HR and Payroll Assistant

This role is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the LGA graduate programmes team supporting Impact, Impact: Finance, and Pathways to Planning. Our mission is to recruit graduates from a wide range of backgrounds into local councils where they can work and develop their skills and knowledge to become managers, planners, surveyors, and finance professionals. As the HR and Payroll Assistant you will provide recruitment administration support for candidates to Pathways to Planning, Impact, and Impact: Finance. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team particularly if you are interested in recruitment and project management. You will have the opportunity to learn on top of your existing knowledge. It will certainly provide you an exciting and stimulating working environment. The position is required to support immediate delivery needs The organisation is consulting on its operating model The grade and responsibilities are subject to confirmation Priority consideration may be given to employees at risk where they have the required qualifications and experience, We use anonymous recruitment, which is the practice of hiding candidates' identities. This process involves removing any identifying information from candidates' applications which includes names. At the LGA we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open competition, with appointment on merit.

• The LGA are proud to be awarded a "Disability Confident Leader". Please contact us via Recruitment@local.gov.uk if you require a reasonable adjustment, which is a change to the format or conditions of the recruitment process to accommodate any disability-related needs you may have.
Our benefits
• LGA annual leave entitlement is 29 days, rising to 31 days after three years' service and to 33 days after five years' service, plus all UK public holidays (pro rata for fixed term and part time contracts).
• Flexible & agile working - office-based staff are required to work in the LGA's London office two days per week as a minimum, subject to business need and this may vary significantly between different roles and from week to week.
• Future development - face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals
• The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured. This service is also available for Dependants.
• Family friendly policies
For more of LGA's benefits and working with us, please view our webpage https://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga Our values & behaviours Our Values and Behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:
• how we work with each other
• how we work with our members and stakeholders
• our expectations for ourselves and each other
Our values are: Collaboration - We value collaboration, to pursue shared goals by encouraging and utilising diverse perspectives and working with internal and external colleagues across the organisation. Inclusion - We value inclusion, where everyone feels valued, understood, and supported to contribute meaningfully. Ambition - We value ambition, reflecting our desire to achieve best possible outcomes for local government, communities, and individuals. Respect - We value respect, to ensure fairness, recognition, and shared accountability.

It is essential that candidates have gained demonstrable experience of working within a HR or recruitment administrative role. You will hold sound knowledge and understanding of HR or recruitment processes and administration and hold the ability to apply this knowledge in practice. It is also desirable that a candidate is either CIPD Level 3 qualified, or currently working towards this however if you have demonstrable experience in HR or recruitment then please don't let this put you off. The successful candidates will be enthusiastic, confident and have a flexible approach to work. They will be customer focused and passionate about their work. The ability to multi-task and prioritise when working under pressure is vital for the successful candidate. To succeed in this role, you must have excellent administrative skills, applicants will be able to demonstrate effective interpersonal skills, exceptional organisational skills and be confident in the use of office software packages. You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage., 1. A good knowledge of office systems and procedures likely to have been gained from previous administrative experience within a HR and/or payroll team. 2. Good oral and written communication skills. 3. Good organisational skills with an ability to manage own workload and priorities in order to meet deadlines, and respond to changing priorities. 4. Able to work under pressure, prioritising work against competing and challenging demands to meet deadlines. 5. Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to deal with email and telephone enquiries in a courteous and patient manner, providing a high level of customer care. 6. Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government. We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems. We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.