Overview

Reward Lead (12-month FTC) role at MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre

Location: Coventry | Job Type: Maternity cover (fixed term 12 months) | Working hours: 36 hours per week (fully flexible working week and hybrid options available)

Main Responsibilities

• Create models and build insight to enable the business to understand and optimise total reward.
• Conduct competition analysis and benchmarking; sourcing and utilising external resources where appropriate.
• Conduct modelling and costings for business transformation impacting rewards.
• Provide detailed analysis/dashboards of Group Reward data and adaptable explanation of what it means to stakeholders.
• Support the delivery of current and future reward and recognition projects as defined within the People Plan/Strategy.
• Carry out job evaluations in partnership with internal stakeholders to ensure role alignment with organisational design.
• Undertake annual salary benchmarking and reviews.
• Support the execution and delivery of the annual pay review cycle by working collaboratively across the business and leading improvements to the process.
• Support the preparation of data for external compensation and benefits surveys and pay gap reports.
• Responsible for tracking KPI performance, including in relation to management/other bonus targets.
• Support the day to day running of the benefits processes, seeking and implementing continuous improvement opportunities, and supporting additional reporting requests.
• Keep informed of regulatory development and their implications relevant to rewards at all times.
• Support the management and regular reviews of HR policies; as well as when required, analysing trends, interpreting these and advising accordingly.
• Support other work within the remit of the People Experience Team; which may include employee relations; equality, diversity and inclusion; and wellbeing.

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Highly effective communication skills, both verbal and written, to build long-term and collaborative relationships at all levels of the team, and with stakeholders across the business.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to produce data, reports, and presentations clear and concisely to a high standard appropriate to the project and customer audience.
• Well organised and able to manage multiple projects or areas of work in parallel to a high standard.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to analyse complex data with excellent attention to detail and demonstrate the ability to influence and inform decisions/recommendations based on the information and data available.
• Demonstrates good leadership and influencing skills to facilitate and lead stakeholders, ensuring a collaborative and inclusive approach.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Knowledge of and a proactive approach to problem-solving tools and techniques to support the identification of opportunities for enhanced service delivery.
• Project management experience desirable to drive and generate innovative ideas and to manage the implementation of data-driven initiatives.
• Background in HR, and experience of Reward/Compensation and Benefits is beneficial; ability to promote change and innovation within Reward and Recognition while engaging others.
• Familiarity with HR systems.
• Interview Process: Once you submit your application, this will be passed on to our Talent Acquisition team for review.

Reference and Security Checks: Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.

About The MTC

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.

The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.