Location: Bradford or Peterborough, Hybrid, 2-3 days a week with travel as required for team meetings.
Salary: £58,242 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm.
A place to make a difference
We’re on a journey of transformation. We’re finding new ways to achieve our purpose of providing families with affordable, sustainable and safe homes. We’re innovating for our customers and to create a thriving workspace that supports everyone.
We’re a team of passionate, dedicated people, working to drive change for the better. We’re building something special here and we want driven, creative people to join us.
If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of change, share your ideas and help us transform, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us and shape our future.
Join Our Award-Winning People Team as Reward Manager
Are you ready to shape the future of reward and recognition in an organisation with a strong social purpose? This is an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning People, Culture and Development team, where we’ve just launched our Framework for Fairness and are pushing even further to enhance retention, wellbeing, and recognition.
As Reward Manager, you’ll lead on creating fair, transparent, and values-led reward practices that make a real difference for colleagues. You’ll manage pensions projects, influence external partners to secure the best reward offering, and drive continuous improvement across pay frameworks and benefits. Your work will directly support our Head of Organisational Development & Culture in delivering initiatives that champion wellbeing and recognition, ensuring Accent remains a great place to work.
This future-focused role is perfect for someone who understands pensions, is passionate about colleague experience, and thrives on collaboration. You’ll use data-driven insights to inform decisions, support pay gap reporting and ensure quality assurance on pay practices. By aligning reward with our core values (Smart, Driven, Caring, Inclusive) you’ll help us deliver meaningful benefits that support engagement, performance, and our EVP.
If you want to be part of a team that’s shaping fairness, driving innovation, and making a tangible impact on people’s lives, this is your chance.
Salary
The spot salary for the Reward Manager role is £58,242 per annum for those who meet all role requirements. If you’re still developing some of the skills or experience, you can start at a salary 5% or 10% below the spot rate, with clear support and progression opportunities to reach the full amount.
About you
• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in reward, compensation and benefits management, or a related HR role.
• Strong knowledge of reward strategy, pay benchmarking, and job evaluation frameworks.
• Extensive experience of managing pension administration.
• Sound understanding of employment and pension legislation.
• Experience in managing pay review and reward cycles, including modelling and governance.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex data clearly.
• Skilled in stakeholder management, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
Interviews
We want your candidate experience to reflect who we are - a place to grow, a place to thrive, a place to be you.
Stage 1: A Place to Connect
A call with the hiring manager. You’ll learn more about the role and team, and we’ll get to know you – your experience, goals, and what you bring.
Planned date: Week commencing 24th November via Teams.
Stage 2: A Place to Show Your Strengths
You’ll deliver a presentation to the interview panel, have your final behavioural and scenario-based interview which will be focused on how you apply your knowledge to real-life situations and have the opportunity to meet some of the wider People team. You'll be asked to complete a Congruity Questionnaire in advance.
Planned date: 4th December at our Head Office in Bradford.
A place to build a future
We have big ambitions. That means we need people who are driven to succeed and eager to grow. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to learn new skills, thrive in our collaborative environment, and take your career in different directions. We also support your health and wellbeing with 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time) – an extra day’s leave to celebrate your birthday and the option to purchase more – a cash health plan, car leasing scheme, retail & gym discounts, and a dedicated day to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.
And because we believe in supporting you now and in the future, this is a place to plan for your future – with access to both Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes through salary sacrifice, helping you save more efficiently. We also provide life assurance at three times your salary for all colleagues, giving you added peace of mind.
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please let us know we will ensure requirements are met.
Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications, we may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.
Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, Accent do not currently hold a sponsorship license.
Recruitment Agencies: We work exclusively with partners on our preferred supplier list (PSL) and do not accept unsolicited CVs or speculative approaches from agencies for this role.
You may also have experience in the following: Compensation and Benefits Manager, Reward and Recognition Lead, Reward Specialist, Pay and Benefits Manager, Total Rewards Manager, Remuneration Manager, Reward Business Partner, Compensation Analyst, HR Reward Consultant, HR analytics, CIPD Level 5 / Level 7, Employment legislation, HR policy and compliance, Reward frameworks, People, Culture and Development
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We Are Family is hiring!
We Are Family is an extraordinary peer support community for adopters and prospective adopters. We’re there for parents throughout their adoption journey. Online and in person, our parents’ groups, events, resources, podcasts and talks offer mutual support, information and inspiration to adopters and those considering adoption. We are the leading peer support community for adopters across Greater London and the Home Counties, and offer digital-membership nationally; we have ambitions to scale our in-person services provision significantly over the coming years. You can find out more about us here.
As Community Programme Manager, you’ll join our independent adoption support charity, oversee our volunteer, peer support and event provision.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised ‘self-starting’ individual with experience of working with user-run communities. You will use your strong relationship-building skills to proactively engage WAF members and volunteers, to continue providing peer-led support and to create new opportunities for adopters to connect across the UK.
Key Details:
Role type: Permanent
Reports to: Head of Operations
Direct Reports: You will work closely in partnership with our Associates & Volunteers
Working Pattern: 2.5 days / 18.75 hours per week, including occasional evening and on-site work.
Salary: £30-35K FTE
Location: Remote / Home-working; this role can be based anywhere within the UK with periodic meetings and visits, mainly to London / South East, at least quarterly.
Perks of Working at WAF:
· Become a part of a personable, visionary team creating positive impact on a daily basis
· Flexible working
· Home Working Allowance
· Occasional in-person working in London; travel and lunch expenses covered
· Competitive salaries with room for growth
· Professional development opportunities
· Seasonal socials
ROLE DESCRIPTION:
Key responsibilities include:
- Engagement with our Members
- Supporting our Volunteers
- Managing our Peer-led Groups and In-Person Activities
- Overseeing our Peer Support Training and Supervision
- Nurturing Partnerships
- Delivering Impact
- Contributing to Communications
- Championing our Advocacy efforts
- Collaborating with our Board and Committees
Person Specification:
ESSENTIAL
- Demonstrable experience coordinating / managing multiple projects or programmes
- Experience of working with beneficiaries and / or volunteers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Skills in identifying and prioritising workload with the ability to work to deadlines and budget
- Comfortable working independently, operating good judgement on when to seek guidance and support
- Strong IT and / or aptitude to learn software skills (see below)
- Resourceful and adaptable
- Empathetic and supportive
- A ‘hands-on’ and collaborative mindset
DESIRABLE
- Lived experience / interest in supporting those connected with any of the following: early trauma, adoption, the care system, advocating for people from underserved communities.
- Lived experience / interest in supporting families
- Experience of working within a peer support network
- Experience of co-producing projects with beneficiaries / volunteers
- Experience with using multiple software packages (We work across the following software – training provided as necessary: G Suite, MS Office, Zoom, Trello, WordPress, Mailchimp, Canva, Buzzsprout, Google Analytics).
To Apply:
If the opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly growing charity appeals to you as someone able to make a valuable contribution, we would love to hear from you!
Please download our full application pack for further details and instructions on how to apply.
Deadline to apply: Midnight at Sunday 23rd November 2025
Start Date: ASAP
Please note that applications are received and reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore an early application is advised.
Further information can be found via our website.
One of the great strengths of We Are Family is that we are volunteer and member driven, and we represent a diverse community of adoptive parents. We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to ensure that the organisation can benefit from this diversity of experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.