Senior Pay and Reward Manager

Senior Pay and Reward Manager
£53,946 to £62,509 plus a £2,000 South East allowance per annum (for individuals based at HQ), generous benefits package including excellent pension scheme.
Based at Culham, Oxfordshire* or Calder Bridge, Cumbria (hybrid working)
Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised nationally and internationally as the United Kingdom’s leading organisation for the provision of protective policing for the civil nuclear industry and other critical national infrastructure. Given the critical nature of our work, it’s vital that we recruit skilled and committed professionals to our team.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Pay and Reward Manager to provide senior leadership for all pay, reward and pension activities, whilst ensuring compliance, efficiency and a high-quality service across the employee lifecycle. You’ll lead on consultation and negotiation of pay and reward policy developments, including in renumeration and terms and conditions. You’ll manage the pay remit process, utilising market data and research, aligning it to the CNC financial plans and Government parameters. You’ll influence business decisions at a senior level to achieve the best use of reward strategies, inform and shape strategic developments and contribute to annual business plans. You’ll also liaise and negotiate with pay bodies and Government departments to ensure pay and reward policies and mechanisms are implemented and compliant whilst total reward is optimised.

To be successful in this role you’ll have HR experience at a senior level, with exposure to and experience of reward practices – a real reward subject matter expert with best practice knowledge of pay, job evaluation and benefits. Equally you will be adept in the use of technology in enabling efficient and effective reward practices. Your experience will be backed up with an MCIPD qualification (Level 7) and/or a relevant degree. You’ll have strong knowledge of pay governance processes and optimizing reward practices, and experience of overseeing employer obligations in pension administration arrangements, ensuring compliance with these. You’ll have exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and provide advice at all levels, including Executive.

As police staff the public expect us to display the highest standards, values and professional qualities at all times. The CNC values and Code of Ethics applies to all police staff and sets out the principles and standards of behaviour we expect to see, and you are responsible for displaying and delivering these to the highest standards.

This role has been assessed as suitable for hybrid working with a 60% / 40% split of home and office working, details of which will be discussed and agreed with the successful individual.

*Please note that this role will initially be based at our HQ Culham until our relocation to Harwell in Autumn 2026 and the role thereafter will be based at Harwell.

Benefits of working for the CNC

• 27.5 days annual leave (rising by 1 day after 2 years’ service, and 0.5 days ever year thereafter until a total of 32.5 days is reached) plus Bank Holidays
• Additional 30 minutes time worked during the week to accrue additional leave of 3 days, which can be used for period between Christmas and New Year (total hours per week of 37.5)
• Generous pension scheme (20.7% employer contribution). The minimum employer contribution for this grade will be £11,166, and the employee contribution of £4,423 per year – providing you with a total annual pension contribution of up to £15,589.
• Bonus scheme – dependent on organisational and personal performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary 
• Officers and staff can join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS, and Armed Forces
• Free parking on site
• Free gym on site
• Subsidised Costa Coffee and restaurant/cafeteria on site
• Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Additional 30 minutes time worked (total of 37.5 hours per week) during the week to accrue additional 3 days leave, which can be used to cover the period between Christmas and New Year

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At CNC we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact the Police Staff Recruitment Team to request accommodation.

Please review the video links below which will give you an overview of the vetting process that you will be required to go through if you are successful in your application to join the CNC: 

• Vetting: An Overview - https://youtu.be/lRit8RA7Zpo
• Vetting and Finances - https://youtu.be/JmZP7r-9MEE 
• Vetting and Life Experiences - https://youtu.be/jVPHvgpB8nc 
• Vetting and Internet Use - https://youtu.be/hvXPicGQmYg

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with us at policestaffresourcing@cnc.police.uk.