UK Atomic Energy Authority

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 realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking 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."

Job Description

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.
• 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

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The salary for this role is £35,520 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension.

UKAEA’s pay arrangements and grading structure are currently under review as part of a transformation project and proposed multi-year pay deal. UKAEA aims to introduce a new grading structure in 2024 aligned to the roles and associated, skills and knowledge UKAEA needs to lead the delivery of sustainable fusion energy and maximise the scientific and economic benefit. Now is a great time to join UKAEA and be part of the journey.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Senior Pay and Reward Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in part of the Pay and Reward Team this role will oversee all service delivery aspects in the team and, in collaboration with stakeholders across the function, will coordinate a series of continuous improvement activities to UKAEA’s pay and reward framework, and related systems, policies, practices and guidance.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the line management of the Level 3 Pay and Reward Coordinator, including objective setting, performance management and identifying development opportunities and the allocation of work.
• Use management information and stakeholder feedback to develop a detailed plan of process improvements that improve the customer experience and ensure UKAEA’s pay and reward arrangements are equitable and applied consistently. Lead on the delivery of these improvements, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to ensure excellent and professional customer service experience.
• Responsible for identifying and reviewing all pay and reward policies, practices, and guidance, engaging with the policy and MI lead to ensure information is captured in relevant systems.
• Be responsible for UKAEA’s skill types policy and guidance, ensuring skill types are updated and accurately recorded in UKAEA’s systems.
• Extract and analyse pay data for wider pay and reward projects including holiday pay and yearly overtime reconciliations, gender pay gap reporting, and modelling and implementation of the corporate bonus. From this, lead the preparation of draft reports and committee papers.
• Lead engagement activities through multiple channels to promote UKAEA’s pay and reward arrangements and create opportunities for colleagues across UKAEA to interact with the team.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Previous experience working within HR Pay & Reward function
• Proven ability managing and developing a team.
• Demonstrable experience of working and delivering in an operational HR function.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines, prioritising demands, as required.
• Demonstratable experience using Excel, including the ability to manipulate, analyse and present data effectively.
• Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or willing to work towards.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

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.