Assistant Director Reward and Recognition - #2089642

An opportunity has arisen for a strategic HR leader to join a senior Leadership Team as Assistant Director - Reward & Recognition. Initial 6-month contract, offered on a rolling weekly basis. This is a critical interim role, responsible for shaping and delivering a fair, inclusive and sustainable reward strategy that supports workforce performance, engagement and organisational compliance within a large and complex public sector environment.

Client Details

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and strategic HR leader to join a senior HR, OD and Transformation Leadership Team as Assistant Director - Reward & Recognition. Initial 6-month contract, offered on a rolling weekly basis.

This is a critical interim role, responsible for shaping and delivering a fair, inclusive and sustainable reward strategy that supports workforce performance, engagement and organisational compliance within a large and complex public sector environment.

Description

As Assistant Director of Reward and Recognition, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of a whole-organisation Reward and Recognition Strategy
• Provide strategic leadership across pay, job evaluation, reward policy and compliance
• Oversee equal pay risk, governance and legislative compliance
• Lead collective bargaining and negotiations with Trade Unions
• Deliver workforce cost modelling and insights to support organisational decision making
• Drive continuous improvement and service excellence across reward and compliance functions
• Act as a trusted deputy to the Director of Industrial & Employee Relations

Profile

We are looking for a senior HR professional who brings:

• Significant experience leading reward, pay or recognition functions at scale
• Strong knowledge of local government/public sector frameworks, including equal pay and job evaluation
• Proven ability to lead transformation and organisational change programmes
• Experience of working with trade unions and managing complex negotiations
• A strategic, analytical and politically astute approach, with the ability to influence at senior level
• CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience)

Job Offer

• Opportunity to operate at Assistant Director level within a large, complex organisation
• High-impact role shaping reward strategy, governance and organisational outcomes
• Exposure to senior leadership, trade unions and strategic decision-making
• Flexible interim engagement (initial 6 months, rolling weekly contract)
• Competitive day rate