Senior HR Reward Analyst
Company
Location
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/7/2025
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Description
£45,272 gross per annum
UKRI Band E
Full Time/Part Time (Minimum 0.8 FTE)
Based in Swindon or Harwell, Oxfordshire (Hybrid Working).
Closing date: 27th August 2025
Reporting to: Head of Reward
Team Purpose
The HR function in UK Research and Innovation is vital to enabling the achievement of the organisational objectives.It delivers all HR services across a complex organisation working across the nine councils and with a vast array of professional areas and locations with diverse capabilities as part of the wider corporate services structure.Human Resource is critical to ensuring that all people related services are robust, appropriately controlled and create appropriate workplace conditions.
UK Research and Innovation HR includes a Reward Centre of Expertise offering dedicated resource with a deep specialism in specific Reward disciplines at a strategic and operational level.
Job Purpose
The Senior Reward Analyst is responsible for data analytics and cyclical Reward operations, interacting with stakeholders across the organisation, providing tailored data insights and advice on pay and reward related topics and supporting the Reward team with specialist projects throughout the year. There are 2 roles at this level within the team
The role supports all employees in understanding their overall pay and benefits package and any links to performance management.
The Job Holder Will
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
(S) Assessed at shortlisting
(I) Assessed at interview
(S&I) Assessed at both shortlisting and interview
Essential
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;
How To Apply
Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply is listed on our careers page.
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UKRI Band E
Full Time/Part Time (Minimum 0.8 FTE)
Based in Swindon or Harwell, Oxfordshire (Hybrid Working).
Closing date: 27th August 2025
Reporting to: Head of Reward
Team Purpose
The HR function in UK Research and Innovation is vital to enabling the achievement of the organisational objectives.It delivers all HR services across a complex organisation working across the nine councils and with a vast array of professional areas and locations with diverse capabilities as part of the wider corporate services structure.Human Resource is critical to ensuring that all people related services are robust, appropriately controlled and create appropriate workplace conditions.
UK Research and Innovation HR includes a Reward Centre of Expertise offering dedicated resource with a deep specialism in specific Reward disciplines at a strategic and operational level.
Job Purpose
The Senior Reward Analyst is responsible for data analytics and cyclical Reward operations, interacting with stakeholders across the organisation, providing tailored data insights and advice on pay and reward related topics and supporting the Reward team with specialist projects throughout the year. There are 2 roles at this level within the team
The role supports all employees in understanding their overall pay and benefits package and any links to performance management.
The Job Holder Will
- Build and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders across the nine organisations that make up UKRI and external supplier organisations.
- Ensure communication remains open and regular with internal corporate stakeholders including; HR Leadership Team, HR Business Partners/Leads, HR Operations teams, Finance and other UKRI support roles, so that all parties are aware of their responsibilities.
- Work on joint activities directly related to the achievement of UKRI HR Reward objectives
- Ensure that analysis provided is accurate and timely and support the needs of the requestor
- Be flexible to meet fluctuating workloads throughout the year
- Promote a team-based culture where flexibility of approach and continuous improvement is encouraged
- Operate professionally e.g. with regard to confidentiality
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience:
(S) Assessed at shortlisting
(I) Assessed at interview
(S&I) Assessed at both shortlisting and interview
Essential
- Experience of working in HR, business analytics or payroll either as a reward specialist or with transferable skills relevant to the role (S)
- Experience of data analytics and problem solving (S&I)
- Experience of communication with stakeholders at different levels (S&I)
- Experience of project management (S)
- Systems literate MS Office, Excel (e.g. using pivot tables, lookups and nested IF functions). (S)
- Ability to assimilate complex information and present to a non-technical audience (I)
- Proactive and delivery focussed approach (I)
- Ability to challenge and overcome obstacles (I)
- Knowledge of reward related employment legislation e.g. Equal Pay, Gender Pay Gap reporting, GDPR. (S&I)
- Appreciation of data confidentiality (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
How To Apply
Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply is listed on our careers page.
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