Job Introduction
Bradford is a thriving city where great things happen. A vibrant community, innovative businesses, and institutions make up our large, young, and diverse city. At the heart of the north, the district possesses unmatched potential, a growing pipeline of talent, and an exceptional quality of life.
Bradford Council is looking for a Senior Pay and Reward Officer who is experienced in job evaluation, to join the Strategy and Reward team and support in the delivery of job evaluation, compensation and employee benefits within the Council. The Strategy and Reward team are a key part of the HR function at the Council and are always working to make sure Bradford Council continues to be a great place to work by ensuring the reward strategy is effectively embedded and colleagues feel valued.
As a Senior Pay and Reward Officer some of your duties will include:
- Lead on job evaluation panels, including senior roles throughout the Council using the recognised job evaluation schemes, including leading grading and appeals panels with a diverse range of job evaluation challenges.
- Providing expert professional advice and guidance on Pay and Reward queries in a large and complex organisation, responding to escalated queries from the team.
- Participating fully in providing an end-to-end job evaluation process as required, including ensuring the Pay and Reward Advisors on the team are supported on job evaluations and other reward projects.
- Support the Strategy and Reward Manager in embedding the pay and reward strategies and taking the lead on projects including sub-streams of work as required.
- To perform internal and external pay benchmarking providing technical expertise and understanding on relevant market pay information and pay related legislative changes. In addition performing benchmarking and research on employee benefits.
- Be involved in management training and development, as well as in Trade Union negotiations ensuring compliance and professional pay and reward advise is provided where required
At the Council, we offer a great set of employee benefits including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, shopping discounts, a 24 hours confidential employee helpline, a cycle to work scheme as well as excellent career development opportunities and investment in training and learning. With fantastic benefits and great colleagues, Bradford Council truly is a great place to work!
If this all sounds exciting and you have job evaluation experience, we would love you to apply! Please click on ‘Apply now’ to submit your application.
Contact Details
For further information regarding this post, or if you would like a confidential discussion, please contact;
Mahsam Sheikh on 07890 968397 or by email mahsam.sheikh@bradford.gov.uk
Mahsam Sheikh on 07890 968397 or by email mahsam.sheikh@bradford.gov.uk
Shortlisting: 24th - 28th February 2025
Interviews: W/C 3rd March 2025
Equal Opportunities
We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee directly or indirectly on the grounds of gender, marital status, gender re-assignment, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, race, colour, ethnic background, religion or belief nationality or age. And, as an equal opportunities employer, the Council strives to employ the best qualified people from a diverse range of applicants.
The RESPECT Allyship Programme is available to all staff, which offers the opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities & groups and provides added benefits and resources to its members.
