Senior Reward Advisor (job share)

Festival of Work; Milton Keynes; Ibrido; GBP 36.000 - 44.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Civil Service Pension

On-site gym

Nursery

Café

Restaurant

Season ticket loans

Bikes

Descrizione del lavoro

FCDO Services in Milton Keynes is seeking a Senior Reward Advisor for a part-time job share (20 hours across at least 3 days, including Wednesday and Friday). Based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, the role includes advising on recognition scheme governance, participating in pay award processes and policy development, and engaging with stakeholders to modernise rewards.

A CIPD Level 5 qualification is desirable, with extensive Excel use and market benchmarking experience.

Competenze

• Experience advising managers on recognition schemes and governance.
• Knowledge of pay benchmarking and labour market trends.
• Experience with policy development and implementation.

Mansioni

• Provide advice to managers on recognition scheme governance, controls and expenditure.
• Support the annual pay award process and job evaluation activities.
• Research pay trends and labour market influences and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Contribute to development and improvement of reward-related policies and procedures.

Conoscenze

Reward governance

Salary benchmarking

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Policy development

Formazione

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Strumenti

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

# Senior Reward Advisor (job share)FCDO ServicesHanslope Park, Milton Keynes£39,865 (Pro Rata)Full TimeCIPD Member23 November 2026View more categories* Job DetailsFCDO SERVICES**Senior Reward Advisor (job share)****Reference number:** 488591**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 ofexit schemesin 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.ukEvery 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.