Job Analyst

This post is fixed term for 6 months. Sandwell Council’s HR Division is seeking a proactive Job Analyst on a 6‑month fixed‑term contract. The organisation operates a hybrid working model. The purpose of the role is to lead and deliver high‑quality, consistent, and defensible job evaluation outcomes across the Council using the online Gauge Job Evaluation System, ensuring compliance with equal pay legislation and best practice.

You will operate with high professional autonomy, evaluating roles up to manager level on the NJC pay grade, advising senior managers and trade unions, and chairing Job Evaluation Quality Assurance Panels. The role plays a critical part in maintaining the integrity of the Council’s grading structure and supporting wider organisational change and workforce transformation.

In this role you will:

• Lead the delivery of high‑quality, consistent, and defensible job evaluation outcomes across the Council.
• Act as the primary expert in the NJC Job Evaluation Scheme, ensuring full compliance with Equal Pay legislation and the Equality Act 2010.
• Operate with high professional autonomy, making decisions that directly impact pay, grading, and organisational risk.
• Maintain the integrity of the Council’s grading structure during periods of workforce transformation and change.
• Undertake robust evaluations for new and changed posts, including senior management roles.
• Input and retrieve data from the Gauge online system, ensuring data integrity and technical accuracy.
• Plan, chair, and act as the professional lead to ensure fairness and transparency and that all evaluations follow agreed procedures.
• Provide specialist advice to senior managers, HR, and Trade Union representatives on JE principles and outcomes.

Attributes that you would bring to the role:

• Significant experience using the GAUGE computerised job evaluation system.
• Demonstrable experience of dealing and negotiating with Trade Unions.
• Factor Plan Analysis background.
• Understanding of the legislative framework and governance arrangements applicable to Local Government.
• Deep understanding of equal pay case law and local government reward frameworks.
• Ability to travel to all parts of the borough.

Sandwell Council is a values‑led organisation that supports its employees with excellent benefits, a competitive remuneration package, and a strong focus on development. By joining us, you’ll play a key role in delivering services that make a real and lasting difference to thousands of people across the borough.

Please submit a CV and supporting statement to Bev Sherwood on bev_sherwood@sandwell.gov.uk. We place equality, diversity and inclusion at the core of who we are. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels they belong, is treated fairly, and has the opportunity to thrive. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process and within the workplace so that everyone has the support they need to perform at their best and succeed in their role.

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs. We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to submit your CV as soon as possible.