Reward and Engagement Manager

**About the role**

We are looking for a Reward and Engagement Manager (1 post) to join our People team. This role is a home based role, where there is no daily requirement to attend an office with the flexibility to attend as required.

You will lead and provide direction on the total reward package for Onward to ensure we remain competitive and an employer of choice. This will include supporting pay reviews and benchmarking activity ensuring market competitiveness and value for money,providing reports and commentary. You will lead a robust job evaluation process, maintaining the salary framework, conducting relevant benchmarking as required. You will manage our external relationships with all our benefit providers, including any reviewsand renewals, managing the performance of contracts to ensure maximum value of service is delivered.

Working closely across the HR Management team, you will manage the colleague engagement initiatives including the annual engagement calendar with input from internal forums such as the colleague conference, colleague updates and engagement campaigns throughoutthe year that raise awareness and provide support. This will also include management of the annual colleague survey, supported by pulse surveys and support the roll out of outcomes and actions, providing regular update reports to the business on progress throughoutthe year.

**What are we looking for?**

You will have excellent working knowledge of Reward and best practice and managing and maintaining job evaluation and salary frameworks, with experience with delivering high levels of great customer service. CIPD qualified, or with relevant experience, youshould be able to demonstrate development and implementations of successful engagement campaigns and initiatives with outcomes that were measured. You will be a strong and confident communicator with the ability to influence others, demonstrating your experienceof analysing and evaluating data and options for action.

**What you can expect from us**

We offer a competitive salary of £41,750 per annum, a generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days, plus 1 additional days leave for your birthday (which can be taken at any time), plus bank holidays and a pension scheme with employer matched contributionsof up to 10%. Your wellbeing matters to us, and we offer a health cash plan where you can claim back money for health care, access to a GP service and an employee assistance programme, along with access to discounts for you and your family to enjoy outsideof work.

We are passionate about our people, enabling their development, with learning opportunities to progress both personally and professionally. This includes access to volunteer in our local communities or learn a new skill outside of work.

We have created a flexible working environment, with Onward WorkSpace, which is our approach that focuses on work being the thing that we do that makes a difference to our customers, not the place we go. You will be provided with all the ICT working equipmentto enable you to undertake your role.

**About Onward**

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West, with 35,000 properties across the region.

We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.

In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.

**Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early prior to the closing date.