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 * Lead the HR & Payroll workstream across all areas of planning, delivery, reporting, and risk management. * Collaborate with the Director of People and Organisational Culture, service leads, and external suppliers to deliver a fully integrated system. * Drive design governance and produce documentation for design authority and board meetings. * Support the delivery of best practice process design, ensuring alignment with organisational ambitions and statutory requirements. * Engage stakeholders and core users to embed change and promote adoption of new systems and processes. * Identify opportunities for automation, service improvement and efficiency across HR and Payroll operations. * Provide functional expertise to other programme workstreams (testing, data, and change management). * 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: * MCIPD and/or CIPP qualification (or equivalent professional qualification). * 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