Digital Pay Reward Lead, London, Inside IR pd - Government

SmartSourcing are hiring a Government Digital Data and Pay Reward Lead for 6 months- Hybrid working London/Manchester or Bristol.

Start date ASAP/BPSS

Rate 240- 325 p/d circa Inside IR35

You'll thrive on navigating ambiguity, developing and driving strategic thinking.

Skills:
- Lead and inform strategic thinking on the role of reward to support the governments long term digital strategy.

- Work with and analyse data; drafting and evaluating business cases whilst also drafting and reviewing other complex papers

- Communicate complex matters effectively, in writing and in-person, at many levels

You will have:

- Proven success at solving complex pay and reward challenges.

- Advanced knowledge of reward frameworks, tools, and best practice, with demonstrable experience driving strategic implementation.

- External pay benchmarking experience and using data analytics to shape evidence-based strategy.

- A proven track record of leading high level projects in environments defined by ambiguity, competing priorities, and tight deadlines, ideally within digital and data or comparable sectors.

- Exceptional critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyse complex problems, challenge assumptions, and develop forward thinking strategies.

You will be involved in the

- Design and develop reward strategy for the profession to reflect changing business models for the delivery of digital and data services

- Design, develop and maintain the Digital and Data Pay Framework for both delegated grades and SCS; including reviewing and amending the pay group structure and membership as new roles join the profession

- Encourage, support and help departments to adopt, or widen their use of, the Pay Framework

- Work with government people group to review and approve department business cases (using templates you create) to adopt the framework, to develop, modify and update the framework, and to introduce changes if necessary

- Use market pay data, and your knowledge of wider reward best-practice in the UK, to keep pay and reward practice competitive

- Work with the wider Digital and Data Workforce Strategy and Transformation team to ensure that policy proposals are data driven, that the employee value proposition is competitive and that remuneration is factored in as a key consideration in the Digital and Data strategic workforce plan and sourcing strategy

- Develop and lead communication and consultation departments, senior leaders and the head of profession on digital and data reward matters; from helping to shape emerging thinking, through to effective implementation of agreed changes.