Head of Pay and Reward

Head of Pay and Reward

Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £66,436 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Division: People Division
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 6*
Department: People & Culture

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

- Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
- Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
- Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
- Wide range of career development opportunities
- A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

Job Description

The salary for this role is £66,436. Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire 

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

As Head of Pay and Reward, you will support the Director of People as a member of the People Department Senior Leadership Team in delivering the People Strategy to enable UKAEA to achieve its corporate goals.

You'll manage the organisation’s strategic direction on all Pay and Reward matters and lead a team of Pay and Reward specialists to deliver outcomes which improve recruitment and retention, ensure compliance, and contribute to successful business growth.

Additional Responsibilities

- Contribute to developing strategic business planning by ensuring that the People agenda is reflected in it
- Manage and support strategic projects including scope, design and delivery
- Fully understand public sector pay policy and take a lead role in advising on and driving improvements to UKAEA’s existing pay and reward strategy and processes, in line with public sector pay policy
- Understand the needs of the business and secure organisational buy in on pay and reward projects
- Lead pay negotiations with Trades Union colleagues and collaborate with Trades Union colleagues and employee representative groups on other pay and reward matters, influencing as appropriate
- Prepare and publish statutory reports
- Collaborate closely with other specialisms in the People Department in the development of the People agenda on issues such as gender pay and total reward

Qualifications

Essential Skills, Experience and Competence Required:

- Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience
- MCIPD (Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) or willing to work towards
- Significant knowledge and experience of strategic pay policy in the public sector, preferably within the Civil Service or Arm’s Length Bodies
- Excellent planning skills
- Excellent people skills, including developing others
- Creative in finding solutions to support the organisation to achieve its goals

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found on our website.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.