People Business Partner – Reward & Recognition

Are you passionate about enhancing employee experiences? Can you design and execute programs that motivate and engage employees? Do you enjoy being part of a dynamic, high-performing team? If so, we want to hear from you!

About us

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Our firefighters operate from 19 fire stations across Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes. Not all lifesavers wear uniforms. We employ around 100 people from specialist support staff to education and fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us?

You will be responsible for

Developing, implementing, and managing pay, reward and recognition programmes that align with the Service’s needs, priorities and aspirations of being an employer of choice.

This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that compensation and benefits are competitive, equitable, and designed to attract, retain, and motivate employees.

About you

We are looking for a focused, self-starting individual who is driven to influence change, with:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presenting to audiences at all levels, writing reports, business cases and procedures
• Excellent attention to detail with a positive approach to problem solving
• Ability and skills to design and deliver reward & recognition programmes
• Great interpersonal skills
• Great customer service and a ‘can do’ attitude
• The ability to work confidently within a busy team and to interact with individuals in a friendly, courteous manner and is tolerant in their approach

Qualifications required

• Degree level education and/or extensive experience within the
• Reward & Recognition field
• Level 5 CIPD or equivalent level of experience
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English

Experience required

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in HR, with a focus on compensation, benefits, and employee recognition
• Experience with using job evaluation systems such as Willis Towers Watson, Mercer IPE or Hay and compensation tools
• Experience of implementing and delivering successful partnership projects with both internal and external partners

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Anna Collett at acollett@bucksfire.gov.uk

Interviews: 2nd June 2025

How to Apply

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome. If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.

Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact HR@bucksfire.gov.uk.

For further information about the role please review the job description.

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Applications should be made via the e-recruitment system.

Abatement and Protected Pension

If are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.