Job summary
As reward programme manager, you will work alongside our other reward programme manager to manage and lead the delivery of the reward work programme within the pensions and reward team.
Our reward work programme focusses on supporting employers to design and communicate innovative rewards and benefits for their employees through our reward network, resources, and engagement with employers. We help employers to promote the value of the NHS Pension Scheme as a key part of their total reward package.
The post holder will be required to undertake specialist research, provide expert advice, directly support the development of policy, and deliver activities that support the achievement of programme objectives.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will focus on the teams reward work taking a lead on the development and submission of our annual evidence submission to the NHS Pay Review Body.
Our NHS Pay Review Body work is an opportunity to influence policy and decision making that affects the NHS workforce. To undertake this work, you will:
- Work closely with the Head of Reward and multiple senior stakeholders to gather research and intelligence on the key issues affecting the NHS workforce.
- Agree key messages with our senior management team.
- Work with our analysts on the sourcing and understanding of data to support our evidence.
- Draft and review our evidence prior to submitting to the NHS Pay Review Body
- Engage with employers in the NHS to ensure our evidence supports and represents the views and priorities of employers
- Work closely with our Medical Pay and Workforce team who are responsible for our evidence to the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB).
About us
The NHS Confederation is a membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. NHS Employers is part of the NHS Confederation. NHS Employers supports workforce leaders and represents employers to develop a sustainable workforce and be the best employers they can be, working in partnership with NHS trade unions.
The pensions and reward team sits within the employment relations and reward directorate. Our directorate provides expert advice and guidance for employers in the NHS and supports national discussions on all matters relating to pay, terms and conditions, reward, and pensions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Lead on programme delivery, including:
- Developing and agreeing programme plans.
- Evaluating the effectiveness and impact of our activities.
- Feeding back to commissioners on delivery against an agreed programme plan.
- Ensuring the delivery of all contracted work.
- Leading on the development and submission of our annual written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body based on independent research and intelligence and views gathered from employers.
- Leading on preparation for our oral evidence session with the NHS Pay Review Body, including writing a briefing document to support employers taking part.
- Supporting national discussions around pay and policy.
- Facilitating discussions, presentations, and webinars for NHS employers.
Build relationships with key stakeholders, including:
- Engaging with the work of other teams across the directorate and wider organisation to ensure our work is connected and participating in directorate activities such as monthly directorate meetings and away days.
- Working with the NHS Employers National Engagement Service to develop strategies to keep employers informed of the latest reward developments and to ensure employer views and priorities are considered in our work programme.
- Working with the internal communications team to create products, resources, and briefings for employers and to plan appropriate media, promotion, and communication activities.
- Proactively engaging with employers and other stakeholders to understand their views and needs and support them to develop their approach to reward.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to employers in the NHS on matters relating to reward and to national stakeholders including NHS England and DHSC.
- Working closely with all team members and the wider directorate on pay, pension and reward activities, planning and communicating effectively to support the delivery of programme objectives.
Lead on communications of our work, including:
- Leading on the development of our pay education work, which supports employers to understand the past and future journey of pay in the NHS.
- Developing web content on pay and reward issues for the NHS Employers website, ensuring all information is technically accurate and easy to understand.
Keeping up to date on the latest developments in pay, pensions and reward and building a detailed technical knowledge of pay and reward issues affecting the NHS.
Management Responsibility
You will be responsible for the effective line management of the Programme Support Officer including performance management and employee development in line with the organisations Human Resources policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Lead on programme delivery, including:
- Developing and agreeing programme plans.
- Evaluating the effectiveness and impact of our activities.
- Feeding back to commissioners on delivery against an agreed programme plan.
- Ensuring the delivery of all contracted work.
- Leading on the development and submission of our annual written evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body based on independent research and intelligence and views gathered from employers.
- Leading on preparation for our oral evidence session with the NHS Pay Review Body, including writing a briefing document to support employers taking part.
- Supporting national discussions around pay and policy.
- Facilitating discussions, presentations, and webinars for NHS employers.
Build relationships with key stakeholders, including:
- Engaging with the work of other teams across the directorate and wider organisation to ensure our work is connected and participating in directorate activities such as monthly directorate meetings and away days.
- Working with the NHS Employers National Engagement Service to develop strategies to keep employers informed of the latest reward developments and to ensure employer views and priorities are considered in our work programme.
- Working with the internal communications team to create products, resources, and briefings for employers and to plan appropriate media, promotion, and communication activities.
- Proactively engaging with employers and other stakeholders to understand their views and needs and support them to develop their approach to reward.
- Providing expert advice and guidance to employers in the NHS on matters relating to reward and to national stakeholders including NHS England and DHSC.
- Working closely with all team members and the wider directorate on pay, pension and reward activities, planning and communicating effectively to support the delivery of programme objectives.
Lead on communications of our work, including:
- Leading on the development of our pay education work, which supports employers to understand the past and future journey of pay in the NHS.
- Developing web content on pay and reward issues for the NHS Employers website, ensuring all information is technically accurate and easy to understand.
Keeping up to date on the latest developments in pay, pensions and reward and building a detailed technical knowledge of pay and reward issues affecting the NHS.
Management Responsibility
You will be responsible for the effective line management of the Programme Support Officer including performance management and employee development in line with the organisations Human Resources policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of current NHS workforce issues and what the possible pay, pensions and reward solutions might be.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to research issues to produce high quality reports and written briefings for a variety of audiences.
- Able to evidence the delivery of effective projects.
- Experience of using initiative and working with minimum supervision/independently.
- Experience of engaging with a range of stakeholders and able to evidence leading discussions with key stakeholders to deliver effective outcomes.
- Experience in preparing and delivering presentations to internal or external audiences.
- Able to establish effective working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Able to demonstrate effective communications skills (verbal, written and presentational).
- Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting priorities and to work under pressure, manage ambiguity and meet deadlines.
- Able to demonstrate good analytical skills and a strong aptitude for attention to detail.
Desirable
- Experience in a Human Resources, reward, and / or an employment relations environment.
- Experience of representing an organisation to outside bodies.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the political and policy issues affecting the NHS in general.
- Experience of managing people and leading teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of current NHS workforce issues and what the possible pay, pensions and reward solutions might be.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to research issues to produce high quality reports and written briefings for a variety of audiences.
- Able to evidence the delivery of effective projects.
- Experience of using initiative and working with minimum supervision/independently.
- Experience of engaging with a range of stakeholders and able to evidence leading discussions with key stakeholders to deliver effective outcomes.
- Experience in preparing and delivering presentations to internal or external audiences.
- Able to establish effective working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Able to demonstrate effective communications skills (verbal, written and presentational).
- Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting priorities and to work under pressure, manage ambiguity and meet deadlines.
- Able to demonstrate good analytical skills and a strong aptitude for attention to detail.
Desirable
- Experience in a Human Resources, reward, and / or an employment relations environment.
- Experience of representing an organisation to outside bodies.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the political and policy issues affecting the NHS in general.
- Experience of managing people and leading teams.
