Senior HR Reward Advisor

Job summary

This is a part time role - 20 hours over a minimum of 3 days to include a Wednesday and Friday with hybrid working options. £39,865 (Pro Rata) plus a location allowance of £1,750 (Pro Rata) and excellent benefits.

At FCDO Services we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we’re on. In our world, it all matters.

Job description

To protect a nation, we need people with all kinds of skills. That means everyone from architects to accountants, and electricians to engineers. Our HR team knows this well. They’re the ones who offer support every step of the way, helping us attract, train, develop and retain a range of brilliantly talented colleagues. Now, you’ve got the opportunity to join them.

Putting people first.

Growing talent from within.

Finding your potential.

It all matters.

Make a vital contribution to the success of our international operation.

When you join our small, collaborative team you’ll have the opportunity to take on an influential role that goes beyond traditional pay administration, and work on every aspect of reward from annual negotiations and benefits design through to pensions, job evaluation, benchmarking and policy. Liaising with employees, managers, senior leaders, trade unions and external partners, you’ll build relationships, work on strategic projects and help shape decisions that have an impact on our organisation. Analysing market trends data, liaison with service providers, preparation of business cases and presenting findings to stakeholders, you’ll also make an important contribution to the ongoing modernisation of the rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Your day-to-day tasks will include providing advice to managers on recognition scheme governance, controls and expenditure, helping to deliver reward-related initiatives, and researching pay trends and labour market influences. Working on operational aspects of the annual pay award process and maintaining our job evaluation processes, you’ll also help to provide grading guidance training to your colleagues and contribute to the development of our many reward related policies and procedures. Additional responsibilities will include ensuring HR Reward processes and service standards are followed consistently, monitoring our payroll provider and our pension provider’s service performance.

Use all your skills, knowledge and expertise as you support our global mission

To be a success in this fast-paced, busy role you’ll be highly organised, capable of managing a range of competing priorities, and a strong communicator with the skills to explain complex reward and pay issues to a wide range of audiences. Proactive, self-motivated and methodical, and ready to take ownership of projects, we’ll expect you to be flexible and ready to adapt to changing business needs. With the confidence to handle challenging conversations, you should also have proven experience of policy development and implementation, and the ability to manage, analyse and interpret data.

You should be a proficient user of Microsoft Office with a particular focus on Excel, ideally have some experience of salary benchmarking and job evaluation methodologies. In addition, a Level 5 CIPD qualification or equivalent experience would be a plus, as would some knowledge of reward and retention frameworks. We’d also prefer you to be familiar with the principles of employment law, and pay gap reporting, and have some experience of exit schemes in a regulated environment.

Discover the support you need to grow your career further

But we’re always looking to improve – just like you. That’s why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Security Check (SC) clearance. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/

To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

Closing date: 23/11/2026

It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world

The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.

Person specification

We are looking for people with:

• A methodical coordinator with exceptional attention to detail.
• Proven customer service skills.
• Knowledge or experience of policy development and implementation.
• Experience of managing, analysing and interpreting data.
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Experienced in Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• A methodical coordinator with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven customer service skills
• Experience of managing, analysing and interpreting data

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,865, FCDO Services contributes £11,548 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
• A leave allowance of 25 days per annum
• 9 days per annum public and privilege days

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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply for this role, you will be asked to provide your CV, a personal statement, and provide answers to some job specific/technical skills.

Your CV and personal statement will not form part of the assessment they will provide an insight into your work history and experience.

Your CV should include:

• no personal identifying details

• career history with key responsibilities

• achievements

• qualifications

Your personal statement should outline your interest in the role. Candidates will only be sifted on answers provided to the technical/ job specific questions which are outlined in the application form.

Those that are successful will be invited to a Face to Face interview on site. At the interview you will be required to undertake a business scenario exercise as part of the interview. This will take place at the start of the interview and no preparation is required.

Candidates who are judged to be close to meeting the criteria may be considered for other positions in FCDO Services which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match.

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

Security

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.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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).

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : FCDO Services Recruitment Team
• Email : Fcdoservices.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Fcdoservices.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact FCDOServices.Recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk in the first instance.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from FCDO Services, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For more information, please visit their website.

Attachments

Candidate pack Senior HR Reward Advisor Opens in new window (pdf, 1840kB)