Pay And Reward Specialist Hybrid/working from home

Pay And Reward Specialist (Hybrid/working from home) needed in Oxford, £26.85ph PAYE - Reference: 440592

Approximate days in the office is twice a month and rest working from home

• To lead or be involved in the development of innovative pay, benefits and reward projects.

• To lead and develop pay benchmarking solutions, ensuring the Client remains competitive within the pay market at median to upper quartile, to enable the recruitment and retention of talented colleagues.

• To support the modernisation of client wide pay structures.

• To build, develop, and lead a job evaluation panel drawn from shared resource across the Client to ensure demand and outcomes are met.

• To ensure appropriate methodology is used to size job roles for different staff groups.

• To design and embed total reward approaches, including a range of pay and benefits for all roles across the Client, including Executive.

• Research and make recommendations on current and upcoming pay and reward trends.

• To be responsible for the development of reward policies, procedures and practices that are fit for purpose, underpinned by effective governance and controls.

• Collaborate with colleagues across the HR and Cultural Change Service to ensure a holistic and joined-up approach to employee reward and benefits, including engagement, recognition, health and wellbeing, inclusivity and personal development.

• Collaborate with the Communications team and other key stakeholders to ensure an inclusive and engaging approach to promoting and raising awareness of the total reward package to all colleagues.

• To oversee digital systems development, testing and implementation, relating to pay and reward, with internal colleagues and suppliers.

• Promotion of excellent employee relations, through negotiations and consultation with trade unions in the development of pay and reward policy and strategic initiatives.

• Ensure that all pay and reward strategy and implementation is based on a thorough understanding of organisational need, balancing risk and other factors to provide the most effective solutions.

This is a Full role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to  quoting the reference number.

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