Southwark Council
Reward Analyst
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Why Southwark?
Can you use your expertise in reward, job evaluation and workforce analytics to help shape fair and evidence-based people practices?
Do you enjoy transforming complex workforce data into meaningful insights that support organisational decision-making?
Does the idea of joining a forward-thinking HR team at the heart of one of London's most ambitious councils excite you?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
Our HR Policy and Projects Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Reward Analyst to join our team and help drive our pay, reward and job evaluation agenda.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Reward Analyst, you will provide professional expertise across job evaluation, pay and reward, workforce analytics and organisational change projects. You will play a key role in ensuring that our pay and reward practices remain fair, transparent and evidence-based.
- You'll manage and support the Council's job evaluation process
- Provide expert advice to managers and HR colleagues
- Analyse workforce and reward data
- Lead reward-related projects
- Contribute to policy development and continuous improvement initiatives
Working closely with senior leaders and HR colleagues, you'll help deliver insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making across the organisation.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a talented HR professional with strong analytical skills, a collaborative approach and a passion for fair and equitable reward practices.
You'll Bring
- Experience in job evaluation, reward analysis or a similar HR role where job evaluation has been a significant responsibility.
- Knowledge of job evaluation methodologies and an understanding of pay, reward, equal pay and pay gap reporting.
- Strong analytical capability with experience interpreting workforce and HR data to produce meaningful insights.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience using data visualisation and reporting tools such as Power BI.
- Experience of managing projects and delivering work to tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge at all levels.
- A CIPD qualification, HR-related degree, professional training, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience within local government, the public sector or a similar complex organisation would be advantageous.
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For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact James Shardlow at james.shardlow@southwark.gov.uk.
Additional Information
- Grade 10
- Permanent contract
- Full-time, 36 hours per week
- Hybrid working available
- Occasional travel to different council locations may be required
Benefits And More Information
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment Timeline
- Advert close date: 11:59pm on 4th October 2026
- Shortlisting date: 5th October 2026
- Interview date: 13th October 2026
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Southwark Council will only contact candidates through official Council recruitment channels. We will not ask you to provide passport details, proof of address, National Insurance number, bank details or payment at application stage. These checks are only requested at the onboarding process, once an offer of employment has been made. If you're unsure whether a communication you've received is genuine, please contact the Resourcing team directly on recruitment@southwark.gov.uk before sharing any personal information.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Requirements
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the following criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- People currently in care or who have previously been in care
- Disabled people and those with a long-term health condition
Attachments
- Updated Reward Analyst - Job Description and Person Specification - 08-09-2026.pdf
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