Interim Evaluation Consultant

Morgan Law are looking for an experienced Job Evaluation Specialist to join our Local Government client on an initial 6-8 month contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for a specialist with a strong understanding of local government job evaluation frameworks to support the consistent, fair and robust evaluation of roles across the organisation.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis.

The successful candidate will have practical experience of working with the NJC (National Joint Council) and GLPC (Greater London Provincial Council) job evaluation schemes
, with the ability to assess roles, provide expert advice and support the effective application of the council’s job evaluation processes.

• Undertake job evaluations using the NJC and GLPC job evaluation schemes, ensuring consistency and adherence to agreed frameworks and procedures.
• Review job descriptions and person specifications to ensure they accurately reflect the responsibilities, duties and requirements of each role.
• Conduct job evaluation interviews and gather relevant information from managers and postholders where required.
• Analyse roles against the relevant evaluation factors and produce clear, evidence-based evaluation outcomes.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to HR colleagues, managers and other stakeholders on job evaluation methodology and outcomes.
• Support job evaluation panels, moderation meetings and the resolution of evaluation queries or discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate records, documentation and audit trails for all evaluations undertaken.
• Ensure evaluations are conducted fairly, objectively and consistently, in line with council policies and relevant local government arrangements.
• Support the review and maintenance of job evaluation processes, guidance and documentation.
• Work collaboratively with HR, reward and organisational design teams on related pay, grading and role structure matters.

• Demonstrable experience working as a Job Evaluation Specialist or in a similar reward, HR or organisational design role.
• Strong practical knowledge of both the NJC and GLPC job evaluation schemes.
• Experience evaluating roles within a local authority or wider public sector environment.
• Ability to interpret job descriptions, identify key role requirements and apply evaluation factors consistently.
• Experience facilitating job evaluation interviews, panels or moderation sessions.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to explain and evidence evaluation decisions clearly.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to advise managers and HR professionals on complex evaluation matters.
• A high level of accuracy, attention to detail and commitment to fairness, consistency and confidentiality.