Recruitment and Human Resources Officer

Stockport Council; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Stockport Council is recruiting a Recruitment and Human Resources Officer to join our Recruitment team. You will manage a varied caseload across recruitment and broader HR activity, overseeing campaigns, responding to queries, and ensuring progress in line with employment legislation and Council policies.

You will provide practical advice on sickness absence, probation, redeployment, sponsorship, and other HR matters, using HR/payroll systems to support reporting and decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration and recruitment support.
• Awareness of employment legislation affecting recruitment.
• Ability to answer queries from managers and candidates clearly.
• Strong data handling and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee recruitment campaigns and respond to queries.
• Ensure recruitment activity progresses in line with policies and legislation.
• Provide practical HR advice on sickness absence, probation, redeployment and sponsorship.
• Collate and interpret workforce data to support reporting and service planning.
• Develop policies and processes using evidence to improve efficiency.

Skills

HR administration

Recruitment processes

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Recruitment and Human Resources Officer
Scale 6 (£32,578 - £34,811)
37 Hours, Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid - Stopford House

We offer a hybrid working approach, with an expectation that you will work from the office for at least two days each week. There will also be times when you’ll need to attend more frequently, depending on the needs of the role, including for in-person meetings and other face‑to‑face activities.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm 16th November 2026. Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Shortlisting Date: 17th November 2026. Interview Date: 27th November 2026. Interview Type: In person.

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Your Role

As a Recruitment and Human Resources Officer, you will join our Recruitment team and manage a varied caseload across recruitment and wider HR activity. You will oversee recruitment campaigns, respond to manager and candidate queries, and ensure that recruitment activity progresses efficiently and in line with employment legislation and Council policies.

You will also provide practical advice and operational support on matters including sickness absence, probation, redeployment, sponsorship and other employment queries. This will involve gathering relevant information, maintaining accurate records, interpreting HR policies and procedures, and making sure agreed actions are clearly communicated, progressed and recorded.

Using HR, payroll and recruitment systems, you will collate, check and interpret workforce information to resolve queries and support reporting, service planning and decision-making. You will contribute to the development of policies, guidance, systems and processes, using evidence and data to identify opportunities to reduce risk, duplication and inefficiency.

This is a varied role that offers the opportunity to develop your experience across recruitment and HR while making a positive contribution to the services we provide to colleagues, managers and the people of Stockport.

About You

You will have previous experience of HR administration, HR processes or providing HR policy and procedural advice. You will understand recruitment processes and have an awareness of the key employment legislation that applies to recruitment activity.

You will be comfortable advising managers and other stakeholders, explaining processes clearly and handling queries that may be complex or sensitive. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to organise and prioritise a varied workload effectively.

You will also be confident using IT systems to process requests and collate, check and interpret workforce or recruitment data. Experience of supporting projects, implementing new processes or contributing to service improvements would be particularly valuable.

Most importantly, you will work collaboratively, handle personal information with appropriate confidentiality and demonstrate our values by achieving as a team, working with ambition and showing everyone respect.

About Us

You’ll join a busy, friendly and supportive team, where the work is varied and interesting. We work closely together, sharing knowledge and supporting each other through day‑to‑day challenges. With a mix of recruitment and HR activity, there’s plenty of opportunity to build your experience and get involved in different aspects of our work.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex‑military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

Privacy Notice

Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.