Join Wigan Council's HR & OD Service
| Company: | inploi |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 1NJ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 26 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Join Wigan Council's HR & OD Service
This is an exciting time to join Wigan Council.
As part of our Progress with Unity ambition, we are redesigning our HR & OD Service to help deliver our two borough missions:
- Creating fair opportunities for all children, families, residents, and businesses
- Helping our towns and neighbourhood’s flourish
People are at the heart of everything we do. Our service plays a vital role in ensuring the Council has the workforce, leadership, culture, and capability needed to deliver better outcomes for our residents, communities, and places.
We're looking for talented, values-driven people who want to make a real difference. Whether your expertise is in employee relations, organisational development, recruitment, workforce transformation, payroll, job evaluation or customer support, your work will directly contribute to delivering our missions and improving lives across Wigan Borough.
Why Join Us?
HR & OD is more than a support service. We are a strategic partner, helping services attract, develop, and retain talented people, lead change effectively and create the conditions for communities to thrive.
By joining us, you will help:
- Build a workforce that delivers excellent services and better outcomes for residents.
- Develop leadership, talent, and organisational capability.
- Shape a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
- Lead workforce transformation and service improvement.
- Harness digital innovation and AI to enhance how we work and serve our communities.
You'll be part of an ambitious, collaborative, and forward-thinking service committed to learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
Our Teams and Opportunities
Our new service brings together expertise across four key areas:
Front Facing Team
Providing strategic and operational HR & OD support across employee relations and organisational development, including learning and talent, engagement, wellbeing, culture and inclusion, and health and safety.
- HR & OD Assistant Business Partner (Front Facing) - 3 full time roles (2 permanent roles, 1 temporary role for 12 months)
Salary: Grade 8, £36,363 - £40,777 per annum
To find out more info & to apply - click here
- HR & OD Advisor (Front Facing) - 1 full time role (temporary for 12 months)
Salary: Grade 6, £29,540 - £32,597 per annum
To find out more info & to apply - click here
Front Door Team
Delivering a responsive and high-quality first point of contact for HR & OD advice and support.
- HR & OD Advisor (Front Door) - 1 full time role
Salary: Grade 6, £29,540 - £32,597 per annum
To find out more info & to apply - click here
Projects and Policy Team
Driving workforce transformation, organisational change, policy development and service improvement.
- HR & OD Business Partner (Projects, Policy and Trade Unions) 1 full time role (permanent)
Salary: Grade 10, £45,091 - £49,282 per annum
Closing date: Sunday 9th August 2026 at 23:59pm
To find out more info & to apply - click here
- HR & OD Assistant Business Partner (Projects & Policy) - 2 full time roles (1 permanent role, 1 temporary role until October 2027)
Salary: Grade 8, £36,363 - £40,777 per annum
To find out more info & to apply - click here
- HR & OD Project Support Officer (Projects & Policy) - 1 part time role - 27.5 hours (permanent)
Salary: Grade 6, £21,955.40 - £24,227.50 per annum
To find out more info & to apply - click here
Closing date for ALL roles (excluding HR & OD Business Partner (Projects & Policy): Sunday 23rd August 2026 at 23:59pm
Be Part of Something Bigger
This is an opportunity to be part of a newly designed service with a clear purpose: enabling Wigan Council to deliver Progress with Unity through its people.
Together, we'll build the workforce, culture and leadership needed to create fair opportunities, help our places flourish, and make a lasting difference for the residents and communities of Wigan Borough.