Cheltenham Borough Council

Are you ready to become the go-to support person for our HR team? Cheltenham Borough Council has an exciting HR and Payroll Assistant opportunity! Location: Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham, GL50 9SA Salary: £26,824 - £28,142 per annum Job Type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract Closing Date: 13th April 2026 Come and work for an award-winning organisation! We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council. We are committed to making Cheltenham a better place to live and work, enabling communities and businesses to thrive whilst protecting what is good about our town. We aim to be an employer of choice where everyone is treated fairly and feels valued and respected. We aim to provide a stimulating and rewarding working environment that encourages our people to work together, provides opportunities for them to reach their full potential and achieve a healthy work/life balance. Working at Cheltenham Borough Council means working as part of a committed, professional, and friendly team. HR and Payroll Assistant - The Role: We re looking for an enthusiastic, organised and detail-driven HR and Payroll Assistant to join our team on a fixed- term basis to provide maternity cover. You will play an important role in providing seamless administrative support to employees, managers and the wider HR function. This is an exciting opportunity to become the first point of contact for all HR related matters and enquiries, ensuring a positive experience at every stage of the employee lifecycle. HR and Payroll Assistant - Key Responsibilities: - Provide first line support for employee and manager queries, managing HR and recruitment email inboxes and responding to calls, emails and post - Assist with recruitment coordination including job descriptions, adverts and interviews - Support employee onboarding including employment paperwork, pre-employment checks and communications with new starters - Administer the leaver process including exit interviews and payroll instructions - Input and maintain HR and payroll information in our Business World system - Collate monthly payroll information and prepare payroll logs - Coordinate employee training and maintain the learning management system - Maintain employee records in compliance with GDPR regulations - Produce monthly HR data reports and maintain the HR intranet HR and Payroll Assistant - You: - GCSEs at grade 4-9 (or equivalent) in Maths and English, plus A level, NVQ3, or BTEC in Office or Business Administration (or equivalent experience) - Proven HR administration experience with ability to maintain HR systems and records - Excellent IT skills in MS Office with strong understanding of employment law and HR best practice - Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines Benefits: - An excellent pension scheme. You will be eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - A generous holiday entitlement of 26 days (pro rata) rising to 31 days (pro rata) after five years (excluding Bank Holidays) - A flexible and agile working environment. We aim to provide opportunities to work from home or elsewhere and offer flexibility in working hours - A comprehensive programme of learning and development - Two days (pro rata) paid time off for volunteering - Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes - Access to free counselling services - Upon successful completion of your probation period, you will then have access to our Healthcare Cashback Plan - A cycle to work scheme - Low-cost town centre parking - A commitment to employee wellbeing Closing Date: 13 April 2026 To submit your CV for this exciting HR and Payroll Assistant opportunity, click Apply today!

Join Cheltenham Borough Council as a Building Surveyor and make a real contribution to making Cheltenham a great place to live. Location: Municipal Offices, Promenade, Cheltenham GL50 9SA Salary: £35,412 to £48,053 per annum Job Type: Permanent, Full Time Closing date: 6th October 2025 Come and work for an award-winning organisation! We are an ambitious and forward-thinking council dedicated to making Cheltenham a great place to live and work. By supporting thriving communities and businesses while preserving the town s unique character, we create opportunities for growth and innovation. As an employer, we are committed to fairness, respect, and creating a stimulating environment where our people can thrive. With benefits like flexible working arrangements, generous holiday allowances, a strong pension scheme, and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, we empower our team to reach their full potential. Together, we re building a vibrant future for Cheltenham and its people. Building Surveyor - The Role: CBC own and manage some of the most significant buildings and structures in Cheltenham; with over 4,500 council homes, commercial, leisure, and municipal buildings, including listed buildings with histories spanning hundreds of years, swimming pools, war memorials and even a football stadium! Our Property Team cover everything from day-to-day maintenance to the delivery of multi-million pound redevelopment projects. Right now, we re investing record sums into improving our special places, delivering ahead-of-the-game sustainability initiatives, property refurbishments, meeting new legislative requirements, and a number of exciting new-build projects. Our vacancy for a Building Surveyor means you will be providing support across a wide variety of buildings within the Councils Property Stock, including planning, procurement and delivery of high quality reactive and planned maintenance projects. You will contribute to effective and efficient asset management strategies through undertaking property surveys and assisting in development and delivery of programmes of work. Building Surveyor Key Responsibilities: - To ensure building work is completed in compliance with the codes of conduct, regulations (including financial) and policies of the council - To undertake building work in line with health and safety legislation, including monitoring that contractors are also compliant with these regulations when working in our buildings - Manage multiple reactive and planned maintenance projects to ensure issues are prioritised and the annual maintenance plan is completed - To ensure contractors are procured in line with our Local Government procurement regulations - To provide scrutiny and challenge to contractor costs, standard of work and timeliness of resolution of issues - To build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, leaseholders, service managers and other key stakeholders who use our buildings - To identify when more specialist contractors are required to deal with building issues To be proactive in proposing changes to our processes to deliver value for money from our buildings and our building service Building Surveyor - You: - 5 GCSE s including English and Maths - Degree in Building Surveying or Construction/Property related subject - Qualified or working towards an appropriate technical or professional qualification (RICS, CIOB or equivalent) - Evidence of continued training and professional development in a related field - Experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders - Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines - Excellent communication skills and able to manage multiple projects at multiple locations to address both reactive repairs work and delivery of the planned maintenance programme - Ability to plan and prioritise workloads effectively to meet deadlines Closing date: 6th October 2025 To submit your application for this exciting Building Surveyor opportunity, please click on Apply now!