Spotlight On ...
This issue our staff spotlight falls on Greg Gilhooley ... 
Name: Greg Gilhooley
Job title: Graduate HR Intern. My role is to assist in the development of organisation systems to enhance the operational performance of HR on a strategic level. I provide research and data analysis to support the HR Division in achieving key business objectives.
Background: I graduated from Queen Margaret University in 2018 with a MA (Hons) in Business Management. After 3rd year I moved to New York and worked at Camp America for four months. This was an amazing opportunity were I got to meet people from all over the world and travel with the remaining 30 days of my VISA.
How long have you been with the council? I have worked in the HR department since June 2018.
Who do you work with? I work in the HR department and I am part of the Performance & Business Support team. I work closely with the Disclosure Team ( Stuart Pert, Liz Hutchison & Tracy Thomson), Recruitment, Annie Gates, Service Review, Nick McManus & Gillian Robertson, HR Performance, Eleanor Stewart & Charlann Peggie, and Wendy McNeish (PBS Leader).
What is your typical day to day routine? Every day is different. I update our internal databases with new starter information and details of employment. I support the My Job Scotland builds as part of our recruitment and selection process. I also deal with sickness absences management information and provide password resets for our HR21 system. I work within the job evaluation team helping evaluate jobs and pay grades.
Any interesting projects you are working on? I have been working on a range of new developments. I have recently finished working on a BREXIT project which focused on EU citizen settlement. ELC staff from the EU will need to be a part of the EU settlement scheme in order to stay working in the UK.
I have also been working on the Disability Confident Employer project. This will give candidates applying to ELC job vacancies with disabilities a guaranteed interview if they meet the essential requirements of a role.
Plans for the future? I would hopefully like to work abroad again in the future within the business discipline, using my skills from my degree, people management, HR, business strategy & logistic and supply chain management.
What do you enjoy outside of the office? Outside work I enjoy dog spotting – walks with my black pug Marco and playing football. I also enjoy travelling, learning about new cultures and keeping up to date with current world affairs.