About the job

Job summary

Pay and reward is an essential part of the psychological contract between our people and the organisation. It is a big part of how people feel within the organisation, and therefore has a critical impact on morale. A fit for purpose pay and reward strategy and practices are vital if the organisation is to attract and retain the skills required for successful delivery of its strategic ambitions.

As the organisation’s technical expert on pay and reward, this fixed term post will lead the creation and implementation of a pay and reward strategy that includes an overarching pay policy that is open and transparent. They will use their specialist expertise to research and shape proposals and gain approval from the Executive Team, Board, and any external bodies, before securing and managing the resources required for implementation.

The role holder will be responsible for ensuring that our pay and reward strategy, policies and practices focus on meeting the needs of the organisation and our people, and are affordable, whilst complying with statutory, Cabinet Office and Treasury requirements and in supporting the People, Inclusion and Change Strategic Plan, especially regarding attracting and retaining the best people.

The work of this role will have an impact on every member of staff and will require collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to make significant decisions across a range of issues. Whilst there is no formal line management responsibility, the role will be required to supervise colleagues, overseeing their contributions to the pay and reward work via a project management approach.

Job description

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Person specification

This is a full-time post. However, requests for part-time working, flexible working and job shares will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of The National Archives. A combination of onsite and home working is available; applicants should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their work time.

How to apply

If you are an internal applicant: please do not use the link on this page. Please apply via your employee Workday account.

If you are an external applicant: to submit your application please click the 'Apply at advertiser's site' button on this page.

You will be asked to provide details of your work experience and write a personal statement. In your personal statement please explain, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria below. You may draw on knowledge, skills, abilities, experience gained from paid work, domestic responsibilities, education, leisure interests and voluntary activities. Please note selection for interview will largely be based on the information you provide in this section.

Essential

• Significant expertise in pay and reward policy development, interpretation, and application, and its link to and impact on wider people and organisational strategies, ideally within the Civil Service.
• Ability to develop strong, credible, and trusted working relationships in a quick timeframe with a wide range of stakeholders including senior leaders, trade unions, and fellow specialists external to the organisation.
• Experience of consulting at all levels of an organisation, using feedback and intelligence gained to influence decision making and the development of options and proposals, including with senior and union stakeholders, often in a context of ambiguity and conflicting viewpoints.
• Expert project and change management and delivery skills, including the people side of change and how to positively engage the organisation.
• Problem solving and analytical skills including pay modelling – working with data to identify trends and statistically important themes to inform thinking and decision making.
• Able to translate technical language into plain English that is easy to understand.

 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £55,000, The National Archives contributes £14,850 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Reasonable adjustments:

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact The National Archives via careers@nationalarchives.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
• Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.