Programme Manager Location: Rotherham S60 Job Type: Temporary Contract, Hybrid Hourly Rate: £30.15 PAYE Are you an experienced programme leader with the confidence, strategic insight, and political awareness to deliver major, high-profile change? We are seeking a Programme Manager to lead the end-to-end review and reprocurement of our HR and Payroll system. This programme will shape how essential services operate across the Council and our partner organisations for years to come. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant organisational impact at scale. Day-to-day of the role: Lead and direct the HR & Payroll System Review Programme, ensuring strategic alignment and clear delivery outcomes. Establish and oversee programme governance, risk, issue, and dependency management. Engage senior stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Finance, ICT, Legal, Procurement, and partner organisations. Oversee options appraisal, business case development, and recommendations to...

Directorate: Strategy & Innovation Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment for 12 months Hours: 36 per week Salary: Grade K ( 56,376- 61,653) Location: Hybrid Working Closing Date: Midnight 5th April 2026 About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do. THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT OR SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS. About the team The Corporate Programmes team works closely with senior managers across the...

Connected Places Delivery Manager Contract Type: Fixed Term -18 months Salary: Grade K 56,376 - 61,653 Hours: 36 Location: Colindale/Hybrid Closing date: Midnight 5th April 2026 About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do. About the role This is an exciting time to be in Barnet, where service transformation and innovation are at the heart of the Council's Corporate Plan. Our goal is to ensure that the Borough is...

On behalf of Defra, we are looking for an Economist X3 (Inside IR35) for a 3 Month contract based at your nearest DEFRA hub (3 days per week on site). In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out. Our objectives are: To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future. To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production. To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a...

Reward Advisor - Compensation Location: Birmingham (Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office) Duration: 12 month Fixed Term Contract Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 plus bonus Our client, a leading financial services company, is seeking a Reward Advisor to join their established Rewards team. In this role you will be supporting the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of a comprehensive compensation and benefits offering to ensure the client remains an employer of choice. You will work closely with the Reward and wider HR team to ensure the smooth running of all remuneration schemes including external bench-marking, analysis, plan design & calculation & processing of payments. You will be responsible for delivering and supporting a wide range of cyclical HR processes and will continually seek to improve the employee experience through customer service and efficiency. Key Responsibilities: Lead and support the design, review and...

Head of Benefits & Pensions Operations (Global) London (Hybrid - 3 days office) £100,000-£130,000 Contract: 9-month FTC The Role A senior global leadership role responsible for overseeing benefits and pensions operations across multiple regions during a critical period. You will take ownership of UK and US benefits delivery, lead a global team, and ensure seamless operations while driving strategic alignment, system integration, and improvements across the function. Key Responsibilities Lead global benefits and pensions operations across UK, US, and wider regions Oversee annual benefits enrolment (UK & US) and ensure smooth delivery Manage and develop an international team Drive global alignment of benefits programmes and vendor strategy Lead benefits activity within M&A and transformation projects Act as benefits lead on Workday integration and system changes Manage vendor relationships, brokers, and external providers Ensure compliance with...

Our Data Team is looking for enthusiastic people to join their home-based team. So, if you have a flair for analysis and problem solving, possess great pensions knowledge or love manipulating data sets, why not develop your skills by providing a top service to clients by working in project delivery? The Data Team sit within our Implementation Department whose responsibility it is to implement first class pension administration solutions for our new and existing clients. Our span of projects can range from large blue chip strategic transformational deliveries through to small bespoke client solutions. Working closely with other stakeholders our activities and skills are wide and varied. The Data Team provide a key role in implementation projects by using a variety of tools and techniques to migrate data to our HartLink system from other administration and payroll platforms, transforming the data to optimise operational efficiency. Job Description: What you'll be doing:...

Hybrid, Full-time, Permanent Looking for a role that suits your lifestyle? Perhaps you're exploring your next step in HR and want to put your skills to great use while continuing to develop. Embrace a flexible opportunity with Staffline. The Opportunity This is your chance to join the Staffline People Team as an Employee Relations Coordinator (SSP) - a role with a key focus on managing Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) processes and supporting the business with absence management and employee welfare. Working closely with the Employee Relations team, you'll play a central role in ensuring SSP processes are managed accurately, consistently, and in line with company policy. Acting as a first point of contact for absence-related queries, you'll support managers across the business, provide guidance, and help drive a proactive approach to managing absence and reducing SSP costs. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys organisation and...

Directorate: Strategy & Innovation Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment for 12 months Hours: 36 per week Salary: Grade I ( 42,771 - 46,968) Location: Hybrid Working Closing Date: Midnight 5th April 2026 About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do. THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT OR SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS. About the team The Corporate Programmes team works closely with senior managers across the...

About the role DS Smith are recruiting for a HCM Global Process Controller to take responsibility for creating, designing and delivering HR solutions across the HR Systems and HR Services portfolio supporting approx. 30,000 workers. As HCM Global Process Controller you will report into the Head of HR Systems and manage a team of SMEs to provide outstanding support to the Business. You will continue to build and manage the Workday platform from a functional perspective within DS Smith and configure its usage for Recruitment, Talent, Payroll, Learning and Compensation & Benefits. You will be a Workday expert who can demonstrate to key stakeholders technical solutions based on Business needs and also see opportunities where solutions can provide improvements in HR efficiency About you You must have exceptional knowledge of Workday as well as a good understanding of HR processes, attention to detail, strong communication, influencing and negotiating capabilities,...