Reward Specialist

London, UK Hays HR Are you an experienced HR professional with strong reward and payroll knowledge looking for your next interim opportunity? We're supporting a well-known Government organisation as they seek an HR professional to join their People Services team on a temporary basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting strategic reward initiatives whilst providing expert HR advice across the organisation. Key Responsibilities ✅ Supporting the Head of People Services across a range of HR activities ✅ Pay benchmarking and reward-related projects ✅ Supporting gender pay gap reporting and analysis ✅ Responding to payroll queries and providing guidance to stakeholders ✅ Interpreting and advising on HR policies and procedures ✅ Managing and developing two Band B direct reports ✅ Building effective relationships with managers and stakeholders across the organisation About You ✔ CIPD qualified or equivalent experience ✔ Strong HR generalist background with reward and payroll exposure ✔ Experience supporting pay and reward initiatives ✔ Confident interpreting HR policies and advising managers ✔ Strong stakeholder management and communication skills ✔ Available to start at short notice What's on Offer? ⭐ Opportunity to join a respected Government organisation ⭐ Varied role combining HR, reward and payroll responsibilities ⭐ Hybrid working arrangement ⭐ Immediate impact within a supportive People team ⭐ Contract opportunity with potential for extension If you're a HR professional with a passion for reward, payroll and delivering an excellent people experience, we'd love to hear from you. 📩 Get in touch for a confidential discussion or apply today. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)