Job Evaluation & Reward Manager

Posting date:	26 November 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£45,267 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 December 2025
Location:	Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 7XF
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	eTeach UK Limited
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	1521702

Summary

Job Title: Job Evaluation and Reward Manager Location: Winstanley College, Billinge, Wigan, WN5 7XF Salary: S27 £45,267 per annum Contract Type: Full Year / 12 months fixed term contract Working Hours: Monday to Friday / 08.30 – 16:30 (45-minute unpaid lunch break) Start Date: ASAP About Us Winstanley College is a high-performing sixth form College committed to providing outstanding education and support for young people. We pride ourselves on our inclusive culture, professional excellence and dedication to staff development. As part of our continued investment in our workforce, we are seeking a skilled Job Evaluation and Reward Manager to join our HR team. The Role The Job Evaluation and Reward Manager will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of our job evaluation, pay, grading and reward frameworks. You will ensure our approaches are fair, transparent, legally compliant and aligned with sector best practice. This is a strategic and hand on role, ideal for someone with strong HR analytical expertise and experience working in complex educational or public sector environments (desirable) Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage the Colleges job evaluation processes, ensuring consistency, fairness and alignment with organisational structure and workforce needs • Maintain and develop the Colleges pay, grading and reward frameworks in line with statutory requirements and sector standards • Provide expert advice and support to leaders and managers on job design, evaluation outcomes, reward decisions and workforce planning • Analyse pay and workforce data to identify trends, risks and opportunities, producing reports and recommendations for senior leaders and governors • Oversee pay benchmarking activities and ensure the College remains competitive with the education sector • Support pay review processes, including scenario modelling, communications and implementation • Ensure compliance with employment legislation, equality duties and internal policies relating to pay and reward • Work collaboratively with HR colleagues to support organisational development, recruitment, retention and staff wellbeing initiatives About You • A minimum of CIPD Level 5 qualification (or higher) • Significant experience in job evaluation, pay and grading design, and reward policy, ideally in a educational, public sector or similarly complex organisation • Strong understanding of UK employment law, equal pay requirements and sector job evaluation frameworks, for example, NJC, Hay, GLPC • Experience analysing and presenting HR/pay data to senior leaders • Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills • High levels of accuracy, discretion and professional integrity What We Offer • A supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking team environment • Ongoing professional development and training opportunities • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme • Generous annual leave entitlement and College-wide wellbeing initiatives • Free parking / easy access to local public transport • On-site Costa & Starbucks
How to Apply Please complete the application form via the School Recruiter site, which can be found on our College website. Please note, we are unable to accept CVs. If you require any further details on the role or would like an informal discussion, please contact the HR department directly Additional Information This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds