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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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HR Business Partner

Carr Gomm
Full time
Hybrid: Edinburgh
£35,487 - £40,288
Closing 3 November 2025
Advertised from 16 October 2025

Role

As a HR Business Partner you will support organisational effectiveness by developing and implementing solutions which are aligned to the business strategy. You will lead the HR vision, including role modelling great personal and team leadership, and take an active role in ensuring the HR operating model continues to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic organisation.

Carr Gomm has a life-changing impact on people and communities across Scotland. Our Support Practitioners and colleagues across the organisation enable people to live a life where they have choice and independence and can realise their dreams and aspirations for the future. As a HR Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting our colleagues to flourish in their role, to meet their own career aspirations as well as to work towards Carr Gomm’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan.

You will have an appreciation of Carr Gomm values: Choice, Control, Openness & Honesty, Interdependence, Respect, Kindness & Compassion while developing a great understanding of the organisational goals and objectives for the people we support and all employees.

Responsibilities & Success Factors

Reporting to the Head of HR, this role requires a generalist background with a broad experience in all the HR areas of expertise and a working understanding of the HR partnering model.

You will build strong relationships throughout Carr Gomm and develop a deep knowledge of our operation, policies and strategic objectives.

This post shall also have a key role in working with local L&D leaders to ensure high quality learning materials are consistently used throughout the organisation, as well as leadership in the Central L&D function.

What we are looking for…

In our eyes, the best HR Professionals are proactive with a logical and organised mind, able to engender a collaborative style of working that inspires trust and confidence. You are a people person, able to effortlessly build professional relationships and communicate with staff of all ages, experiences and grades.

You will hold a professional HR qualification, or be qualified by experience at a senior level, and have an up to date working knowledge of current UK employment legislation and people management processes and policies. You will have excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel and HRIS along with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

We welcome applications from any candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Carr Gomm. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. It is currently our policy not to offer sponsorship for prospective candidates.

Application notes

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 3rd November 2025 (5pm)