HR Employment Services Manager

Oldham Council; Oldham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Oldham is seeking an HR Employment Services Manager to lead and oversee the payroll and resourcing teams. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, a solid background in payroll systems, and a commitment to customer-focused service improvements. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Pension scheme with additional contributions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in HR management.
• Strong understanding of payroll systems.
• Ability to lead teams in a customer-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR Employment Services team in strategic initiatives.
• Oversee resourcing, payroll, and compliance improvements.
• Drive performance indicators and enhance service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll knowledge

Resourcing

Customer focus

Job description

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HR Employment Services Manager

Ref: 000954
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £55,593 - £58,896 per annum
Hours: 36.66 per week
Location: Spindles Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1HD
Closing Date: Monday 18th August 2025
Shortlisting and Interview Dates: TBC.

Looking for the chance to make a difference?

We’re seeking an ambitious and experienced HR Employment Services Manager to lead our resourcing, payroll and system teams. You’ll oversee dedicated teams, providing senior leadership and support.

Our services are re-shaping to ensure that they are resilient, and customer focussed. You will have a real opportunity to shape services in a way that support Oldham’s strategic ambitions. You will operationally lead improvements to systems and processes, develop and support key performance indicators and ensure/develop compliance across the board. There will be opportunity to lead high profile, strategic programmes of work linked to data quality and service provision.

You’ll bring strong leadership, payroll/system knowledge and a track record in payroll, systems or resourcing, and a commitment to providing resilient and customer focused services to Oldham.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information .

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme .

Data and Privacy:

For details of how we use your data please see our p rivacy notice .
Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.