Pay & Reward Project Administrator

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Full-time (37 hours), Fixed-term contract for 18 months
• Based at our modern, refurbished County Hall offices in Taunton
• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance and in line with the needs of the service.

Regretfully, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. We are only able to proceed with candidates who already have the right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship.

As part of the Pay and Reward Programme, you’ll be supporting a high-profile programme that is reshaping how we recognise and reward employees across the organisation. This is a rare opportunity to build your project experience within a supportive, fast-paced environment where your work will genuinely make a difference.

 The Pay and Reward Programme is a major transformation project shaping the future of Somerset Council - and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Providing high‑quality administrative and organisational support, including diary management, document control, meeting preparation, and tracking actions.
• Coordinating programme activities and maintaining accurate records, ensuring effective information governance, version control, and smooth workflow across stakeholders and contractors.
• Preparing, quality‑checking, and managing documentation, ensuring stakeholders receive timely, professional updates and queries are handled efficiently.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Excellent organisational skills and experience in senior administration or project support.
• Confident communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with Senior Leaders and external partners.
• A proactive, detail‑focused approach and strong skills in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint).

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary range for this role is £25,989 - £28,142 per annum (Grade 13)

For more information about the role, you can contact the Pay and Reward Project team on payandreward@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.