Employment & Reward Team Leader - MID07757

Midlothian Council; Dalkeith; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlothian Council is seeking a proactive Employment & Reward Team Leader based at Fairfield House with hybrid working. You will reconcile and deliver payroll for council employees, ensuring policy, financial and data protection compliance.

You will support HR/Payroll transformation projects to enhance staff experiences across Council services. The role requires HR practice and payroll qualifications, strong interpersonal skills, and competence with Windows-based software.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification of Certificate in HR Practice and Payroll Technician Certificate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile and deliver payroll for Midlothian Council employees, ensuring compliance with policy and legislation.
• Support transformation of HR/Payroll processes to improve staff experience.
• Assist with year-end payroll tasks and data protection compliance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Payroll knowledge

Education

Certificate in HR Practice

Payroll Technician Certificate

CIPD intermediate Diploma

Tools

Windows OS

Job description

Job Vacancy

Based in Fairfield House (hybrid working is available) as part of the Employment and Reward Team within Corporate Resources, you will be responsible for the reconciliation and delivery of a designated payroll ensuring that the processing of all Midlothian Council Employee contract and pay records, complies with Council Policy, financial and data protection protocols, current terms and conditions, and the relevant legislation and statutory regulations.

You will play a key role in supporting a new transformation project around HR/Payroll processes and activities to provide a better experience for staff across all Council services and transform existing processes.

Please note that all interviews will be in person.

KNOWLEDGE

Jobholders must possess a minimum qualification of the Certificate in HR Practice and a Payroll Technician Certificate or equivalent level qualification. In addition, the jobholder must have proven experience of working on corporate human resources and/or payroll systems or related project delivery demonstrating a good working knowledge of the operational processes and the associated policy and legislation. S/he must be able to respond to all operational aspects of Tax, National Insurance and Pensions legislation and year end enquiries.

Consideration will be given to candidates who demonstrate competence in both a human resources and payroll environment, but the qualifications must be achieved within a designated timescale. In addition, Jobholders must be competent in the use and application of Windows based software.

A CIPD intermediate Diploma and/or a cipp National Payroll Certificate level qualification is desirable

Candidates will be required to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the associated regulation, data protection and financial probity issues.

To be competent in the role the jobholder must have good interpersonal skills and develop and maintain an understanding of all aspects of Midlothian Council HR Policy and Procedure contract and pay related conditions for each employee group.

CLOSING DATE - Wednesday 21st October 2026

INTERVIEW DATE - Friday 30th October 2026

Job Advert

Position Title: Employment & Reward Team Leader

Directorate: Place

Location: Fairfield House

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 36 hours

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 7 hours 12 minutes per day

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £35,409.35 per annum.

This role requiresLevel 1 Disclosure Clearance, the fee for this Disclosure check will be met by you and receipt of the subsequent certificate will berequired prior to commencement.

Once you have submitted your application and this has been processed you will be notified by email from Disclosure Scotland that your certificate is available to view. Once you have viewed your certificate you will be allowed to share this with your employer and it is only available for 14 days from the first day you have viewed the certificate. If you do not grant access to Midlothian Council to view before access is removed, a further application will need to be generated, and this will incur an additional cost.

Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email [e-mail] to discuss with member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.