Human Resources Advisor

Fife Council; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Glenrothes is seeking an experienced HR Adviser to join the Talent Management team. The role involves supporting recruitment, retention, and workforce planning, with a focus on compliance and project management. Successful candidates should hold a degree with CIPD membership and a proven track record in resourcing. This position offers a blended working arrangement, combining home-working with office presence as needed, providing flexibility in a progressive work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in resourcing or talent management.
• Experience of leading or assisting projects while balancing a range of other work priorities.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and how to implement changes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members and mentor less experienced members.
• Offer a balance of creativity and attention to detail in project work.
• Ensure legislative compliance in team operations.

Skills

Resourcing or talent management

Strong digital, data, and analytical skills

Building strong relationships

Self-starter attitude

Team player

Education

Degree and chartered membership of CIPD

Job description

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 04 February 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 11 January 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes. Role will include a blend of home and office-based work.

We are seeking an HR Adviser to join our Talent Management team within HR.

Our corporate responsibilities span the employee journey and include recruitment, onboarding, retention and workforce planning and we play a key role in attracting, supporting and developing our young workforce.

• Our project work has a corporate focus, involves extensive partnership working and requires a balance of creativity and attention to detail to ensure work fits with organisation and service needs.
• Corporately, the team play a key role in ensuring legislative compliance. This includes Home Office sponsorship and right to work, PVG scheme membership and regulatory body requirements.
• You will collaborate with other team members and will offer mentor support to less experienced team members.
• Our work is driven by data and insights, ensuring that our approach is consistently evidence-based and grounded in thorough analysis.

Join our Talent Management team and help shape the future of our workforce!

The Person We’re Looking For

As an FC8 HR Adviser, you’ll be involved in, or will lead on, a range of project and business as usual work within the team remit, resourcing, workforce youth investment and strategic workforce planning. You must have:

• A degree and chartered membership of CIPD
• Proven track record in resourcing or talent management
• Experience of leading or assisting projects while balancing a range of other work priorities
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and how to put changes into practice
• A team player with experience of supporting others
• Able to build strong relationships at all levels, inside and outside the organisation with the confidence to influence others
• Strong digital, data, and analytical skills, with experience of using evidence to shape solutions
• A self-starter attitude, with a passion for talent management and making a difference

As a progressive employer, we offer the opportunity to work in this role as a “blended working” arrangement with home-working opportunities and occasional office-working as required. While the significant part of the role can and will be carried out remotely, candidates should be able to travel to and attend office locations in Fife as required.

For more information, please contact: Chloe Walters, [e-mail]