Head of Pay and Reward

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

Job Description

The salary for this role is £66,436. Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. 

This role is based at Culham, Oxfordshire  

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. 

The Role

As Head of Pay and Reward, you will support the Director of People and Culture as a member of the P&C Senior Leadership Team in delivering the People Strategy to enable UKAEA to achieve its corporate goals.

You'll manage the organisation’s strategic direction on all Pay and Reward matters and lead a team of Pay and Reward specialists to deliver outcomes which improve recruitment and retention, ensure compliance, and contribute to successful business growth.

Additional Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing strategic business planning by ensuring that the People agenda is reflected in it
• Manage and support strategic reward projects including scope, design and delivery, ensuring compliance.
• Ensuring UKAEA’s existing pay and reward strategy and processes are in line with public sector pay policy. This will include proposing and supporting ideas for changes to how UKAEA manages pay, reward and recognition within these constraints and the psychological or material benefit or disbenefit of such changes on different parties.
• Understand the needs of the business and secure organisational buy in on pay and reward projects
• Lead pay negotiations with Trades Union colleagues and collaborate with Trades Union colleagues and employee representative groups on other pay and reward matters, influencing as appropriate
• Prepare and publish statutory reports
• Collaborate closely with other specialisms in the People Department in the development of the People agenda on issues such as gender pay and total reward