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• Executive level impact from day one
• Contract with genuine long term opportunity
• Complex, meaningful work in a government environment

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This Victorian Government owned organisation plays a critical role in supporting Victoria's transport network and broader public outcomes. Currently undergoing a significant people and remuneration transformation, the organisation is reshaping how executive and peer level roles are evaluated, governed and rewarded. With new leadership in place and external consulting support engaged, this is a pivotal phase of change with a clear long term roadmap.

Your new role
As Remuneration & Benefits Lead, you will step into a high impact, executive facing role during a period of restructuring and operational change. The role will initially be offered as a short term contract, with a strong view to extension or permanent appointment. You will take ownership of executive and peer level remuneration, removing manual processes and establishing clearer governance, rigor and consistency.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading executive and peer contract remuneration reviews, including GM level roles
• Managing and evolving the Public Entity Executive Remuneration (PEER) framework
• Conducting job evaluation and benchmarking using Mercer or similar methodologies, supplemented with market data
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to explain outcomes, rationale and recommendations clearly and confidently
• Supporting organisational restructure outcomes, including new roles, reevaluations and role changes
• Acting as the technical expert while working closely with HRBPs, senior leaders and external consultants
• Ensuring alignment with government protocols, governance requirements and upcoming Enterprise Agreement considerations

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience in a senior remuneration or reward role, ideally within government or a complex public sector environment
• Strong hands on experience with executive and peer level contracts
• Deep expertise in job evaluation methodologies (Mercer highly regarded)
• Confidence operating at executive and GM level, with the ability to clearly articulate how remuneration outcomes are reached
• An assertive, credible and consultative communication style
• Experience working through operational change or transformation
• Ability to work in environments where processes may be manual and evolving
• Enterprise Agreement exposure is advantageous

What you'll get in return

• Immediate start contract role with a strong likelihood of extension or temp to perm
• Senior, visible role driving executive level change
• Opportunity to shape the future remuneration framework of a government organisation
• Stability, scale and long term career opportunity

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to nicola.jones@hays.com.au, or call us now.

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