Belmont Recruitment are currently looking to recruit a HR & Payroll Lead to join Liverpool City Council on an initial 3-6 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
About the Role
Liverpool City Council is seeking an experienced HR & Payroll Lead to play a pivotal role in delivering a fully integrated HR, Payroll and Finance system as part of our transformation programme.
What You’ll Be Doing
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Lead the HR & Payroll workstream across all areas of planning, delivery, reporting, and risk management.
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Collaborate with the Director of People and Organisational Culture, service leads, and external suppliers to deliver a fully integrated system.
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Drive design governance and produce documentation for design authority and board meetings.
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Support the delivery of best practice process design, ensuring alignment with organisational ambitions and statutory requirements.
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Engage stakeholders and core users to embed change and promote adoption of new systems and processes.
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Identify opportunities for automation, service improvement and efficiency across HR and Payroll operations.
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Provide functional expertise to other programme workstreams (testing, data, and change management).
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Lead and develop a small team of HR Analysts, ensuring high-quality outcomes, professional development, and effective performance management.
About You
We’re looking for a strategic thinker and collaborative leader with:
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MCIPD and/or CIPP qualification (or equivalent professional qualification).
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Proven experience leading HR and Payroll system transformation projects in a complex organisation.
Please apply with an up to date CV ASAP if this role would be of interest to you