Vacancy at Clan Childlaw Ltd
HR & Operations Manager
Salary £ 41,500
Edinburgh
Details
We operate hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home some of the time. The role will also require travel between our office locations on a regular basis.
The HR & Operations Manager is responsible for delivering a high-quality HR service across the organisation, supporting effective people management, compliance, and a positive employee experience.
The role is primarily HR-focused, with responsibility for overseeing the smooth day-to-day running of office operations. Working collaboratively with administrative and finance colleagues, you will help ensure efficient organisational processes and effective operational support.
You will also lead the ongoing development and improvement of HR policies, systems, and processes, contributing to an effective, compliant, and positive working environment.
You are an experienced HR professional with a hands-on, generalist background and a strong understanding of employment law and HR best practice. Confident managing the full employee lifecycle and employee relations casework, you provide practical, trusted advice to managers and colleagues.
Highly organised and proactive, you can manage competing priorities, work independently, and identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working. You are equally comfortable supporting day-to-day office operations, working collaboratively to ensure the organisation runs smoothly.
With excellent communication skills and a professional, approachable manner, you’re a proactive and reliable team player with a genuine commitment to the mission of Clan Childlaw.
Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For that to happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. That means we work to ensure children and young people have:
- Lawyers that are experts in working with children
- People around them who can enable them to use their rights and amplify their voices
- Respect as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearers to account if their rights are not fulfilled.
Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.
Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
- Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
- Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours between 7am and 7pm and, the option to work from home for part of the working week. Flexibility arrangements will vary depending on the role and business needs, with some positions requiring closer alignment to core working hours to support service delivery.
- Access to our employee counselling service.
Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.
"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team
Please apply with an anonymised CV and cover letter outlining your motivation to work with Clan and how your experience meets the role requirements. As part of our commitment to equitable recruitment, we operate an anonymised screening process, so please ensure your CV does not include your name, contact details, photographs, or other identifying information. Non-anonymised CVs may not be considered.
Closing date for application is midnight on Sunday 19th July 2026, with interviews anticipated to take place w/c 27th July 2026.
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