Reward & Benefits Partner | Hybrid (FTC until 12/2027)

Able Personnel; Flixton; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Retail discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

28 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Job summary

Able Personnel, on behalf of a respected education and skills organisation, is recruiting a Reward Business Partner to join their Manchester team. This full-time, fixed-term maternity cover offers hybrid working with two days on site.

You will lead reward, benefits and recognition initiatives, support pay reviews, job evaluation, and data analysis to shape a fair and competitive offering across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a reward, benefits or recognition environment.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data and turn findings into practical recommendations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong project management and organisational abilities.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of how reward activities support organisational objectives.
• A collaborative approach and confidence in building effective relationships across different teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual pay review process, including salary modelling and implementation.
• Manage and continually improve the benefits offering.
• Lead job evaluation activities using the Korn Ferry Hay methodology.
• Analyse reward data, identify trends and make practical recommendations.
• Support reward, benefits and recognition projects.
• Develop and enhance colleague recognition initiatives.
• Prepare reward reports and provide insights to support decision making.
• Build strong working relationships with HR colleagues, managers, senior leaders, Trade Union representatives and external partners.
• Analyse the costs of reward and benefits initiatives to support effective investment decisions.
• Support compliance with reward policies, processes and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Commercial awareness

Collaboration

Education

CIPD Level 5

Reward qualification

Tools

Advanced Excel

Power BI

iTrent

Job description

Able Personnel, on behalf of a respected education and skills organisation, is recruiting a Reward Business Partner to join their Manchester team. This full-time, fixed-term maternity cover offers hybrid working with two days on site.

You will lead reward, benefits and recognition initiatives, support pay reviews, job evaluation, and data analysis to shape a fair and competitive offering across the organisation.