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Assistant Director Reward and Recognition

Birmingham Temporary View Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a strategic HR leader to join a senior Leadership Team as Assistant Director - Reward & Recognition. Initial 6-month contract, offered on a rolling weekly basis. This is a critical interim role, responsible for shaping and delivering a fair, inclusive and sustainable reward strategy that supports workforce performance, engagement and organisational compliance within a large and complex public sector environment.
  • Exposure to senior leadership, trade unions and strategic decision-making
  • Deliver meaningful impact across pay, reward and workforce strategy at scale

About Our Client



An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and strategic HR leader to join a senior HR, OD and Transformation Leadership Team as Assistant Director - Reward & Recognition. Initial 6-month contract, offered on a rolling weekly basis.

This is a critical interim role, responsible for shaping and delivering a fair, inclusive and sustainable reward strategy that supports workforce performance, engagement and organisational compliance within a large and complex public sector environment.

Job Description



As Assistant Director of Reward and Recognition, you will:

  • Lead the development and delivery of a whole‑organisation Reward and Recognition Strategy
  • Provide strategic leadership across pay, job evaluation, reward policy and compliance
  • Oversee equal pay risk, governance and legislative compliance
  • Lead collective bargaining and negotiations with Trade Unions
  • Deliver workforce cost modelling and insights to support organisational decision making
  • Drive continuous improvement and service excellence across reward and compliance functions
  • Act as a trusted deputy to the Director of Industrial & Employee Relations

The Successful Applicant



We are looking for a senior HR professional who brings:

  • Significant experience leading reward, pay or recognition functions at scale
  • Strong knowledge of local government/public sector frameworks, including equal pay and job evaluation
  • Proven ability to lead transformation and organisational change programmes
  • Experience of working with trade unions and managing complex negotiations
  • A strategic, analytical and politically astute approach, with the ability to influence at senior level
  • CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience)

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to operate at Assistant Director level within a large, complex organisation
  • High-impact role shaping reward strategy, governance and organisational outcomes
  • Exposure to senior leadership, trade unions and strategic decision-making
  • Flexible interim engagement (initial 6 months, rolling weekly contract)
  • Competitive day rate



Contact
Naima Hussain
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7039494
Phone number
+44 121 230 9366

Job summary

Job function
Human Resources
Subsector
Reward
Sector
Public Sector
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Naima Hussain
Consultant phone
+44 121 230 9366
Job reference
JN-062026-7039494