The Royal Children's Hospital

Remuneration and Reward Analyst

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Melbourne, AU (Hybrid)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Fairness feels good

Make a real impact at AFCA. Where fairness drives every decision. Help us deliver world-class, independent complaints resolution for Australians. As a not-for-profit and progressive financial ombudsman, we’re championing positive change. Achieving our purpose takes progressive thinking, accountability and resilience. At AFCA, our inclusive leadership values every voice. We offer our people flexible work options, thoughtful benefits and opportunities to deepen expertise. Flourish in a diverse, caring culture. Feel the difference of belonging to an organisation intentionally designed to put people first.

Are you passionate about fair, transparent and future‑focused reward frameworks? Do you enjoy partnering with leaders to ensure remuneration supports strategy, performance and culture?

We’re looking for an experienced Remuneration & Rewards professional to play a pivotal role in designing and delivering reward strategies that attract, retain and motivate our people, while standing up to scrutiny and governance expectations.

The Opportunity

In this influential role, you’ll be the subject‑matter expert for remuneration and reward, providing strategic advice and practical solutions across fixed and variable pay, performance frameworks and reward governance.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders, People & Culture colleagues and key stakeholders to ensure our reward practices are commercial, equitable, compliant and aligned to organisational purpose

This is a role with real impact where your work directly supports organisational performance and employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, review and implementation of remuneration and reward frameworks
  • Provide expert advice on job architecture, role evaluation and remuneration benchmarking
  • Manage annual remuneration review processes, including salary reviews, incentives and related governance
  • Partner with senior leaders on reward decisions, offering clear, data‑driven insights
  • Ensure remuneration practices align with governance, risk, compliance and regulatory expectations
  • Prepare high‑quality papers and insights for executive and board‑level consideration
  • Analyse remuneration data and trends to inform strategic decision‑making
  • Contribute to broader People & Culture initiatives where reward intersects with performance, capability and engagement

This is initially a 12-month contract.

If you’re looking for a role where reward is more than numbers, and where your work will influence people outcomes at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

  • Proven experience in remuneration and rewards within a complex or regulated environment
  • Strong technical capability across job evaluation, benchmarking and remuneration frameworks
  • Ability to translate complex data into clear, credible and practical advice
  • A confident communicator who can influence and build trust with senior stakeholders
  • High levels of integrity, discretion and sound judgement
  • A collaborative mindset and genuine interest in creating fair and sustainable reward outcomes

Additional Information

What's on offer

  • BOSS Best Places to Work 2024 –credited for its culture, engagement and flexible working arrangements.
  • Most Inclusive Workplace 2024 – Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards.
  • Employer of Choice Public Sector and NFP – Australian HR Awards 2023
  • Bronze AWEI Accreditation 2024 – Recognised for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion.
  • Accredited Family Friendly Workplace – Supporting work-life balance and inclusivity.
  • Hybrid working – Flexible arrangements with state-of-the-art offices designed for collaboration and wellbeing.
  • Inclusive leave options – Flexible public holidays, 20 weeks paid parental leave, gender affirmation leave, women’s health leave, and paid time off over Christmas.
  • Financial benefits – Not-for-profit salary packaging to boost take-home pay.
  • Locations – A team of over 1,500 dedicated professionals based in modern Melbourne and Sydney CBD offices.

To apply

If you’re passionate about fairness and believe your skills align with this role, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every single criterion.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. If you require any accessibility support during the recruitment process, please reach out to our team at Careers@afca.org.au.

AFCA is a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we are committed to responding to every applicant.

The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.

We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.

With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.

We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.

When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.

In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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