Reward Lead (Fixed Term)

Have you got experience in Reward and looking for your next opportunity?

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our People team as Reward Lead, on a fixed term basis for 12 months. You'll work in partnership with colleagues and stakeholders across the business, to help design, develop and deliver a Total Reward approach that supports the delivery of SNG's Corporate Plan and People Strategy.

You'll be based in our head office in Basingstoke, combining office and home working to ensure a positive work / life balance.

It's a really exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.

The Role

Reporting into our Head of Reward, and working alongside our current Reward Lead, you'll partner with business areas and the People team, to support the design, development and delivery of a total rewards approach. This will include job architecture, pay, bonus, benefits, pension administration and recognition. You'll also be supporting our integration plans to bring the newly merged SNG into one business from 1 April 2025.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining compensation infrastructure, including delivery of the annual pay cycle, updating pay structures, overseeing pay progression, allowances, and bonus schemes
• Undertaking job evaluations and mapping roles into the grading and job family frameworks
• Reviewing, developing and delivering a programme of benefits that provides choice to a diverse workforce, supports people to be well at work and helps attract and retain talent
• Researching, developing and proposing reward solutions, working with the business and Head of Reward to develop recommendations to present to senior leadership
• Preparing, analysing and modelling complex data to support effective decision making and recommendations
• Working with the Reward team on Integration projects as required

What we're looking for

You'll have proven experience in a similar role in Reward with expertise across job architecture, pay, benefits, pension, bonus and recognition. We're looking for demonstrable experience of delivering a range of reward projects including designing, developing, and implementing new solutions. You'll also have:

• Strong analytical and modelling skills, attention to detail and experience of working with complex data
• Experience of analytical job evaluation systems and methodologies
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to quickly build and manage key relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work under pressure to manage internal and external influence
• Strong project management / planning skills with the ability to prioritise workload
• Working knowledge of Willis Towers Watson, Global Grading and Compensation software is an advantage but not essential

What you'll receive from us

We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:

• £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign.

This is a great opportunity to join the team as we progress through an exciting period of change. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.