Strategic Reward Manager

Develop a total reward offer that helps Cafcass attract, retain and support colleagues

At Cafcass, our work supports children and families at some of the most important and difficult moments in their lives, and the experience and support we provide for colleagues is central to how well we deliver that purpose.

This is an exciting time to join a HR department which is on a positive journey of change and development, with supporting children and families at the heart of everything it does.

We are looking for a Strategic Reward Manager to help develop Cafcass' total reward offer and provide expert advice on pay, reward, benchmarking and job evaluation.

About the role

As Strategic Reward Manager, you will work with the Head of Reward and Wellbeing, Chief People Officer and HR Leadership Team to develop inclusive, evidence-based and competitive reward solutions. Your work will support recruitment, retention, colleague experience and organisational decision-making, while maintaining effective governance and value for money.

What you will be doing

You will:

• Provide specialist advice on total reward, pay and reward governance to HR leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Develop reward frameworks and initiatives that respond to workforce capacity, recruitment and retention challenges.
• Lead reward benchmarking activity, using internal and external insight to inform options and recommendations.
• Support pay structures, annual pay award cycles and job evaluation activity.
• Analyse reward measures and outcomes, including reporting such as gender pay gap activity where required.
• Work collaboratively across HR, Finance, operational leaders, trade unions and external partners.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

TBC based on number and quality of applications

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.