HR/Legal Systems Administrator

Job Details

Position: Fixed term/Secondment, full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: PO1 - £31,152 -£33,306
Location: Town Hall Extension, Argyle Street WC1H 8NP

We are looking for an adaptable and experienced HR/Legal Systems Administrator to join us on a fixed term contract until March 2013. The successful candidate will provide system support for two major Council applications within HR and Legal departments. Day to day activities will include user support, account maintenance and training, fault finding, application upgrades, change management and communications. The role will be based within the ICT department, but there will be significant interactions with users in IT, HR and Legal departments.

You will need to be flexible and be a strong HR/Payroll systems administrator ideally from a local government background. You will benefit from having the ability to find and resolve IT faults and have a willingness to work with people from a range of teams across the Council. Attention to detail, good communication skills and knowledge of different IT systems are a must for this role.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

- Understanding of the role of HRMS in supporting organisational change and development to achieve improvements at both service and corporate levels
- Detailed knowledge of HR and payroll processes
- Highly IT literate and experienced in use of computer software.
- Diagnostic, problem solving and numeracy skills - able to identify and address the real issue
- Applicable experience of working in a systems administration environment
- Significant experience of working to support an HR/payroll system such as Oracle or SAP particularly in supporting a payroll processing function.

Desirable:

- experience of legal practice and time management systems support
- ICT graduate/IPPM Practitioner Certificate in Payroll and/or Payroll Alliance Certificate in Payroll Practice
- local government experience in a similar role.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Camden Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Camden is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

How to apply:
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply for this job" link. As part of the application form you will be asked to explain how you meet the key requirements for this role listed in the advert.

As part of your application you will also need to address the following:

1) Please provide a summary of your HR and payroll knowledge and experience
2) Please describe your previous experience of providing general system support to users
3) What are the typical challenges for a system administrator?

When explaining how you meet each of the requirements, please give examples that clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience. When writing your examples give a brief description of the situation or task but focus on the actions you took and the result of your actions.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 29th September at 23:59 pm

Interviews to be held: w/c Monday 3rd September 2012

Please quote reference: LBC2149

For further information about this role, please refer to the Job Profile. REF CODE: ADV353102JSVB1.