Reward and Benefits Specialist

Overview

Design and manage pay, incentives, benefits, and recognition programs.

Key Responsibilities

• reward analytics
• job evaluation
• reward cycle
• benchmarking
• program design

Tasks

Our Total Reward team design and manage the pay, incentives, benefits and recognition programmes within SNG (Sovereign Network Group), working to attract, retain and reward our colleagues for the amazing job that they do. -Continually developing and improving pay, benefits and recognition processes using data analysis and employee feedback -Providing guidance, training and support to managers and employees on reward policies, processes and how to maximise the values of the total reward package -Assisting in managing and developing role profiles, undertaking job evaluations and mapping roles into the grading and job family frameworks -Assisting in the delivery of the annual reward cycle and involvement in change projects, across areas such as pay, allowances, pension, benefits, recognition and bonus processes -Delivering communications plans, creating and delivering content both virtually and face to face, working with the internal communications team to promote and educate colleagues on the total reward offering -Conducting internal and external total reward research and data analysis, including benchmark studies and presenting insights in a clear, engaging format tailored to the audience to inform decision making

Requirements

• excel
• data modelling
• compensation
• detail
• organisational
• willis watson

What You Bring

-Strong analytical and data modelling skills, with advanced Excel expertise to confidently handle large and complex data sets -Familiarity with compensation surveys and salary benchmarking processes -Experience of analytical job evaluation systems and methodologies is desirable -High attention to detail and accuracy working with data -Strong organisational skills, with the ability to effectively prioritise and work to deadlines -Working knowledge Willis Towers Watson, Global Grading and Compensation software is an advantage but not essential -Demonstrable experience of using a variety of systems

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Benefits

If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you! We’re looking for an experienced Reward and Benefits Specialist to join our team on a fixed term contract to the end of September 2026. Based from our office in Basingstoke, you’ll combine home and office working, spending two days a week in the office collaborating with the team. -Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package -Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service -Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover -3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days -25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days) - pro rated to the duration of the contract -Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary

About Sng (Sovereign Network Group)

-Born from a merger of two housing associations, Sovereign and Network Homes. -Today it manages homes and serves residents across London and southern England, crafting places where families thrive. -SNG plans homes over the coming decade with significant finance deals. -By early 2025 it reported strong financial health. -Its typical projects include building affordable homes, regenerating brownfield sites, retrofitting existing properties, and partnering on shared-ownership schemes. -SNG combines regional teams—covering local housing services—with central expertise in customer engagement, development, finance, and sustainability. -SNG maintains credit ratings across major agencies. -Its ‘Homes and Place Standard’ ensures new and existing homes meet high design, quality and net-zero readiness benchmarks.

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