Appendix 1 - KFHG Report Evaluation and Benchmarking of Coroner Roles to the JNC for Coroners - FINAL REPORT 14NOV2017

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Joint Negotiating Committee for Coroners (England & Wales) evaluation sets out an objective review of Senior Coroner, Area Coroner, and Assistant Coroner roles to support negotiations on base pay levels. The report describes shadowing, interviews, draft job-description development, and agreement of descriptors. It includes terms of reference, evaluation matrix and job-evaluation scoring rationales, role comparisons, and pay benchmarking using Korn Ferry databases and market commentary.

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Reading Time16 min

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Introduction

Our Approach

Terms of Reference

Summary of Evaluations

Evaluation Matrix

Evaluations

Comparisons

Pay Benchmarking

Appendix A

Introduction to Job Evaluation

Appendix B

Senior Coroner Job Description

Area Coroner Job Description

Assistant Coroner Job Description

The Joint Negotiating Committee for Coroners (England & Wales) Evaluation of Coroner Roles 14th November 2017 Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 3 Our Approach .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Terms of Reference ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Summary of Evaluations .............................................................................................................................. 5 Evaluation Matrix ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Evaluations ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Comparisons ................................................................................................................................ 14 Pay Benchmarking........................................................................................................................ 16 Appendix A.................................................................................................................................... 30 Introduction to Job Evaluation .................................................................................................................... 30 Appendix B .................................................................................................................................... 33 Senior Coroner Job Description ................................................................................................................. 34 Area Coroner Job Description .................................................................................................................... 38 Assistant Coroner Job Description ............................................................................................................. 42 Introduction This report provides the job evaluations for the different types of Coroner positions: 􀀁 Senior Coroner; 􀀁 Area Coroner; and 􀀁 Assistant Coroner. Two evaluations have been produced for the Assistant Coroner to reflect the alternative knowledge, skills and experience requirements that are described in the job description. Our Approach In order to evaluate the roles, we have: 􀀁 Shadowed the Senior, Area and Assistant Coroner in Manchester West; 􀀁 Shadowed the Senior, Area and Assistant Coroner in Woking; 􀀁 Interviewed eighteen Coroners from a variety of roles and parts of the country; 􀀁 Produced draft job descriptions to test our understanding of the roles; and 􀀁 Agreed these job descriptions with the JNC for Coroners. We include the terms of reference below which set out the scope of services, as drafted in the letter of engagement, agreed by all parties. Terms of Reference SCOPE OF SERVICES Our Understanding of Your Needs To provide the Joint Negotiating Committee for Coroners (England & Wales) with an objective and independent review of the role of coroners to enable both parties to negotiate base pay levels for these roles. Our Response to Your Needs We agreed that this work would include three inter-related activities that would enable a comprehensive review of the role of coroners. This would enable the JNC to negotiate base pay levels for these roles. 3 © Copyright 2017, Korn Ferry 1. Define three Coroner roles – Senior Coroner, Area Coroner and Assistant Coroner • Work with you to finalise our approach, and seek further contextual information to undertake this review • Group Interview with management representatives from a number of Councils to seek their views

FAQs

What are the three coroner roles evaluated in the report?

The report covers Senior Coroner, Area Coroner, and Assistant Coroner roles.

How did the team gather information to evaluate the roles?

They shadowed coroners in Manchester West and Woking, interviewed eighteen coroners from different roles and locations, drafted job descriptions, and tested them with selected post holders before finalising descriptors.

What is included in the pay benchmarking part of the report?

It provides pay analysis using proprietary pay databases, considers part-time base pay arrangements, and benchmarks against public and wider private-sector national pay markets and relevant local government and judicial pay arrangements.

Sep 13, 2026

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