Organisational Development Specialist - Pay and Rewards

Cyngor Sir Ddinbych _ Denbighshire County Council; Ruthin; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and Agile Working

Generous annual leave entitlement (starting at 26 days)

Employee Assistance Programme

Career development opportunities

Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct

Car salary sacrifice scheme

Family friendly policies

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

A local government authority in Wales is seeking an experienced Organisational Development Specialist focusing on Pay & Rewards. The role requires exceptional organisational skills and involves developing equitable pay strategies, managing job evaluations, and producing reports for senior leadership. Offering flexible working arrangements and generous annual leave, this position is ideal for candidates passionate about HR policy development and people management. Interested applicants should submit an application through the provided online platform.

Qualifications

• Experience in Pay & Rewards strategy development.
• Proficiency in writing HR policies compliant with legislation.
• Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience writing HR policies and building line manager capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop a fair pay and reward strategy for all employees.
• Manage job evaluation maintenance and stakeholder relationships.
• Produce reports for Senior Leaders and Elected Members.
• Write HR policies and programs to build line manager capability and support service needs.

Skills

Exceptional organisational skills

Data analysis

HR policy development

Policy writing

Data analysis

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Organisational Development Specialist - Pay & Rewards

Location: Ruthin / Agile Working (approx. 2 days per month in office, remainder at home)

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 24th February 2026

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Pay & Rewards specialist with exceptional organisational skills.

This is the perfect opportunity for a process‑driven individual who relishes working independently, the majority of the time from home, to join a dynamic team leading the People support function within Denbighshire.

Main Responsibilities:

• To develop a fair and equitable pay and reward strategy and policy for all employees, which is compliant with current legislation, and supports the Council’s aims ensuring an appropriate level of consistency and compliance at service level.
• Manage the ongoing maintenance of job evaluation for the Council, and build good relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate an understanding of the service aims and objectives, roles and responsibilities, and issues.
• To research, gather and analyse data, and produce reports for consideration by Senior Leaders and Elected Members on Pay and Reward to include annual Gender Pay Audits and mandatory equality reports.
• To write and develop HR policies, programs and practices in accordance with service need, legislation or recognised best practice in order to build line manager capability to resolve issues informally or without recourse to the service team.

What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?

We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work / life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.

• Flexible and Agile Working - Take control of your work / life balance
• Generous annual leave entitlement - starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Your Wellbeing - Supportive, caring work environment, mental health champions, and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Your development - The chance to progress in your career, including training and promotion opportunities
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct - high street shopping, holidays, days out etc
• Car salary sacrifice scheme
• car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies

To view the full list of benefits we offer, please visit:

Employee benefits will vary depending on specific job role terms and conditions.

How to Apply?

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Denbighshire County Council is committed to Equal Opportunities and its Welsh Language Standards. We welcome applications in the Welsh Language and application forms received in the Welsh Language will not be treated less favourably than an application form submitted in English.