Senior Reward Lead
| Posting date: | 19 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,403 to £66,400 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55,403 - £61939 National £61,005 - £66400 London |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2025 |
| Location: | Glasgow |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 394755/1 |
Summary
An effective reward strategy is crucial to attract, motivate and retain a GCO population of 1,600 senior commercial experts deployed to over 25 different Government departments.
As the Senior Reward Lead, you will join a large People Services Team comprising c. 50 HR professionals covering the full range of specialisms from workforce planning, recruitment, business partnering and employee experience to policy, operations, talent management and reward.
You will be part of a high performing team of reward specialists to design and deliver a programme of strategic reward projects which improve the employee value proposition and have a tangible positive impact on employees’ lives.
This role offers a fantastic challenge for a passionate and experienced reward professional to join a supportive and committed team and engage with a wide range of stakeholders. We offer a friendly working environment, flexible and hybrid working arrangements and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
Do you bring experience of pay and reward strategy which has a tangible, positive and long-term impact on the lives of employees?
Can you showcase pay data modelling and experience of managing pay and benefit plans over the medium- and long-term in a complex organisation?
We have a fascinating reward role within Government Commercial which operates across the various government departments and provides you with a unique and complex operating environment.
Responsibilities are likely to include:
- Leading a range of projects to review and improve the total reward offer in line with the reward strategy;
- Drawing on reward experience to provide advice to other HR colleagues and senior leaders;
- Supporting the delivery of the annual pay cycles/awards, including the analysis and formulation of pay options and operational implementation of the award with our payroll provider and wider HR team;
- Effectively communicating changes to improve employee awareness and understanding, for example, through all staff calls, workshops, videos, written policies and guidance;
- Drawing insights from qualitative and quantitative data to ensure robust, evidence-based recommendations;
- Benchmarking pay and benefits across the Civil Service and externally;
- Working collaboratively with the HR Policy Lead to adjust reward and benefits policies in line with legislative and strategic directional change;
- Fostering strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including the wider HR team, benefits suppliers and our payroll provider.
These responsibilities are not exhaustive and the successful candidate will be expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional responsibilities at a similar level as may be necessary.
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