Interim Reward Assignment (3 months) At Oxfam GB

Purpose

To lead the annual UK pay review and budgeting process for 2022/23, supervise of the work of some, or possibly all of the UK Reward Team and oversee and advise HRBPS on the business as usual caseload of the team.

The assignment will be for three months with immediate start. and the team will shortlist as candidates apply.

The UK Reward Team is based within the HR Operations Department which works with teams in shops and offices in the UK and in Oxfam GB Divisions to provide effective operational support and specialist expertise in the fields of reward, recruitment, employee relations and HR operations. HROPs is located within the Operational Division which provides and supports efficient, safe, secure, feminist and partner-led operations which enable the confederation to have greater impact, to ensure the resources entrusted to Oxfam GB and other affiliates are appropriately used and provide effective support to our shops and UK locations.

Activities and deliverables

• Provide expert senior reward input and leadership and ensure compliance with Oxfam GB’s reward principles and policies and financial parameters to deliver a costed annual pay review proposal for consideration by the Strategic Leadership Team as part of the 2021/22 budgeting round.
• Attend relevant internal leadership decision making forums. May also attend external collaborative forums representing OGB’s HR team.
• Provide expert advice on a broad spectrum of strategic and operational Reward matters to HR colleagues and senior leadership
• Provide insight for the business into Reward matters including improvements to existing approaches based on observations during the assignment
• Supervise the work of the UK Reward Team during the term of the assignment
• Attendance at the Pay Governance Group as necessary
• Oversee and support with casework of the UK Reward Team

Pay Review Timetable

October – submit pay market research, confirm benchmarking and update costing model – already commenced

November – Review benchmark jobs and finalise pay market research analysis

December – cost options, review with key stakeholders and agree finalised budget proposal

January – initial union meeting, additional business input

February – budget approved and informal pay review meetings with unions and management

Key stakeholders

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Finance Officer

Heads of HR Ops and HR Business Partnering and Development

Senior Reward Business Partner

Skills and competencies

Reporting to the Head of HR Operations this assignment requires senior reward management experience in advising on reward case work, managing a team and undertaking complex organisational pay reviews with the ability to step into the role at short notice and lead the annual pay review process for Oxfam GB in the UK.

Access to Oxfam GB’s UK Reward Lead will be available, however, the ability to undertake this assignment autonomously will be paramount as the core purpose of this assignment is to allow her to be released to undertake other critical project work during this period.

You will have:

• Significant experience of leading pay review processes in large complex mutli-site, unionised organisations with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of working for a cause driven organisation and/or in the Charity sector would be useful
• Up to date and in-depth knowledge of current Reward methodologies and good practice
• Experience in contributing to medium-term strategic and operational business planning and delivery of successful outcomes with a positive impact for the business
• Significant experience in advising senior managers on complex reward case work
• Analytical skills, including using data to inform decision making, and being able to weigh up and take decisions when there are unknowns and different possible solutions
• Influencing skills
• A role model for wellbeing and resilience

In addition everyone who works with or for Oxfam must be commit to:

• Living our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY and EMPOWERMENT (read more about these here).
• Our ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES (including adhering to the Code of Conduct):**
• Our FEMINIST LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES which you can read more about here):

Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks). You can find out what this means here.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

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