Reward Analyst

Place of Work: Liverpool

Contract Type: Permanent

When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.

About the role

In your role as Reward Analyst, you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to work closely with the Chief Human Resources Officer, the Head of Reward, and the HRBP team to deliver the annual remuneration cycle and remuneration and benefits related activities. You will also lead the development and delivery of organisational people related measures, metrics and analytics and related insights.

What you will be doing

As a trusted part of the HR team you will be responsible for:

Remuneration & Benefits

1. Support compensation cycle of activities including, for example, the annual compensation review, employee communications, benchmarking, diversity aligned pay review analysis and reporting.
2. Assist in the management of all reward analytics and data.
3. Support the continuous improvement of rewards policies, processes, practices and communication
4. Input into and support the preparation of reports for Committees and Boards.
5. Provide support for ad hoc remuneration activities and projects
6. Support the development and analysis of new and existing benefits, including activity such as benchmarking analysis, cost impact analysis.

Analytics and Insight

1. Provide subject matter expertise (SME) on people and business data and analytics, with the ability to tell business relevant and compelling stories based on the data and insights whilst ensuring compliance with GDPR.
2. Deliver and enhance people dashboards including regular KPIs/metrics as well as ad-hoc reporting including generating, reviewing and interpreting data.
3. In conjunction with the HR Operations Manager and Risk teams, support relevant and joined up reporting on Key Risk Indicators, including ways to improve general risk reporting.
4. Work closely with the third-party outsourced recruitment provider, develop insightful recruitment management information that provides relevant stakeholders with holistic data to support proactive resource and headcount planning and resourcing initiatives, such as diversity in recruitment.
5. Keep abreast of best practice in people analytics, relevant regulatory and legislative changes (including those on data protection).

HR Functional

1. Oversee tracking and reporting of HR projects and deliverables, inputting to Committee papers, and other key activities.

About you

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile.

To be successful in the role you will have:

1. Demonstrated experience working in an information-rich environment
2. Practical experience of working with HR systems, analytics tools and research methods
3. Excellent analytical and conceptual skills to solve complex problems
4. Strong knowledge and appreciation of reward techniques and principles including executive compensation market benchmarking and compensation modelling
5. Advanced Excel knowledge including Power BI and VBA)
6. Advanced PowerPoint and Word skills
7. Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills
8. Action orientated highly collaborative with strong internal / external client centricity
9. Team player who is also able to work alone

Why join us?

At USS, every individual contributes to building a secure financial future for our members and their families. We strive to create a work environment where everyone can thrive professionally while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. We're also committed to helping you build your career by providing opportunities for development. We put a focus on recognising and supporting each individual's unique career path, driving this forward with the support of an engaged and proactive management team. Here at USS, we want you to thrive in and out of work with a friendly team, flexible culture and excellent range of benefits!

How we will reward you

1. Great starting salary
2. Generous annual leave package
3. Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
4. Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
5. Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
6. Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
7. Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
8. Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live
9. Cycle to Work Scheme

Our culture and values

Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them ‘front and centre’ of what we do. This is embedded through our values:

– Integrity

– Collaboration

– Excellence

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