Senior Reward Advisor (job share)

FCDO Services; Hanslope; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

On-site gym

Nursery

Café

Restaurant

Interest-free season-ticket loans

Bike loan

Job summary

FCDO Services is seeking a part-time Reward Specialist to support the organisation’s pay and reward functions. The role covers governance, benchmarking, and policy development, with involvement in annual pay processes, job evaluation and pension/payroll oversight.

Strong Excel skills and CIPD knowledge are preferred. The position is 20 hours over at least three days (including Wednesday and Friday) based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, with a range of benefits and career development

Qualifications

• Experience in reward and pay administration.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise managers on recognition scheme governance, controls and expenditure.
• Deliver reward-related initiatives and research pay trends.
• Support annual pay award processes, job evaluation and policy development.
• Monitor payroll and pension service performance; contribute to policy updates.
• Analyse data, develop business cases and present findings to stakeholders.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Highly organized

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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

Working pattern: Part-time - Permanent

Location: Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes

Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

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.

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: Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 23rd November 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.