Policy Specialist - HR
Posted 3 days ago by Project People
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Policy Specialist role involves shaping and improving people policies and guidance within the organization. The position requires designing policy content, managing knowledge resources, and serving as a subject matter expert for policy-related queries. The specialist will ensure alignment with legislation and business needs while contributing to policy development and stakeholder engagement. This hybrid role is based in Glasgow and focuses on continuous improvement of HR policies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and development of people policies, guidance, and knowledge management collateral.
- Contribute to or lead working parties for relevant policy or contractual change.
- Stakeholder engagement and contracting for relevant policy or contractual change.
- Act as the initial point of contact for policy queries.
- Manage and maintain policy and contract of employment collateral within the People Policy Framework.
- Policy-related content management and knowledge article maintenance and design.
- General policy support including impact assessments, contract change support, guidance reviews, and letter drafting.
- Continuous improvement of people policies.
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in a HR generalist role, ideally with policy development experience.
- Experience in interpreting and applying employment legislation into policy and guidance.
- Good understanding of key HR and business processes.
- Adept at data analysis and drawing insights from various data sources.
- Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
- Ability to independently research and develop knowledge in supported areas.
- Strong team player with a willingness to learn and grow.
- Excellent organization and communication skills.
- Great attention to detail and ability to assess policy impacts.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Policy Specialist Contract till 2nd September Glasgow | Hybrid We’re looking for a Policy Specialist to shape, develop and continuously improve people policies and guidance across the organisation. You’ll design policy content, manage knowledge resources, and act as a subject matter expert for policy queries, ensuring everything stays aligned with legislation, business needs and our people strategy.
The role
- Design and development of people policies, guidance and knowledge management collateral in line with the strategic people policy roadmap
- Contribute to or lead working parties for relevant policy or contractual change
- Stakeholder engagement and contracting for relevant policy or contractual change
- Initial point of contact as subject matter expert for policy queries
- Manage and maintain policy and contract of employment collateral and document library within the People Policy Framework in line with legislative and business change needs.
- Policy related content management and knowledge article maintenance and design
- General Policy Support - Policy Impact Assessments & Tracker, Contract change support, guidance reviews & letter drafting as required.
- Continuous improvement of people policies
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Previous experience in a HR generalist role, ideally with experience of policy development.
- Experienced in interpreting and applying employment legislation into policy, process and guidance.
- Has a good understanding of key HR and business processes.
- Adept at data analysis and drawing insights based on various data sources to support recommendations
- Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience.
- Will independently and pro-actively research and develop knowledge in areas they support.
- Great team player with a willingness to learn and grow.
- Great organisation and communication skills
- Great attention to detail and ability to impact assess policy to changes
- Ability to work in a Fast Paced environment
To apply for the Policy Specialist, please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com