Job Description

HR Manager

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families across Scotland.

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager who is passionate about driving positive change at The Yard.

You will bring the expertise and gravitas to influence and support senior leadership on HR and cultural initiatives.

Position:

HR Manager

Location:

Hybrid (Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow)

Salary:

in the region of 45,000 per annum

Hours:

37 hours per week

Benefits:

Holiday pay, training & development opportunities, life assurance, critical illness cover, company pension, health care cash back plan, employee assistance programme

Closing date:

Tuesday 6th January 2026 at 9am

About the role:

This position offers a dynamic environment for a committed leader to drive positive cultural change through strategic HR initiatives.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Ensuring The Yard maintains the roles, skills and experience to deliver on its strategic priorities Measure employee engagement and agree action plans to develop and improve organisational culture Ensuring our recruitment policies and processes embody our values and enable us to recruit people with the skills and qualities to meet our goals Developing and managing our renumeration policy

About you:

This job is for you if you have:

Proven experience of HR management Can lead by example, fostering a culture of trust and respect Excellent communication and relationship building skills Ability to develop HR strategies aligning with our strategic plan
If our ethos inspires you and you are eager to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is deeply committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.

If you would like to discuss the role with our Director of Resources, please let us know and we can arrange a call.

How to apply:

To understand more about the role, please download our HR Manager job description here:

https://theyardscotland.org.uk/hr-manager/

Please complete the job application form and equal opportunities monitoring form available on our website and return them to: jobs@theyardscotland.org.uk

We'll acknowledge all applications and intend to hold first stage interviews on Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th January 2026

Second stage interviews should follow on Tuesday 20th January

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh EH1 3RJ