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Senior Pay & Reward Specialist - Synergy

Job details
Posting date: 12 June 2025
Salary: £41,220 to £49,020 per year
Additional salary information: National pay range £41,220 - £45,400 London pay range £44,500 - £49,020 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 30 June 2025
Location: London
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 406169/2

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Summary

Do you have great stakeholder management skills, an eye for detail and desire to impact change across whole organisations?

We are looking for a Reward Specialist to play a pivotal role in Defra's work to launch a new HR and Pay system alongside development of specialist and capability-based pay schemes to address recruitment and retention issues. This is a complex, high-profile project and requires an individual who is adaptable, able to prioritise effectively and takes the initiative, while being an effective team player.

Leading on the development and maintenance of the specialist pay lead policies, capability based pay development working with the specialist areas within Defra such as vets, Digital, Science and commercial.

Supporting on the Defra group (Defra, APHA, RPA, VMD, Natural England and Environment Agency) launch of a new HR and Payroll IT system. Investigating current pay requirements, future changes and system pay implementation.

Leading and supporting planned and ad hoc reviews, developing and implementing required changes to policy. This will include:

  • Maintenance of policies on pay and allowances,
  • Development of new policies as required,
  • Reviewing current processes, refining and changing where appropriate to deliver an efficient and quality service,
  • Contributing to the delivery of reviews and projects,
  • Supporting on specialist pay solutions,
  • Provide expert advice to the business and senior stakeholders on complex pay policy issues and queries to deliver the right solution for the department,
  • Managing stakeholder relationships,
  • Gathering and interpreting data and insight from internal and external sources,
  • Identifying risks and options and developing solutions for the business,
  • Manage correspondence including briefings for senior officials, PQs and FOIs with due regard to deadlines and Department protocols.

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