Reward Business Partner, FTC (Until Dec 2027) - Manchester (hybrid) - £38,000-£48,000 pa

Our client, a leading training provider, is looking to appoint an experienced Reward Business Partner on a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. Working closely with the Head of People and the wider HR team, you will play a key role in delivering a fair, competitive and effective reward strategy that supports the organisation's objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual pay review process, including salary modelling, preparing papers and implementing pay increases.
• Manage employee benefits, provider contracts, annual renewals and colleague communications.
• Oversee job evaluation and appeals using the Korn Ferry Hay methodology, supporting evaluators and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Analyse reward data, identify trends and produce management information to inform decision-making.
• Manage informal recognition processes, ensuring accurate records, financial reconciliation and HMRC compliance.
• Lead reward, benefits and recognition projects, ensuring successful delivery of initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with HR colleagues, senior leaders, managers, Trade Unions and external partners to deliver the Group's Reward Strategy.

Key Requirements

• CIPD, reward-related qualification or equivalent practical reward experience.
• Proven experience in reward, benefits and recognition.
• Strong analytical skills, experience working with complex data and excellent attention to detail.
• Experience delivering projects and working collaboratively across functions in a changing, unionised environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to work autonomously.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to align reward initiatives with business objectives.
• Desirable: Experience of Korn Ferry Hay job evaluation, iTrent or equivalent HR systems, and Power BI.

Benefits

• 28 days paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (FTE).
• Significant pension contribution.
• Retail discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.