclusive and high‑performing organisation.
You will lead our HR Business Partners and the generalist HR function, ensuring a responsive, high‑quality, people-centred service. Balancing strategic priorities with day‑to‑day operational needs, you will support managers across SCRA to lead their teams with confidence and compassion.
The role encompasses leadership across key workforce functions including workforce planning, wellbeing, employee relations, talent attraction, reward and policy development. It blends strategic thinking with operational leadership, requiring deep knowledge of HR best practice, employment law, organisational development and people‑centred change.
Personal resilience, sound judgement, initiative and strong communication skills are essential. As with all roles at SCRA, you will be expected to role-model inclusive, respectful and compassionate behaviour consistent with our Inclusive Leadership Standards & Behavioural Framework.
About You
You will be an experienced HR leader who brings Chartered Membership (MCIPD) of the CIPD, at CIPD qualification level; and a degree or equivalent qualification. You will have significant experience across workforce planning, employee relations, wellbeing, talent, reward and HR policy development. With demonstrable expertise providing professional HR advice in complex environments, including working with senior leaders. You will have a commitment to role modelling SCRA’s Values and fostering a compassionate, equitable and inclusive culture.
Applications for this post must be made through SCRA’s website where you will find details of all current vacancies.