People and Payroll Officer

Salary: £42,221
Grade: Level 3, Zone 2
Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 36, Full time
Closing Date: Sunday 12th October 2025; 23:55

About Camden
Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.

What You’ll Be Doing
HR Services is the first port of call for Camden.

In this role you will provide a high-quality service to staff, past and present as well as line managers in relation to relevant policies and procedures.

You will provide guidance and support on the use of Camden Policies and Procedures, sickness policies and advice to staff on Employee Benefits and performance schemes. In addition to this, you will work collaboratively with payroll officers, staff and key stakeholders to ensure a timely and responsive payroll service.

You’ll have a ‘can do’ attitude and take personal responsibility to deliver objectives and support the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career in HR.

To view the Job Profile and a list of the job requirements in more detail, please click the below link:
http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10825921/file/documen…

All About you
To be successful in this role, you must have working knowledge of payroll and an understanding of Statutory and legislative payroll guidelines.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to build and maintain rapport with internal and external specialists to keep ahead of emerging HR specialist trends, changes, ideas and innovations.

You will have a good level of IT skills - MS Office (excel, outlook, etc.) and extensive Payroll experience.

Please refer to the job profile for more information.

What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.