UK Health Security Agency

Pay and Reward Lead

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Job summary

This is an exciting time with UKHSA placing an important focus on the pay and reward agenda. This covers both pay and non-pay elements including innovative approaches to our pay awards, introducing solutions which will change and modernise our pay structures and promoting the wider staff benefits offer. While the main focus of this role will be pay and reward, the post holder will have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of work areas across the team's portfolio. The post holder will play a key role in developing products and interventions to support the delivery of UKHSA's pay and reward strategy, and providing expert advice to colleagues across the group. The role requires collaborative working with a range of stake holders across the People and Workplace Group, and wider, and will allow the successful candidate to explore the skills, experience and behaviour required to progress their career within HR.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of this role include:

  • Working with business areas and HRBPs to understand business issues and develop effective reward strategies and interventions that reflect public sector pay policy, legislation, the strategic needs of the department, and the wider political context.
  • Preparing papers and recommendations for reward interventions in respect of Senior Civil Servants and delegated grades, including support for the planning and implementation of pay awards.
  • Using excellent communication skills to effectively manage challenging situations and stakeholders, with the ability to convey complex information to different audiences, including experience of influencing and advising at all levels including up to Director General.
  • Ownership and responsibility for leading on and driving forward key work portfolios within the wider pay and reward agenda.
  • Building and maintaining strong, credible, and trust-based relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation and the Civil Service.
  • Working in collaboration with others to design and deliver timely reward interventions and tackle issues.

Other

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the group.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

About us

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Details

Date posted

03 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£54,416 to £68,344 a year Per annum, Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

919-ROG-305880-EXT

Job locations

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional Development

  • Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events
  • Participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.

Key Working Relationships

The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include;

Internal

  • Deputy Director, HR Business Partnering, ER, Casework, Pay, and Policy
  • People Group Senior Leadership Team
  • People Group colleagues
  • Colleagues in other corporate functions e.g. Finance
  • Recognised Trade Unions
  • Relevant staff network groups

External

  • Department of Health
  • Cabinet Office
  • Civil Service Employee Policy
  • Government Legal Department
  • DHSC Arms Length Bodies

Essential criteria:

You will be assessed on the below 8 essential criteria, which have been selected from the Job Description

  • Strong professional knowledge of Reward
  • A background of successful, high-impact Reward delivery in a demanding, complex environment
  • Experience of communicating and working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to a high standard
  • Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and communicate complex information to different audiences.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to identify risks/issues and develop informed options.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
  • Excellent written communication skills, including experience of drafting policy, briefings or comprehensive responses to complex queries, challenging for accuracy and sense-checking

Selection Process Details

Please note you will not be able to upload yourCV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible.Please do not email us your CV

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

This vacancy is using success profiles and will assess your behaviours, experience, and strengths. You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed 8 essential criteria , and this will be in the form of a:

  • Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
  • 750 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting:

In the event ofa large number ofapplications we willlonglistinto 3 piles of:

  • Meets all essential criteria

  • Meets some essential criteria

  • Meets no essential criteria

In order to be shortlisted you must meet all and some of the essential criteria listed above.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

  • A background of successful, high-impact Reward delivery in a demanding, complex environment

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment

Please do not exceed 750words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Behaviours and strengths will be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

  • Working Together
  • Changing and Improving
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Seeing the Bigger Picture

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional Development

  • Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events
  • Participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.

Key Working Relationships

The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include;

Internal

  • Deputy Director, HR Business Partnering, ER, Casework, Pay, and Policy
  • People Group Senior Leadership Team
  • People Group colleagues
  • Colleagues in other corporate functions e.g. Finance
  • Recognised Trade Unions
  • Relevant staff network groups

External

  • Department of Health
  • Cabinet Office
  • Civil Service Employee Policy
  • Government Legal Department
  • DHSC Arms Length Bodies

Essential criteria:

You will be assessed on the below 8 essential criteria, which have been selected from the Job Description

  • Strong professional knowledge of Reward
  • A background of successful, high-impact Reward delivery in a demanding, complex environment
  • Experience of communicating and working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to a high standard
  • Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and communicate complex information to different audiences.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
  • Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to identify risks/issues and develop informed options.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
  • Excellent written communication skills, including experience of drafting policy, briefings or comprehensive responses to complex queries, challenging for accuracy and sense-checking

Selection Process Details

Please note you will not be able to upload yourCV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible.Please do not email us your CV

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

This vacancy is using success profiles and will assess your behaviours, experience, and strengths. You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed 8 essential criteria , and this will be in the form of a:

  • Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
  • 750 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Longlisting:

In the event ofa large number ofapplications we willlonglistinto 3 piles of:

  • Meets all essential criteria

  • Meets some essential criteria

  • Meets no essential criteria

In order to be shortlisted you must meet all and some of the essential criteria listed above.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

  • A background of successful, high-impact Reward delivery in a demanding, complex environment

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment

Please do not exceed 750words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (success profiles)

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Behaviours and strengths will be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

  • Working Together
  • Changing and Improving
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Seeing the Bigger Picture

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Person Specification

Application form and Statement of Suitability

Essential

  • Application form and Statement of Suitability

Behaviours

Essential

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Seeing the Bigger Picture
  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together
Person Specification

Application form and Statement of Suitability

Essential

  • Application form and Statement of Suitability

Behaviours

Essential

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Seeing the Bigger Picture
  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Resourcing Officer

Rosie O'Grady

rosie.ogrady@ukhsa.gov.uk

Details

Date posted

03 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£54,416 to £68,344 a year Per annum, Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

919-ROG-305880-EXT

Job locations

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA


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