Job Description

Are you passionate about people and driven to make a meaningful impact in your community? Come join our team as an HR Coordinator and help support the amazing staff and volunteers making a difference across Scottish families every day.


At CHAS, our HR team support and enable our colleagues across the business to be there for children and their families at the toughest of times. We are now recruiting for a motivated and proactive HR Coordinator to join our team.


In this key role, you'll champion continuous improvement, develop efficient and compliant processes, and act as the essential link across the team, ensuring smooth collaboration across CHAS and with external partners."

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and support the HR Admin team to deliver timely, consistent support. Oversee HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, and payroll. Resolve complex queries and ensure data accuracy and compliance. Collaborating with IT and HR Business Partner to optimise HR systems and support data-driven decision-making. Maintain records and produce reports to support decision-making.

What We're Looking For:

We're seeking someone who brings a strong mix of experience, skills, and values to help us deliver exceptional HR support across our organisation. You'll thrive in this role if you have:

Significant HR experience, including line management. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. A customer-focused mindset, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for service excellence. Advanced knowledge of HR processes and confidence using Microsoft 365 tools, especially Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint. HRIS or other Information System/Database experience Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels. Sound judgement and decision-making, even under pressure and with minimal supervision. A positive, proactive approach, with a genuine commitment to our mission and to working collaboratively with staff and volunteers. Familiarity and ideally experience with payroll processes would be desirable.

Why Work With Us?

At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. It's the unwavering skill, passion, and heartfelt commitment of our HR team that empowers our people to achieve extraordinary impact.

We offer

Flexible Working:

our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid manner with time split between at home and onsite in Edinburgh, Rachel House in Kinross, Robin House in Balloch and Stepps. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you!

Professional Growth:

You'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise, drive innovation, and make a meaningful impact, with support to continuously grow and enhance your skills.

Supportive peers

as part of a high-performing, valued team, you'll have the support and opportunity to collaborate with the HR team, wider People Team, and stakeholders across CHAS

Comprehensive Benefits:

Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

Further Information and How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply! Follow the link to answer a couple of questions and upload your CV or complete our full application form.



Further information about the role and benefits of working for CHAS can be found in the attached documents.



To arrange an informal chat about the position, please contact Pilar Sanmartin, HR Business Partner, at



For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our HR Team on 0131 444 3293 or by emailing careers@chas.org.uk.



This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.



Provisional interview dates 2nd and 3rd September.