Description Do you have strong communication and interpersonal skills? The Employee Relations, Reward and Expenses Team in Scottish Government are looking for a new Deputy Head of Employee Relations, Reward, and Expenses who will ideally have expert knowledge and experience of developing reward and/or employee relations strategies and solutions and who will support us to develop and deliver our Employee Deal. Responsibilities Contribute to the development and delivery of the SG Reward strategy including pay negotiations with the recognised trade unions. Support the development and promotion of SG terms and conditions of employment as part of our overall “Employee Deal”. Leading on specific reward policies and approaches to address issues such as temporary working in a higher grade, market supplements, shift working, on-call, working hours etc. Management and strategic development of SG expense policies including travel and subsistence, working overseas, relocation support, excess fares allowances etc. Ensure compliance with legal requirements, alignment with ministerial commitments (programme for government) and organisational objectives e.g. Fair Work. Provide advice to colleagues across SG, Ministers and other public bodies ensuring appropriate communication channels are in place. Proactively build strong and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues across People Directorate, Council of Scottish Government Unions and wider Scottish Government including notably Corporate Communications, Finance Pay Policy, Public Bodies Unit and Fair Work as well as HR public / delivery body leads and staff networks. Contribute to the People Directorate Transformation Programme by supporting implementation of the employee deal community of expertise ensuring alignment with transformation objectives. Provide support for Senior Management Team colleagues including developing and approving lines to take for media and parliamentary queries as required, provision of briefing and coordination of responses to ministerial correspondence and Freedom of Information requests. Line management of staff in the team. Role modelling exemplary management practice with direct reports and ensuring their practice reflects this in terms of leading to deliver objectives, supporting the wellbeing of staff, managing attendance and performance. Enable and empower staff to develop and ensure succession plans and personal development plans are in place and regularly reviewed. Advocate continuous learning and professional development across the team; demonstrate the value of measuring outcomes and evaluating processes and practice to improve the team’s service to the organisation. Responsibilities Qualifications CIPD Level 7 qualification or willingness to work towards. Chartered CIPD membership is also essential. Success Profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. Experience: A proven ability to deliver a varied and challenging HR agenda through others. Proven and relevant professional experience in HR preferably in reward and/ or employee relations. A strategic and collaborative approach, with a track record of professional service delivery and continuous improvement. Behaviours: Seeing the Big Picture - (Level 4) Communicating and Influencing - (Level 4) Delivering at Pace - (Level 4) Making Effective Decisions - (Level 4) You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Behaviour levels - Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot How to apply Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1500 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 10th March however this may be subject to change. Qualifications About Us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles. Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland. We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer. As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Working Pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us. Equality Statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them. Further information Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website. Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes. Apply before: 17th February (23:59)