Recruitment & Resourcing Service Manager

Halton; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday per year

LGPS pension with generous employer

Life cover 3x salary

Personal development investment

Free car parking at sites

Extensive employee benefits platform

Job summary

Halton Borough Council is seeking a experienced Recruitment & Resourcing Service Manager to lead the Recruitment & Resourcing Team within the Chief Executive's Delivery Unit. The role focuses on recruitment, workforce planning and organisational change to support service delivery and value for money.

You will work with senior leaders, schools, trade unions and external partners to shape the council’s workforce strategy, manage agency and contingent workers, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in recruitment, resourcing and workforce transformation.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing teams.
• Knowledge of employment law and ACAS codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a specialist recruitment and resourcing team.
• Oversee permanent, temporary, fixed-term and contingent staffing.
• Use data to identify savings and develop sustainable staffing solutions.
• Provide strategic advice on workforce change and restructuring.
• Drive continuous improvement and excellent customer service.

Skills

Recruitment & Resourcing

Workforce transformation

People management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

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Recruitment & Resourcing Service Manager

Job Reference haltoncouncil/TP/696/683

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Salary FTE:

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Halton Borough Council

Closing Date:

11/10/2026

Job Category:

Management

Directorate:

Chief Executive's Directorate

Department:

Chief Executive's Delivery Unit

Job Introduction

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long‑term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Recruitment & Resourcing Service Manager to lead our Recruitment & Resourcing Team and help shape the Council’s workforce strategy.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an HR professional with strong expertise in recruitment, resourcing, workforce planning and organisational change. Working with senior leaders, managers, schools, trade unions and external partners, you will deliver a high-quality, customer-focused service that supports our ambitions, strengthens workforce planning and delivers value for money.

You will lead and develop a specialist team responsible for recruitment and workforce resourcing across the Council and schools, overseeing permanent, temporary and fixed-term recruitment, as well as contingent workers including agency and casual staff.

A key focus will be agency workforce management and expenditure, using data and insight to identify savings, improve workforce planning and develop sustainable staffing solutions.

As the Council’s subject matter expert, you will provide strategic advice on organisational reviews, restructures, redeployment and workforce change, ensuring legal compliance and best practice. You will also drive continuous improvement, innovation and excellent customer service across the service.

Your Contributions

You will be a credible and influential HR professional, confident operating at both strategic and operational levels and will bring a CIPD qualification or equivalent professional knowledge and experience.

In addition, you will hold:

• Significant experience in recruitment, resourcing, organisational change or workforce transformation.
• Proven experience leading, coaching and developing teams.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, ACAS Codes of Practice and relevant case law.
• Practical experience of restructures, organisational redesign and workforce change programmes.
• Experience managing agency and contingent workforce arrangements.
• Strong project and change management skills.
• Experience of budget management, service planning and contract/SLA management.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using workforce data to inform decisions.
• Experience working effectively with trade unions and senior stakeholders.

If you are an experienced HR leader who can combine strategic thinking with operational expertise and a passion for improving services, we would love to hear from you.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.