Pay & Reward Advisor - HR

About the Role

We are seeking three Pay & Reward Advisors to join a busy Pay & Reward function on a short-term contract basis. The successful candidates will provide operational and advisory support across pay, reward, pensions, employee relations and associated people processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Pay & Reward mailbox, providing accurate policy and process advice and prioritising responses according to urgency and business need.
• Maintain a range of logs and records for audit purposes, including business cases and reward-related documentation.
• Conduct job evaluations across a range of roles and levels, applying appropriate job evaluation methodologies. Experience with Willis Towers Watson (WTW) methodologies is desirable.
• Provide administrative and coordination support across the Employee Relations portfolio, including arranging meetings, managing diaries and acting as meeting secretary.
• Support the administration and maintenance of Employee Value Proposition (EVP) activities and communications.
• Provide support for pensions administration and communications, ensuring information is accurate and appropriately communicated to employees.
• Assist with maintaining and improving intranet pages relating to pay and reward, publishing updates and ensuring information remains current.
• Maintain accurate reward and personnel records, systems and documentation.
• Work with relevant internal stakeholders and external service providers where required.
• Support the wider Pay & Reward team with day-to-day activities, projects and interventions.
• Use data and evidence to identify trends, support recommendations, highlight potential risks and inform reward-related decisions.
• Support the development and administration of competitive pay and benefits packages, ensuring alignment with legislation, organisational policies and best practice.
• Contribute to the review and maintenance of salary structures, benefits information and associated reward data.
• Prepare and distribute accurate reward-related information and communications to employees and stakeholders.
• Build effective working relationships with key stakeholders and relevant external providers.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in Pay & Reward, HR, Compensation & Benefits or a closely related function.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Good experience working with data and Excel, including maintaining records, analysing information and producing accurate reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to provide clear and professional advice.
• Experience of pension administration or pension-related communications.
• Experience managing diaries, meetings and competing priorities.
• Ability to manage a shared mailbox and prioritise requests effectively.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and audit documentation.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information professionally.
• Good understanding of pay, reward and benefits processes, with awareness of relevant legislation and best practice.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with Willis Towers Watson (WTW) job evaluation methodology.
• Previous experience within a large or complex organisation.
• Experience supporting Employee Relations activity.
• Experience working with EVP, benefits or employee communications.
• Experience improving or maintaining HR/reward Intranet content.
• Experience working with external reward, benefits or pension providers.

Key Competencies

• Pay & Reward Administration
• Job Evaluation
• Compensation & Benefits
• Pension Administration
• Data Analysis & Excel
• Employee Relations Support
• Diary & Meeting Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Policy & Process Advice
• Record Keeping & Audit
• Employee Communications
• Organisation & Attention to Detail