Performance Management SME

Peregrine; Londonderry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in Londonderry is looking for a Performance Management Specialist to lead a People Transformation Programme. This role involves designing and implementing performance management frameworks, engaging stakeholders, and advising on best practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large organisations, showcasing exceptional communication skills and the ability to manage organisational change. This permanent position offers a hybrid working arrangement and access to standard benefits.

Benefits

Flexible solutions for resourcing needs

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing performance management and pay frameworks in large or regulated organisations.
• Deep understanding of reward principles, skills frameworks, and talent management integration.
• Strong data analysis and benchmarking expertise.
• Demonstrated success in organisational and cultural change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-influencing skills across all levels.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, outcome-focused solutions.
• Experience in consulting or interim transformation delivery within HR, Reward, or Organisational Effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current state: Review existing performance and pay processes.
• Design the new framework: Develop a model linking performance, skills, and reward.
• Develop the implementation roadmap: Define delivery approach and milestones.
• Engage stakeholders: Run workshops with senior leaders and managers.
• Advise and influence: Provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Knowledge transfer: Build internal capability post-implementation.

Skills

Designing performance management frameworks

Understanding reward principles

Data analysis and benchmarking

Organisational change

Communication skills

Consulting experience

Job description

Join us as a Performance Management Specialist at Peregrine

Permanent | Hybrid (London) | Transformation | SC CLEARED

We???re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector ??? we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

How Specialist Talent Works:

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an SC Cleared professional, to deliver a major People Transformation Programme to modernise how it manages performance, pay, and talent. We???re seeking an experienced Performance Management Specialist to lead the design and implementation of a new framework that connects performance, reward, and skills ??? helping to build a more transparent, fair, and high‑performing culture.

This is a strategic consulting assignment, ideal for someone who has successfully designed and delivered performance and reward frameworks in large, complex organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the current state: Review existing performance and pay processes, policies, and tools; identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Design the new framework: Develop a fit‑for‑purpose model linking performance, skills, and reward; ensure alignment with the business's broader people strategy.
• Develop the implementation roadmap: Define the delivery approach, milestones, governance, and change‑management plan.
• Engage stakeholders: Run workshops and engagement sessions with senior leaders and managers to support cultural adoption and build capability.
• Advise and influence: Provide evidence‑based recommendations, benchmarking against best practice, and articulate risks and dependencies.
• Knowledge transfer: Build internal capability to maintain and evolve the framework post‑implementation.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience designing and implementing performance management and pay frameworks in large or regulated organisations.
• Deep understanding of reward principles, skills frameworks, and talent management integration.
• Strong data analysis and benchmarking expertise.
• Demonstrated success in organisational and cultural change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑influencing skills across all levels.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, outcome‑focused solutions.
• Experience in consulting or interim transformation delivery within HR, Reward, or Organisational Effectiveness functions.

About us:

We look beyond the immediate and focus on long‑term partnerships. Peregrine builds lasting, meaningful relationships with clients and delivers flexible solutions for every resourcing need - now and in the future. Together, we help organisations engage, develop, and harness the skills they need to grow the workforce they want. A range of benefits is also offered alongside your salary.

Our culture:

Fresh ideas and fast learning are at the heart of how we work. With trusted, established solutions, we operate from a solid foundation. Openness and honesty guide our interactions, and we???re always ready to support one another. We also believe our work can positively impact society - whether by identifying the digital talent of the future or driving social mobility.

Our commitment to diversity:

At Peregrine, we???re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company‑wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well‑informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse.