Cornerstone
Project Manager (Payroll Implementation)
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Project Manager (Payroll Implementation)
Calling Project Managers! Are you a skilled communicator with a natural ability to influence, motivate and lead others and ready for a new challenge? Then look no further!
We have an exciting opportunity for a professional, hands-on Project Manager to join us on a full-time, fixed term basis (6-12 months) to deliver some key systems and business process change projects, and to develop our programme management capability for ongoing technology and business process transformation.
This role can be based in any of our offices across Scotland (Elgin, Peterhead, Aberdeen, Dundee, Airdrie, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Irvine or Galashiels) or as part of our hybrid working model.
The Role
We have an ongoing project which we need you to lead:
- Our new HR and Payroll System is already underway. We've selected our new system and plan to implement the HR module this year, followed by the Payroll and Expenses modules in 2027. We're looking for a hands-on Project Manager to take ownership of the implementation, ensuring the project stays on track and is successfully delivered through to completion in 2027.
- Our HR and payroll processes are complex, with data flowing across multiple systems and integrations. We're looking for someone who can quickly understand and improve end-to-end processes, confidently manage stakeholders across HR, Finance and IT, and solve problems as they arise.
This Is a Rewarding Time To Join Cornerstone
As We Deliver Our New, Improving Lives Together, Built Around The Following Organisational Priorities:
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- The Foundation: Digital innovation: empowering everything we do
- Pillar 1: Voices of the people we support at the heart of all decisions
- Pillar 2: People: leadership, workforce and culture
- Pillar 3: Financial sustainability: building for the future
- The Roof: Quality: evidence based improvement
For a full list of key responsibilities and person specification, please see our role profile attached to this advert.
To be successful in this role, you'll be:
- Experienced in implementing HR and Payroll software and managing the business processes and wider change implications
- An experienced project manager, able to create and maintain cohesive project plans using a project management tool such as MS project or similar to manage tasks, resources, schedules and create reports.
- A skilled communicator, able to assertively negotiate, and influence with diplomacy and tact to progress the project objectives.
- Able to motivate people with your management and leadership abilities, ensuring teams work collaboratively to meet deadlines.
- Knowledgeable about change management practices, and techniques for effective management of change.
- Excellent at planning and organisation, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Committed to professionalism and quality, with a practical, solution-focussed approach.
It would be a benefit if you also have:
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- A project management qualification such as Prince2 Practitioner, PMQ, PMP
- Knowledge and experience of the health and social care or third sector
About Us
Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with 45 years' experience providing great care and support for adults and children with various support needs across Scotland.
- We operate over 18 local authorities in Scotland and provide a wide range of services to over 2,000 individuals each year. Our focus is to encourage social inclusion, reduce loneliness, and improve health, independence and wellbeing by working closely with the people we support and their families, setting personal goals with them, and ensuring they receive the care and support they need to live the best life possible.
- We are always flexible and responsive in meeting the ever changing needs of the people we support and work closely with individuals and families to agree what sort of support will work best for them.
Do you have what it takes? What are you waiting for? Apply today! We'd love to hear from you.
There will be occasional travel across our branches (travel expenses would be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone's expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).
Have any questions? Please contact Lesley DeJager, our Director of People & Culture at.
The successful candidate will be subject to a Level 2 Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.
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