Rewards Lead Specialist
Bingham, Nottinghamshire Full-Time position, Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:30 in the office in Bingham.
Salary: £28,000-£35,000 plus incentives
The Opportunity
I am working with a long-standing client to recruit a Rewards Lead Specialist. Based just to the west of Nottingham, they provide a wide range of business services including Security Solutions, Facilities Management, IT, Media, Data and Tele-Communications, and Recruitment functions. The role-holder will take ownership of the development, management, and growth of their rewards and incentives offering. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role for someone who understands how reward systems drive engagement, loyalty, and value. You will play a key role in shaping how rewards are structured, measured, and delivered, while building strong external partnership that enhance the overall proposition.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead the design, management, and ongoing development of reward and incentive systems
* Produce regular reports, insights, and performance summaries on reward usage, cost, and return on investment
* Carry out monetary evaluations and cost-benefit analysis to ensure rewards deliver real value
* Maintain accurate data and reporting to support business decision-making
* Identify, approach, and build partnership with external brands and suppliers to enhance reward offerings
* Negotiate commercial terms and manage ongoing partner relationships
* Work closely with internal stakeholders to align rewards with business objectives
* continuously review and improve reward structures based on engagement, performance, and feedback
About You
* Proven experience working with reward systems, incentives, loyalty programmes, or benefit schemes
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and present clear, meaningful reports
* Commercial mindset with experience evaluating costs, value, and outcomes
* Confident communicator, comfortable engaging with external brands and partners
* Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
* Comfortable working full-time from the office and taking ownership of a specialist function
* This role offers the opportunity to shape the rewards function, influence engagement strategy, and make a measurable impact on the business.
We do try to reply to each application personally, however as you can appreciate, we receive a high number of applications for each role we handle and it is not always possible to do this. Therefore, if we do not contact you within seven days your application for this particular role has not been successful. However, we have retained your CV and we will advise you of future roles that may be of interest. Fairford Associates operates as an Employment Agency introducing work-seekers to client employers for direct employment by those employers