Reward Coordinator

Job Description

You’ll be working in a small and friendly Reward & Benefits team, to support the UK business with pay related activities.

This is a Fixed Term Contract for c.9 months but could also be considered on a contract as hourly pay.

Salary: Circa £35,000 to £42,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1-2 days per week on-site subject to business needs

Security Clearance: Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply.

As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What you'll get

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity

You will be involved in virtuous activities to support the day to day tasks within the Compensation team.

This will involve:

• Monitoring the inbox to review and process promotion requests
• Analysis of market data and benchmarking information to ensure that the company’s pay structures are competitive.
• Support data migration project
• Job Evaluation Panel support
• Refresh and maintain job mapping data
• Salary compliance checks
• Support the execution of cyclical processes such as salary survey submissions, salary review processes and incentive schemes.
• You will undertake regular pay analysis work, with the ability to make recommendations and present findings under the guidance of the Reward Lead.
• Able to supply robust data when needed to support other actions.
• Supporting with queries, such as ad hoc benchmarking or pay analysis.
• While you will primarily be working on the tasks above, as part of the R&B team and broader HR function, you will have exposure to other projects and other challenges currently being faced in a busy department.

What we’re looking for from you;

• Experience working in a similar role or in an HR department
• Good Excel capability to analyse, merge and compare data (lookups, pivot tables etc)
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets
• Ability to create accurate management information for use by the business
• Initiative driven, with the ability to work independently
• Good analytical skills as well as a goal-oriented way of working
• Committed, proactive and team-oriented way of thinking and working
• Good understanding of GDPR and protecting sensitive information

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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