Job Description

Job details

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Job reference
REQ00000018838
Date posted
29/08/2025
Application closing date
07/09/2025
Location
CARLISLE & WORKINGTON
Salary
40,777 - 41,771 per annum
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time

Advisor - Pay & Reward (6-months fixed term) - CMB2004e

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Job description

Location:

Carlisle, Workington or Whitehaven

Salary:

40,777 - 41,771 per annum

Hours:

37 hours per week

Contract:

Temporary

About this opportunity

We're hiring for a temporary Advisor - Pay & Reward to assist with pay and grading transformation work, working alongside the team and our strategic partner to support, develop and implement reform.





This role is part of our Pay and Reward team sitting within the Human Resources & Organisational Development (HR/OD) service to provide comprehensive support on all aspects of pay and grading including operational and strategic support to ensure a complete, robust and fair reward package for the workforce.





This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the Council's corporate approach to compensation and benefits, develop initiatives to support the delivery of the strategy which support the achievement of the Council's corporate objectives and HROD Plan.





This role is available on a fixed-term basis for 6 months.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for individuals who embody our organisation's core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.





We're also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.





Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

Contact

For more information about the role or to arrange an informal chat prior to your application, please contact Victoria Kent by email at victoria.kent@cumbria.gov.uk

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants

as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010 Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under Armed forces veterans whose last long term substantive employer was the armed forces

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We're dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That's why we're a proud Disability Confident Employer and also an Age Friendly Employer - to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

If you need any reasonable adjustments

to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know by emailing

Resourcing@Cumberland.gov.uk

. While adjustments aren't always guaranteed, we'll always listen and we'll try our best to accommodate your needs.

Application and Interview information

Easily apply by submitting your CV and answering a few short questions

Closing date:

Sunday, 7th September

Interview date:

Week commencing 15th September

Please note this role may close early subject to demand. If you're interested in applying, you should apply well before the advised closing date. We cannot accept applications once the role has closed.