Reward Business Partner, FTC (Until Dec 2027) – Manchester (hybrid) – £38,000-£48,000 pa

Our client, a leading training provider, is looking to appoint an experienced Reward Business Partner on a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. Working closely with the Head of People and the wider HR team, you will play a key role in delivering a fair, competitive and effective reward strategy that supports the organisation’s objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual pay review process, including salary modelling, preparing papers and implementing pay increases.
• Manage employee benefits, provider contracts, annual renewals and colleague communications.
• Oversee job evaluation and appeals using the Korn Ferry Hay methodology, supporting evaluators and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Analyse reward data, identify trends and produce management information to inform decision-making.
• Manage informal recognition processes, ensuring accurate records, financial reconciliation and HMRC compliance.
• Lead reward, benefits and recognition projects, ensuring successful delivery of initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues, senior leaders, managers, Trade Unions and external partners to deliver the Group’s Reward Strategy.

Key Requirements

• CIPD, reward-related qualification or equivalent practical reward experience.
• Proven experience in reward, benefits and recognition.
• Strong analytical skills, experience working with complex data and excellent attention to detail.
• Experience delivering projects and working collaboratively across functions in a changing, unionised environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to work autonomously.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to align reward initiatives with business objectives.
• Desirable: Experience of Korn Ferry Hay job evaluation, iTrent or equivalent HR systems, and Power BI.

Benefits

• 28 days paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (FTE).
• Significant pension contribution.
• Retail discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.