Reward Manager

THE BRITISH MUSEUM; London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The British Museum seeks a Reward Manager to create and implement effective pay and reward structures as part of its People and Culture team. This new position aims to enhance employee retention and satisfaction through developed grading systems and employee benefits programs. Candidates should bring proven expertise in reward strategies and a collaborative spirit to this vital role within a historic institution.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Civil service defined benefit pension scheme

Free entry to museums

Professional development opportunities

Interest-free travel loans

Qualifications

• Proven reward experience.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience using job evaluation and salary benchmarking systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement pay and reward structures.
• Develop a job grading system and benchmarking frameworks.
• Support leadership with annual pay negotiations.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Collaboration

Tools

Job Evaluation Systems

Salary Benchmarking Systems

Job description

Reward Manager
People and Culture
41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break). We work in a hybrid way and are open to flexible working patterns.
23 month fixed-term contract
£56,195 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 7 July 2025

About the role:

This is a newly created role within the People and Culture team providing critical and essential expertise as we move through a project to review our approach to total review at the Museum, incorporating how we manage pay, benefits, pay progression, job evaluation and benchmarking.

Acting as a strategic partner, advising on all elements of reward, you will be responsible for implementing a new pay and grading framework, overseeing the completion of a benchmarking project, reviewing our pay banding, and job evaluation.

Alongside this, you will build capacity in the pay and reward function, provide expert reward knowledge on pay negotiations and support our work with unions on reward activities.

If you're passionate about driving effective and efficient strategies within reward and making a meaningful impact, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Design and implement pay and reward structures to ensure they attract, motivate, and retain employees.
• Develop a job grading system and benchmarking frameworks to maintain pay equity and transparency.
• Review the employee benefit programs, such as the civil service pension scheme and our other benefits, evaluate if these are fit for purpose or if other benefits would better serve our employees, including option of flexible benefits packages.
• Support the leadership team with the annual pay negotiations with Union colleagues, ensure that outcomes are effectively costed and communicated.
• Develop policies and procedures related to rewards and benefits, ensuring fairness and consistency across the Museum.
• Support and assist with the delivery of Museum projects that relate to Reward, including but not limited to the design, procurement and implementation of a modern and future-focused HRIS.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you. A full job description is available below, this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.

What you'll bring:

You will be an excellent communicator, skilled in building relationships and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders. You will demonstrate a high level of initiative and have a strong focus on continuous improvement both of yourself and those around you. You will also be able to evidence:

• Proven reward experience.
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to distill complex topics into clear, understandable concepts.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience using job evaluation and salary benchmarking systems.
• Skilled in building relationships and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

The interviews are expected to take place on 16 July 2025.

We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 2 days a week.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.