Pay and Reward Officer | £32,578 - £39,481 (Career Grade)
Position reference: P&RO
Directorate: Core | Service: People, Communications and Intelligence
Salary: £32,578 - £39,481 (Career Grade)
Working Arrangements: Agile Working
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed term until 30/6/28
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
Suitable for Secondment: Employees wishing to be considered for secondment should agree with their head of service before submitting an application form.
See our range of Employee Rewards: Employee rewards and benefits
Closing date: 27/11/2026 at 23:59
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent People Services team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
- Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
- If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
- We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
- There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
An opportunity has arisen to join the Pay and Reward Team at Barnsley Council as a Pay and Reward Officer.
This role will have a particular focus on supporting a project to review our job profiles and associated workforce and establishment information.
You will undertake workforce, job profile and establishment analysis, work with services to review existing information and support the gathering of evidence needed to progress the project. You will maintain accurate project data and support associated job evaluation activity, helping to ensure our job profiles and establishment information are accurate, consistent and fit for purpose.
The role sits within the wider Pay and Reward Officer remit, which includes delivering job evaluation activity, analysing and maintaining data and information, engaging with stakeholders and contributing to project and continuous improvement work.
Creativity, ambition and a focus on people. That is what matters at Barnsley Council. Our award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It is all about putting people at the heart of everything we do, listening to our communities and customers and continuing to improve the services we provide.
Your role in our journey
You will play a key role in helping us undertake a structured review of job profiles across the Council.
Working closely with colleagues across People Services and our wider services, you will:
- undertake workforce, job profile and establishment analysis;
- engage with services as part of the review process;
- support the gathering and review of relevant evidence;
- maintain accurate project information and data;
- identify issues, inconsistencies and areas requiring further review; and
- undertake and support associated job evaluation activity.
You will need to be comfortable working with detailed and sometimes complex information, engaging with a range of stakeholders and managing different pieces of work through to completion.
What you will need
To join us at Level 1, you will need a Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a related discipline, together with a commitment to achieve Level 5 or equivalent.
You will have experience of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and of using, developing and manipulating systems and databases. You will also be confident producing high-quality documentation and working with policies and procedures.
An understanding of HR systems, pay and reward and job evaluation will be important, along with strong analytical skills and the ability to manipulate data and present information clearly.
You will be methodical and organised, able to manage and prioritise your workload and confident communicating with people at different levels across the organisation.
A lot to look forward to
Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we will do all we can to support you to be truly excellent.
If you enjoy getting into the detail, working with data, engaging with services and seeing a project through from analysis to delivery, we would love to hear from you.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to discuss any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including those relating to caring responsibilities.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and particularly welcome applications from under represented groups.
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Pay and Reward Officer Job Profile.pdf
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf
Help with your application form
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
CV's are not accepted for this role.
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Salary range
- £32,578 - £39,481 per year