Senior Project Manager for Reward and HR Projects

Reward Manager

Local Authority | London EC2V
Hybrid Working
Immediate Start
Initial 3-Month Contract (Potential Extension)
Up to £37.88 per hour PAYE / £49.70 per hour Umbrella

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Reward Manager to join a London-based Local Authority and support the delivery of a major Reward Transformation Programme.

Working within the Corporate People & HR function, you will act as the operational lead for reward activities, supporting the implementation of new reward frameworks and ensuring a smooth transition into business-as-usual operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of a reward transformation programme.


• Assess the impact of programme deliverables on existing reward practices.


• Analyse and implement changes to reward frameworks and pay structures.


• Provide financial analysis and reward modelling to support decision-making.


• Translate new Pay & Grading arrangements into business-as-usual processes.


• Ensure implementation activities are supported by accurate and validated data.


• Produce reward modelling and reporting using advanced Excel skills.


• Provide expert reward advice to stakeholders across the organisation.


• Support ongoing reward activities alongside project delivery.

• Significant experience working within a Reward function undergoing transformation.


• Extensive knowledge of reward practices, including pay models, grading structures, job families and job evaluation frameworks.


• Direct experience using the Hay Guide Chart Job Evaluation Methodology.


• Advanced Excel skills, including data manipulation and reward modelling.


• Experience delivering reward transformation and organisational change programmes.


• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and project management skills.

• Experience within Local Government or the wider Public Sector.


• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR/Reward qualification.


• Experience supporting large-scale HR transformation projects.

• Immediate start.


• Hybrid working arrangement.


• Initial 3-month contract with potential extension.


• Competitive rates up to £37.88 per hour PAYE or £49.70 per hour Umbrella.


• Opportunity to play a key role in a high-profile reward transformation programme.

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