Job Evaluation Partner

The role

At Southwark we've set out a clear ambition through our 2030 vision to be a fair, green and more inclusive borough. To achieve this we rely on a workforce that is well supported, adaptable and equipped to deliver high-quality services for our residents. Southwark is a borough that thrives on diversity, confidence, and ambition. With over 120 languages spoken and a young, multi-cultural population, we are committed to delivering a fairer future for all.

This newly created role within the Pay and Reward team will act as our lead job evaluation specialist, ensuring our processes are robust, objective and compliant, and that they support our wider commitment to equality, fairness and organisational performance.

You will be the council’s subject matter expert, leading the delivery of an effective and professional job evaluation service and providing impartial, expert advice to managers and HR colleagues.

What you'll be doing:

• Quality‑assure job descriptions, person specifications, and evaluation documentation and provide feedback to managers where required
• Coordinate and participate in weekly evaluation panels
• Develop and maintain policy, procedures and templates to support a high-quality job evaluation service
• Maintain accurate files of evaluation documentation including job descriptions and questionnaire, scoring and outcomes
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and documentation and implement changes.
• Conduct research and analysis on pay and reward subjects including salary benchmarking for hard to fill roles and retention
• Contribute to wider HR and reward projects and collaborate with colleagues across HR & OD

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience in job evaluation either as an analyst or in a similar role such as HR business partner or adviser where job evaluation was a large element of the role
• Strong knowledge and accreditation in Korn Ferry Hay job evaluation methodology, and ideally an understanding of schemes used within local government
• A solid understanding of equal pay issues and how job evaluation contributes to reducing risk
• Experience in local government, public sector or third sector.
• Strong project management capability.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• High standards of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Confidence working with stakeholders at all levels
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel

Why Southwark?

Southwark Council is the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues such as The Shard, The Tate Modern and Borough Market along with many social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities.

Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Additional details

Full time, 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This role offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, with time split between working from home and our Tooley Street offices.

Employee benefits:

You’ll join a motivated, driven, and supportive team that values each of its members and strives for excellence. You’ll also be part of a successful, high-achieving development team making a real difference to the lives of residents across the borough. In return for all your hard work, skills and experience, you will receive:

• A competitive base salary (pro rata for part time staff)
• Strong supportive senior management team
• Regular one to one supervision
• Professional development & training opportunities
• Clear career development pathways
• Agile and flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Season ticket and cycle loans
• Annual Leave starting at 29 days per year, increasing to 37 (with length of service) (pro rata for part time staff)
• Wellbeing programme
• HSF Health plan and eye care scheme
• EAP employee assistance programme, confidential counselling and support
• Social clubs and staff groups

Disability Confident (guaranteed interview) Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care.
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.

Recruitment timetable

Closing date: Wednesday 25th February 2026 at 23:59

Interview date: Monday 16th March 2026

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Attachments

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