Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 18 August 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 10 August 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC6 29,508.69 - 32,437.03

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Location: Based in Fife House, with a requirement for some home working

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement .


For this opportunity, your Supporting Statement should specifically tell us about your experience in working with HR systems solutions, analysing, and interpreting workforce data, and providing advice and guidance to a range of stakeholders. We recommend that we refer to the Role Profile and our How We Work Matters behaviours.

Job Details

Reporting to the HR Lead Officer, working as part of a professional team in HR, providing a comprehensive support on HR systems, data, and health, safety and wellbeing.


The last few years has required new activities to be developed and undertaken at short notice mainly due to the pandemic and the introduction of the new Oracle HR/Payroll system. In an organisation planning reform with recovery, the successful applicant will evidence how they thrive in a changing environment and their success in learning new skills.


Working as part of a small 'Subject Matter Expert' team of HR professionals, you will manage a diverse project workload including:


Supporting the development and implementation of management information dashboards and reports. Analysing available data to identify key trends within data relating to attendance management and to improve knowledge and understanding of absence across the council. Supporting the development of effective performance management information. Supporting the development and implementation of Oracle reporting and information in particular to support Attendance Management and Health & Safety training compliance. Assisting in the provision of an added value Health, Safety, Wellbeing and People Analytics Service to Fife Council. Providing advice and guidance on procedures and practices, preparing guidance documents, and assisting in designing and delivering briefings to a range of customers and stakeholders. The specification, testing, and implementation of management information (MI/reports), ensuring appropriate value-added tools are available. Compiling, maintaining, and updating user guides for HR/employee related, and Health & Safety systems/processes. Utilising developed skills and experience to provide a broad range of specialist information, technical, project and business support activities. Supporting performance and information reporting activities across the functional area.
This opportunity is permanent to support the team with periodical Oracle Cloud based work and with other technological and management information related work. The grade is FC6, currently 29,508.69 - 32,437.03 per annum. The Service is based in Fife House, Glenrothes with a requirement for some home working, working full time 36 hours per week.


A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.

The Person

You must possess:


SCQF Level 7 which includes HNC or Advanced Highers or equivalent. Experience of working in an office using current computer-based applications e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Teams, Office 365. Experience of using analytical tools and approaches on data e.g. Power BI, OTBI, etc. Experience of using HR/Payroll systems, preferably Oracle. Experience of supporting the roll out of processes for new activities and systems (Take ownership) The ability to analyse and assess, problem solve and make decisions. Awareness of employment law and data protection and how it impacts on HR and Management practices. Ability to provide a regular and effective service. Numerical skills. Attention to detail. Good problem solving and analytical skills. The ability to manage a demanding workload, to prioritise and organise work and to respond to changing demands. Good communication skills, both written and oral. Team working skills (Working together)

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

Role Profile

- when preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria - Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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Alternative Formats

- Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

For Further Inrformation Please contact : Gordon Walker - gordon.walker@fife.gov.uk