Reward Business Partner
c. £60k pa + benefits
Farringdon, Croydon, Isle of Wight or Sittingbourne, Kent – hybrid working available

Southern Housing have an exciting new opportunity to join us as a Reward Business Partner. Reporting to the Director of People Change you’ll work collaboratively across the People & Culture Directorate and wider organisation.

You’ll have the unique opportunity to support the development and implementation of a competitive and inclusive reward and recognition strategy including base pay, reward and benefits, and other non-financial incentives for the organisation.

You’ll provide advice on pay decisions, to ensure consistent application and compliance with our pay and grading framework, policy and operating procedures and assist with the development and maintenance of our pay, reward and benefits strategy and policies, to align with our culture and position Southern Housing as an employer of choice.

What you’ll have:
• Experience of managing robust and equitable pay and reward approaches.
• Experience of implementing reward plans that align with organisational strategy and culture attracting and retaining diverse talent for today and tomorrow.
• Experience of equal pay and employment legislation.
• Experience of developing and applying pay and benefits policy and leading benchmarking and market analysis.
• Experience of working within a colleague consultative, or unionised environment.
• Solid experience of using job evaluation methodologies, Korn Ferry Hay would be advantageous.
Please ensure that your supporting information includes how you meet the core shortlisting criteria against the person specification as listed the job role profile.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 16th April 2024 at midnight. Shortlisting date: 23rd April 2024. Interviews will be held at our Fleet House office in Farringdon on 7 May 2024

The location:
You’ll be based at one of our main offices in either Farringdon, Croydon, Isle of Wight, or Sittingbourne, with the option for working in a hybrid way when appropriate and as agreed with your manager.

About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach