Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Hiring for Band B HR Administrator at Crown Full Time

This is an exciting opportunity to join Scotland’s sole prosecution service in a fast paced and rewarding job role. Whether you have recently left school or are looking to develop your experience in HR administration this role will provide you with new challenges within a diverse team.

Job Role

HR Administrator – Band B

Location

Crown Office (Edinburgh)

Options for some home/remote working may be possible however office presence will likely be required for training and development purposes.

Contract Terms

Full time, Permanent

Starting Salary

Starting salary would be £21,045 with the maximum salary on this scale being £23,233 subject to future COPFS pay awards. All salaries are pro rata for part-time staff.We offer an excellent range of benefits which include:

25 days paid holiday + 11.5 public and privilege holidays (rising to 30 days paid holiday after 4 years).

Flexible working hours (around core time period).

Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loans.

Civil Service pension with employer contributions.

Family friendly benefits

Employees Wellbeing Support with Mental Health First Aiders and access to an Employee Assistance Programme

About COPFS

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all crime in Scotland; the investigation of deaths which require further explanation; and the investigation of complaints against the police.

About your team

You will work, at least initially, within the HR Resourcing team, although there is always potential for staff to develop across other teams. HR Resourcing are responsible for facilitating staffing needs across all COPFS.

As a relatively small team we are open and adaptive to working from home as well as in office to help development and stay social. Our team’s success relies on valuing inclusion and shared knowledge from everyone and so you will be welcomed to ask questions and make suggestions while supporting others to do the same through weekly meetings and daily one to one contact.It is an exciting time to join us ahead of expected long lasting changes that you will play a role in developing for our team and service wide. You will also meet and work alongside colleagues in the wider HR teams and COPFS service.

About your role

This is an exciting entry level opportunity, within the HR Resourcing team, for those looking to be part of an interesting and fast paced role.You may be starting out in your career or already have an administrative background and looking for a change, but you should have an interest in HR.You will be expected to work as part of a team to provide a first-class service to your colleagues and service users such as, potential applicants, other employer organisations and colleagues within COPFS. Below is a list of typical responsibilities:

Assisting with preparation and publication of job adverts

Processing mailbox queries

Provide support to recruitment campaigns

Apply a ‘customer focussed’ approach to engaging with potential candidates and colleagues

Maintaining intranet and external website Recruitment pages

Please note these are not exhaustive lists and other duties may be required as appropriate to the role.

Essential Criteria

The minimum entry qualifications are 5 National 5’s at grades A-C (including English) or equivalent; or demonstrable experience of general office work.

Sound knowledge of Microsoft application (in particular MS Word and MS Excel)

A desire to work within HR

Literacy and fluency in English

Desirable Criteria:
An understanding of the work of COPFS

There are no age limits and suitability for the job will be the determining factor for selection. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we would welcome applications from all who feel suited to this role.

Application Information

Full information and Application Packs are available to download from our website: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/careers. Please read the Band B HR Application Pack carefully for further guidance.

Completed application forms must be submitted by 20th March 2022 at 23:59.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has ongoing measures and guidance in its response to Covid-19 (Coronavirus), and would like to advise applicants that a decision has been taken that all interviews and any other discussions in the process are anticipated to be conducted in a virtual/remote setting.

In order to facilitate this way of working, COPFS asks all applicants to ensure that they have a suitable space to participate in the virtual interview and discussions as well as access to a personal device of choice by which you can undertake the interview/assessment if selected. Please ensure that your personal Wi-Fi/Broadband capacity will be sufficient to carry both audio and video.

Please note that COPFS has exemptions from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). COPFS must also adhere to strict Civil Service and Cabinet Office Baseline Personnel Security Standards regarding nationality, identity and history verification rules.

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Band B HR Administrator Application Form