Organisational Development Specialist - Pay and Rewards

Organisational Development Specialist – Pay and Rewards

Job reference: PEHR
00011D1

HME

Location:

Ruthin / Agile Working (approx. 2 days per month in office, remainder at home)

Salary:
Grade 9 (£39,152 - £42,839 per annum)

Hours:

37 hours per week

Contract:

Permanent

Closing date: 2nd February 2026

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Pay & Rewards specialist with exceptional organisational skills. This is the perfect opportunity for a process-driven individual who relishes working independently, the majority of the time from home, to join a dynamic team leading the People support function within Denbighshire.

To develop a fair and equitable pay and reward strategy and policy for all employees, which is compliant with current legislation, and supports the Council’s aims ensuring an appropriate level of consistency and compliance at service level.

Manage the ongoing maintenance of job evaluation for the Council, and build good relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate an understanding of the service aims and objectives, roles and responsibilities, and issues.

To research, gather and analyse data, and produce reports for consideration by Senior Leaders and Elected Members on Pay and Reward to include annual Gender Pay Audits and mandatory equality reports.

To write and develop HR policies, programs and practices in accordance with service need, legislation or recognised best practice in order to build line manager capability to resolve issues informally or without recourse to the service team.

Appointment subject to satisfactory references.

We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary
  sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.