Job Title: Graduate/Trainee HR Advisor
Reporting to: Senior HR Advisor
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Graduate/Trainee HR Advisor to join our HR team in Elgin. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to start and develop a career in Human Resources.
This is a full-time position working 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Different working hours may be considered for the right candidate.
Salary for this role starts from £26,577 per annum, depending on experience.
About the Role
As a Graduate/Trainee HR Advisor, you will support the HR team across a wide range of people-related activities, gaining hands-on experience in all aspects of HR. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or someone at the beginning of their HR career who is eager to learn and develop professionally.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Providing day-to-day HR support and guidance to managers and team members across the business
- Assisting with employee relations cases such as absence, disciplinary, and grievance matters (with support and coaching)
- Assisting with performance management processes and providing guidance to managers where needed
- Helping ensure HR policies and procedures are followed, and that we remain compliant with employment law
- Maintaining accurate HR records and assisting with regular reporting and data tracking
- Attending team meetings and contributing practical HR support where appropriate
- Getting involved in wider HR activities and offering support wherever needed
About you
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is a confident communicator with a friendly, approachable style
- Has a proactive and positive attitude towards work
- Is eager to learn and develop their employee relations knowledge with guidance and support
- Has strong organisational skills and good attention to detail
- Is comfortable working with data; experience using Excel or analysing data would be advantageous
- Can handle confidential information professionally
- Works well both independently and as part of a team
A degree in HR, Business Management or any related field is desirable but not essential.
Please submit your CV along with a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate.
About Us
Founded in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is an innovative, luxury clothing brand celebrating 225 years of experience in working with the world’s finest fibres. Across three centuries, our family-owned company has carefully sources cashmere and fine woollen fibres from around the world, applying the latest technology and highest quality craft expertise in our very own vertical Scottish mills. Employing over 1,000 staff, our valued employees and communities are at the heart of everything we do, producing unique, high-quality designs that are made to last. Our brand is focused on sustainability, working with natural, renewable, and biodegradable fibres and we are committed to maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.
Johnstons of Elgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer wholeheartedly supporting the principles of equality and diversity to build an inclusive workforce. Our aim is to embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do to create an environment where our employees feel safe to be their whole authentic self without having to downplay or change parts of their identity. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, which goes beyond those characteristics protected by law to include everything that makes us unique, from our backgrounds and experiences to our personalities and ways of thinking.
We endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and encourage any candidate who requires assistance to contact us at hr@johnstonsofelgin.com.
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement or qualification. At Johnstons of Elgin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but think your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note all applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to remain and take up paid employment in country job is based.
Closing date – Monday, 1 June 2026
