Reward and Benefits Manager

The Reward team covers everything to do with pay and reward for delegated grades and Senior Civil Servants (SCS) including but not limited to:

• Annual pay awards


• Senior Civil Service pay


• Specialist pay


• In-year recognition (through our Local Recognition Awards Policy and Thank you Voucher Scheme)


• Employee benefits plus our Employee Value Proposal (EVP)


• Pensions (Civil Service Pensions and Rail Pensions)


• Reward partner to departmental sponsors and shareholders of our arms-length bodies


As Reward and Benefits Manager in you will have a central role in the direction, delivery, oversight and continuous improvement of the Department's reward, in-year recognition and benefits policies.

Your role will support and advise the senior leadership team on the future benefits and reward strategy, including taking a lead on the implementation and management of the contract for the Department's benefit provider.

You will lead on the management and development of the Department's non-pay benefits offer through our third-party benefits supplier. You will work closely with payroll, suppliers, commercial and finance colleagues to deliver a quality range of benefits to our staff. You will also have opportunities to work directly with business areas to promote our benefits offer alongside other pay and reward policies.

You will be the policy lead for the Department's in-year recognition schemes (Local Recognition Awards (LRA) and Thank You Voucher schemes).

This role incorporates line management responsibilities alongside complex leadership challenges working across different professions, organisations and sectors to influence colleagues and stakeholders. This will predominantly be in the work outlined above and responsibilities below, but also include opportunities to deliver reward solutions through supporting the Grade 7 Reward Lead with strategic problem solving and policy development.

Responsibilities

Include, but not limited to:

• Leading on the Department's in-year recognition schemes (Local Recognition Awards, LRA, and Thank you Voucher schemes). This includes both maintaining overseeing day to day operations and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.


• Business as usual contract management of the main employee benefits contract and third-party suppliers.


• Leadership of the team including line management and budget management.


• Reviewing opportunities for the implementation of new pay and reward improvements.


• Providing complex advice and assurance on a range of relevant pay and reward matters, to ensure decisions are made which are in line with Department for Transport policies, that manage risk appropriately, and are in line with Treasury or other public sector frameworks., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


• Leadership


• Communicating and Influencing


• Managing a Quality Service


• Making Effective Decisions


• Seeing the Big Picture, The sift is due to take place from w/c 22nd July.


Interviews/assessments are likely to be held w/c 5th August.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

• An interview and presentation


This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You're encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Reasonable Adjustments

We are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

To inform us what changes or help you may need during the recruitment process, please complete the question within your application form which asks "Will you require a reasonable adjustment during the application or interview/assessment stages?",
• 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
  
  To be successful in this role you will be an experienced leader, taking others on the journey to achieve a common goal. You will have the curiosity as well as the willingness to learn the subject area. You are an experienced HR professional working with experience of Procurement and Contract Management, and/or project management expertise.


You will have strong numerical skills and ability to analyse data including financial information. You will have the ability to deliver at pace, managing a dynamic work load effectively, whilst delivering a high-quality output and having strong attention to detail.

You will have outstanding communication skills with the ability to confidently communicate information to a range of colleagues and stakeholders. You can build effective relationships with others and will have the ability to work collaboratively across a range of stakeholders.,
• Experienced leader, ability to bring colleagues together around a common goal and working with different viewpoints and priorities.


• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills, with the ability to confidently communicate information to a range of colleagues and stakeholders.


• Ability to build and maintain strong and collaborative working relations with colleagues, external parties (which will include third-party suppliers) and stakeholders.


• Experience as a HR professional, in Procurement and Contract Management, and/or project management expertise., Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.