Advisor - ABC

Duration: Permanent, Full Time

R

oles that

require

PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023

, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will

be required

to meet the cost of the PVG membership

.

This applies

only

to roles with a

full time

equivalent salary of £30,000 and above

.

(Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently

16.50

per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members

, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.

job purpose/about the role

The purpose of this role is to support and contribute to the delivery of People Services by providing a professional advice and guidance service to managers across the organisation.

Our People Advisors work across a range of Centre of Expertise teams within People Services, in line with organisational priorities and service requirements.

This post sits within the Employee Relations Centre of Expertise and will work closely with managers, employees and trade unions, supporting the delivery of people-centred policies, wellbeing initiatives and organisational improvement programmes.

Associate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Evidence of continuous professional development

• Providing advice on people management relating to at least two of the following areas:
• Organisational and job design including workforce planning
• Organisational resourcing and talent management,including designing recruitment and selection initiatives
• Pay, reward and remuneration, including equal pay and job evaluation
• Managing change in a transforming organisation
• Developing,resourcing and delivering training and development on effective people management
• Employee Relations processes (such as discipline, grievance, attendance management)
• Building andmaintainingsuccessful working relationships at all levels in the organisation
• Problem-solving and responding appropriately in a variety of situations
• Critically evaluating information and developing practical business orientated solutions
• Facilitating customer-focused solutions
• Sharing knowledge and working collaboratively with others within the functional area and across the wider organisation
• Consultancy and facilitation skills with demonstrable ability in influencing and coaching managers, with specific focus on encouraging managers and employees to become self-sufficient

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

For further information, please see our

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a gold award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families:

arm We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.