Service Manager - People Management - MOR11344
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £71,403.80 to £78,114.40 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 December 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Moray Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MOR11344 |
Summary
Job Description
Join Moray Council as a High-Impact Organisational Leader
Moray Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Service Manager: People Management to lead and inspire our HR team. As a Service Manager, you will be an organisational leader at the forefront of core service delivery, professional standards, and continuous improvement. This is an exceptional opportunity for a passionate professional to make a meaningful impact across Moray by championing high-value, customer-focused public service.
Main Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality operational HR services
- Oversee pay and reward programmes, including grading reviews and equal pay initiatives
- Manage local conditions of service and ensure compliance with employment legislation
- Lead end-to-end employment practices, from recruitment to exit
- Contribute to corporate planning and organisational change projects
- Foster positive employee relations, including consultation and collective bargaining
- Supervise employment administration processes
- Provide effective section management and leadership
- Implement Moray Management Methods throughout the team
The Service Manager Role
As a Service Manager, you will be a subject matter expert, engaging with the extended Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) on performance, service innovation, and opportunities for improvement, while supporting a high-performance culture across the organisation. You will design services informed by customer insight, deploy resources to deliver outstanding results, and collaborate with other Service Managers to create integrated, progressive service models that maximise impact and value for our communities.
Your role will involve driving continuous improvement, adopting new systems of work, processes, skills, and technologies to enhance service performance. You will be ambitious to find the best solutions, always placing citizens and service users at the heart of everything you do.
As a Service Manager People Management, you will build and energise high-performing teams, fostering a culture of engagement, innovation, and professional development. By supporting staff to realise their potential and adapt to evolving service models, you will enable everyone to contribute to organisational success and deliver best value for Moray’s residents.
Why Join Us?
At Moray Council, you will join a dynamic and forward-thinking environment where your leadership, expertise, and ambition will be valued. If you are ready for a strategic role and want to shape the future of public service, we encourage you to apply.
Apply today and become a key part of Moray’s success!
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