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Base pay range

Reports to: Director of HR Partnering & Operations

Directorate: Chief Operating Office

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment.

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Recruitment process: Interviews in late August

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are looking for a credible Reward professional to join us and shape our strategic reward agenda.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a small, high-impact team at the UK’s largest cancer charity, driving innovative approaches to reward and recognition across a diverse workforce of nearly 5,000 employees.

What will I be doing?

• Develop our strategic approach to reward and benefits, ensuring we remain competitive and can achieve our objectives in a sustainable way.
• Oversee the delivery of our cyclical benchmarking approach, working with external partners to review and benchmark salary ranges at all levels across a broad set of roles.
• Be accountable for the delivery of reward practices and events including the annual salary review, generating gender and ethnicity pay data, out of cycle pay reviews and routine equal pay audits.
• Work collaboratively with HR teams to understand emerging issues and opportunities, leading on defined reward projects in support of key stakeholder groups.

What are you looking for?

• High levels of numeracy with the ability to manage, analyse and understand complex pay data and to provide relevant metrics, reporting and data that drives insight and decision
• Relevant experience of project managing defined reward projects and effectively managing reward processes including salary reviews, job evaluation and job families
• Relevant experience of developing, reviewing and evolving pay policies, principles and governance for a diverse organisation
• Excellent stakeholder management with the gravitas and ability to influence senior colleagues
• A collaborative approach with a proven track record of working successfully with HR Partners that are customer facing
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information in an accessible way both in writing and verbally

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools.