Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Life Centre South
Salary: Grade 6, £29,540 - £32,597 per annum.
37 hours per week
We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.
We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!
Your role:
Do you want to join a busy team that provides a first class payroll, pensions and HR transactional service to the council, schools and our external customers? If so we have the ideal job for you.
About you:
You will need to be super organised, used to be working to tight deadlines, dealing with high volumes of work and you will work as part of a proactive team. You will be part of the Pensions Team, with the potential to contribute to wider Employment Services activities through cross-team working. If you can demonstrate these skills we want to hear from you.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
The HR Employment Services team in HR & OD provides Payroll, Pension and HR transactional services to employees and managers in the council, schools and academies and to the external organisations we work in partnership with, this includes a full recruit to pay service, a pension administration service and a payroll processing service including all technical aspects of producing a payroll.
The contractual hours for this post will be worked across a range of locations to meet the needs of the role and the service. Work will be carried out across Council buildings and/or community venues across the borough. It is our priority to ensure that the role is fulfilled effectively and while there is some flexibility to work from home when service delivery allows, the expectation is that staff will attend the workplace for a minimum of two days per week. However, depending on service requirements, you may be required to work your full contractual hours on site at Council buildings and/or community venues.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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For an informal discussion please contact Pam O’Mahony 01942 827642
Please note as part of the interview process, we will be looking for candidates to demonstrate their pension and payroll knowledge through scenario testing.
Interview date: 25.02.2026
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