Join Our Team and Make a Difference!

 Are you detail-oriented, analytical, and passionate about ensuring organisational efficiency? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where accuracy and collaboration are key? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

About the Role

As an Establishment Control Project Officer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the Council’s staffing establishment, ensuring that all staffing structure changes are authorised, documented, and accurately implemented. Your work will directly support the smooth functioning of HR operations and enable future workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update establishment control records to ensure staffing data is accurately logged.
• Provide expert advice and management support across the EC team.
• Ensure contractual terms and conditions, Pay and Pension elements and clearances are correctly recorded to support manpower planning.
• Work closely with senior managers, recruitment teams, HR, and finance to implement all structural changes including full restructures effectively.
• Conduct regular audits and quality assurance checks to maintain operational excellence.
• Support the recruitment and change processes, ensuring accuracy in payroll, DBS checks, and agency worker administration.
• Support and maintain the iTrent HR and Payroll system along with the Matrix Agency system
• Ensure compliance with DPA/GDPR legislation and Council policies.
• Proactively identify training and development opportunities to enhance efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvements and maintaining best practices across the team.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organisational skills with an eye for detail.
• Experience working with staffing structures
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive problem solver with the ability to challenge processes for better outcomes.
• Experience in HR systems, payroll, or establishment control is desirable.
• An understanding of working with complex technical systems (for example the HR and Payroll system iTrent).
• Ability to work collaboratively and contribute to continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

To be part of a forward-thinking team that values efficiency and innovation.  At Sefton we offer excellent benefits, career development opportunities, and a supportive workplace culture. We hope that you can join us to make a meaningful impact on Council operations and workforce planning.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of our staffing establishment, we’d love to hear from you!

Interviews to be held 24th - 25th June 2025.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.