Title: Reward & Benefits Consultant
Term: 9-month fixed-term contract.
Purpose:
Our large housing association client in the southeast of England, is looking to engage a rewards specialist, following a significant structural change in the organisation. Some housing or broader Third Sector experience is deemed necessary for the role
Deliverables:
- Conduct a comprehensive review of existing employee benefits and terms and conditions and produce a benchmarked report with recommendations for Executive Board
- Design and lead a colleague consultation, summarising findings for Executive Board
- Recommend a competitive reward strategy aligned with the Corporate Plan and People Strategy.
- Lead procurement of new benefits and closure of ceasing benefits contracts.
- Implement uniform T&Cs across the group
- Design a reward and benefits evaluation framework for annual review of impact and ROI.
What Success Looks Like:
- Comprehensive internal analysis and colleague feedback consolidated with external benchmarking.
- Board-ready report with recommendations for consultation.
- Well-prepared and accessible colleague consultation in late Spring/Summer 2026.
- A reward and benefits suite that supports being an employer of choice and meeting charitable objectives.
Person Specification Essential Criteria:
- Proven experience as a Reward & Benefits Consultant with a strong track record in reviewing and benchmarking reward packages and T&Cs
- Track record in housing or Third Sector Organisations with more than 500 employees
- Demonstrable experience in leading successful colleague consultations resulting in uniform T&Cs.
- Ability to present complex analysis and recommendations confidently at Executive and Board level.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with ability to manage queries and challenges effectively.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Strong project management skills with ability to deliver to tight deadlines.
The client is ideally looking to appoint on a 9 months fixed term contract
| Remuneration: | negotiable |
| Duration: | 9 months |
| Location: | South East |
| Reference: | JN -012026-31934_1767963627 |
| Type: | Contract |
| Industry: | Not for Profit and Charities |
| Sector: | Charity & Not-for-profit, Social Housing |
| Skills: | reward and social housing |
| Date added: | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Closing date: | 23 Jan 2026 |