Head of Pay and Reward

2 months ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Valuation Office Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 299252**Salary**:

- £53,040- National Min: £53,040 London Min: £58,140- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- VOA - Specialist Leaders - People Group**Type of role**:

- Human Resources**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Bristol Canary Wharf Cardiff Leeds ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are the public sector’s property valuation experts and advisers. We offer a whole host of learning and development opportunities to support your career development.

We’re looking for talented people who are eager to contribute to vital public services and assist us to deliver taxation and benefits support to the government and local authorities. Your skills and experience will enable us to provide an efficient, effective service right at the heart of the public interest.

At the heart of the agency, we are committed to providing our people with a work environment which is accommodating and accessible to all and which values diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work by providing a culture that values different perspectives to help tackle complex problems, promote innovation, and deliver stronger decision making in a safe and supportive environment. We therefore welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds to join our organisation and enable us to be representative of the communities we serve.

We currently need a Pay and Reward lead expert to join our HR People Services Team in our HR function.

You will be leading a small team of pay and reward experts in developing VOA’s pay and reward strategy. You will be responsible for designing and delivering a wide range of reward-based initiatives as well as annual pay awards. In your role you will have high visibility, working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues making a difference for our people and making the agency a great place to work.

**Job description**:
**Head of Pay & Reward - **Role Overview**

You will be:

- Developing and delivering a reward and recognition strategy that supports the outcome delivery plan, workforce strategy and legislative requirements and builds our employee value proposition, using relevant data and insights to inform proposals and decisions.
- Leading and managing a team of pay and reward advisors, with accountability for the content in pay remit submissions as well as providing more general pay policy support and expertise to VOA senior management.
- Working closely with finance colleagues to agree affordability, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and negotiating with our Trade Unions to deliver the annual pay award for delegated grades.
- Ensuring genuine collaboration across HR to develop user friendly pay policies and initiatives that fit with VOA’s wider organisational strategy and aims; consulting with Trade Unions and supporting colleagues across the business.
- Engaging with business areas on specific pay and policy areas (e.g., specialist pay and allowances, policy interventions)
- Leading a successful and timely response to the following statutory agendas (e.g., National Living Wage).
- To build and sustain high level working relationships across Whitehall, including with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, Civil Service HR, HMRC and other government departments.

**Person specification**:
We are looking for an experienced pay and reward specialist with strong leadership ability. You will be confident working with senior stakeholders to deliver on critical pay and reward initiatives. A people person with an eye for detail and a capacity for innovation is key to this role.

**Essential Criteria**
- A solid and rounded technical expertise in reward including in market comparisons, pay range and policy setting and relating policies to business dynamics.
- Experience in leading policy development, including consultation, implementation and advice.
- Ability to think and act both strategically and operationally, managing and improving day to day delivery while keeping longer term objectives in mind and understanding how priorities align across functions.
- Excellent leadership skills, able to support individuals and teams to perform and grow in the delivery of the pay and reward agenda and to manage highly confidential and business sensitive information.
- A collaborative working style and ability to build strong relationships with colleagues from across the department, establishing credibility with stakeholders at all levels of seniority to engage and influence them in a complex environment.
- Strong analytical ability and numeracy.
- Experience working with Trade Unions and managing cons

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