Reward & Benefits Coordinator

Reward & Benefits Coordinator – Human Resources

Reports to: Reward Manager

Closing date: 31 May 2021 at 23:59

This is a full-time, permanent position.

Summary

Reporting to the Reward Manager, the Reward & Benefits Coordinator supports/coordinates the day to day delivery of all Reward related processes and initiatives including salary benchmarking, annual pay reviews, benefits provision, statutory reporting and the ongoing development of the Crick’s pay and grading framework.  The Reward & Benefits Coordinator is also responsible for supporting other ad hoc reward projects and acting as a first point of contact for reward and benefits from both employees and 3rd party providers.

Key responsibilities

These include but are not limited to:

• Using salary surveys to benchmark roles against the external market to determine the appropriate salary range for the Crick and maintaining benchmarking records for level 4 roles and below
• supporting the implementation of market adjustments and statutory wage increases (calculating new salaries, producing letters etc.),
• day to day including developing relationships and working closely with 3rd party providers, support reward manager to promote crick benefits portfolio, including developing relationships and working closely with 3rd party providers
• ensuring benefits information on our online benefits portal and intranet is up to date at all times and identifying further opportunities to promote our benefits
• supporting the reward manager on data analysis and submissions for statutory reporting such as UK Gender Pay Gap as necessary
• supporting the implementation of the annual pay review and outstanding contribution review
• supporting annual data submission to salary surveys
• providing pay data analysis and analytics as required
• building collaborative relationships with HR Advisory and Services teams and supporting the HR Advisory team on the resolution of pay related ER issues
• act as Benefits Partner in Workday, providing support to EEs and Managers on benefits related issues and respond to queries.
• provide support to the Reward Manager on benefits configuration related issues in Workday
• provide monthly, weekly benefits eligibility reports,
• supporting delivery of other key reward projects as agreed within the HR Leadership team. 

Key experience and competencies

The post holder should embody and demonstrate our core Crick values: bold, imaginative, open, dynamic and collegial, in addition to the following:

Essential

Qualifications, experience and competencies:

• previous experience in a general HR / payroll role in a similar organisation
• a proven ability to combine good excel modelling skills with solid numerical and analytical skills,

• previous experience of working at least one HR systems, ideally Workday
• naturally analytical, highly numerate, self-motivated and keen to make a difference
• highly organised, acute attention to detail, accurate and meticulous.
• proactive and able to work to tight timescales.
• excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and a proven ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• team-player, collaborative and flexible.
• flexibility and adaptability to be successful in a changing environment
• ability to work under pressure in a busy, changing and complex environment

Desirable

Qualifications, experience and competencies:

• previous experience of working in an academic research institute
• previous experience of using Workday
• previous experience of job evaluation methodology, salary surveys and benchmarking (desirable)
• previous experience of reward design practices in a similar role in a complex and changing organisation
• an understanding of payroll processes and previous payroll experience either in-house or outsourced. (desirable)
• an understanding of payroll processes and previous payroll experience either in-house or outsourced. (desirable)