Reward Team Adminsitrator

Job summary

The HR function in UK Research and Innovation will be vital to enabling the achievement of the organisational objectives. It will deliver all HR services across a complex organisation working across the nine councils and with a vast array of professional areas with existing, diverse capabilities as part of the wider corporate services structure. HR will be critical to ensuring that all people related services are robust, appropriately controlled and create appropriate workplace conditions.

The high-level target operating model for UK Research and Innovation is for HR to have key Centres of Expertise and a Business Partnering function. The Centres of Expertise (CoEs) are at the core of HR delivery, offering dedicated resource with access to deep specialism in specific HR, People and Development disciplines at a strategic and operational level including Reward.

Purpose of the role:

The Reward Team Administrator role is a vital part of the Reward function, delivering high quality administrative support across Reward, Benefits and Job Evaluation. This support underpins the effective operation of the team and service delivery to UKRI as a whole within the wider HR function.

Job description

• Reward Team administration including setting up required meetings with diverse range of stakeholders, note taking, collation and issue of documentation as required
• Management of purchase orders, invoicing and receipting of Reward related procurement
• Support the management of the Reward team mailbox in response to queries
• Ongoing file management for the Reward team of regular reports, minutes and other documentation as required
• Support the Benefits Manager with employee benefits communication and uploads to benefit providers as required.
• Initially assist with the management of the job evaluation inbox and associated job evaluation processes, moving to sole responsibility with time.
• Support the delivery of Reward team projects and individual team members as required
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues in the wider HR team
• Continual improvement of knowledge of Reward, Benefits and job evaluation through execution of duties

Person specification

The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I).

Essential:

• GCSE (or equivalent) qualified in Maths and English (S&I).
• Good written and verbal communication (S&I).
• Strong attention to detail and accurate note-taking (S).
• Basic Microsoft literacy skills (eg: Excel: filter, sort and sum information, Outlook: manage inboxes, Word: format text) (I).
• Professional discretion and awareness of privacy expectations (I).
• CIPD qualification or willingness to undertake (S).
• Proactive and organised approach with the ability to follow direction with minimal intervention (I).

Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning!

A list of benefits below:

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.
• 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent).
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities.
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice.
• Flexible working options.

Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance!

For further information on our benefits please see:

Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer.

Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact Recruitment@ukri.org.

As this job does not fulfil the UK Government minimum criterion for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status we will be unable to apply for sponsorship for anyone not eligible to work in the UK. At interview, all shortlisted candidates are required to bring with them identification documents and original documents that prove they hold or can obtain the right to work in the UK. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,842, UK Research and Innovation contributes £7,486 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

1st interview

Interviews will either take place remotely via Teams or in person face to face.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@ukri.org

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitmement@ukri.org