Total Reward Advisor

General Dynamics Corporation; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking a Total Rewards Advisor to support benefits, compensation, and recognition programs. The ideal candidate will have experience in compensation & benefit administration, excellent Excel skills, and strong interpersonal abilities. The position offers a salary between £44,000 to £57,500, along with a flexible working environment, including hybrid working options. Candidates should be able to obtain UK Security clearance. Join an inclusive team with a focus on diversity and excellence!

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment with benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in compensation & benefit analysis and related legislation.
• Advanced ability in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.
• Experience interacting with management across various levels.

Responsibilities

• Support Total Rewards tasks including benefits renewals and compensation.
• Analyze benefit data and provide insights on ROI.
• Implement new Total Reward systems and tools.

Skills

Compensation & benefit administration

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge of HR practices

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Tools

HR Systems

Job description

Responsibilities for this Position

Location: Castleham Rd, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38, UK

Employment Type: Permanent

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

As Total Rewards (TR) Advisor you will be supporting and executing total reward elements for the organisation. This role will be responsible for Total Rewards tasks and will play a hands on role in supporting and delivering key annual processes, including, but not limited, to benefits renewals, pension governance, compensation and reward & recognition. Through research and bench-­marking, the TR Advisor will help to define the future of Total Rewards and be instrumental in supporting the Manager of Total Rewards in shaping the TR Strategy.

As part of this role you will focus on:

• Benefits & Pension activities such as:
  • Benefits schemes and managing Benefit platforms
  • Reviewing benefit data and provide analysis on ROI of benefits
  • Providing Pension plans support where required.
  • Share plans - covering but not limited to Plan Design, Governance & compliance
  • Employee experience & communication, admin & operations
  • Reward & recognition programs
• Compensation:
  • Job evaluation, working in partnership with internal stakeholders to ensure role alignment to organisational design
  • Use of salary data for external compensation
• Also other activities such as:
  • Supporting the implementation of new Total Reward systems and tools
  • Developing and maintain communication/training materials, including educating managers and colleagues about total rewards
  • Working alongside colleagues to share knowledge and best practice

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Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will bring your skills and experience in:

• Compensation & benefit administration, analysis, design and knowledge of related legislation and the economy
• Typically requires degree level education or a wide range of relevant experience, or equivalent
• Knowledge of general HR practices and legislation
• Advanced ability in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills; capable of interacting with all levels of management
• Experience in the use of HR Systems is desirable

Additional Information

Salary for this position is 44,000 to 57,500 depending on experience plus our excellent flexible benefits package.

We offer hybrid working - for this role ideally we are looking for an average of 2 days per week per month on site.

This role could have an office base at either our Oakdale, South Wales or our St Leonards On Sea, Hastings site.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please email [e-mail] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

Every application matters to us. We want you to know that each application we receive is reviewed by a real personnot just an algorithm. Our screening questions are also carefully considered to help us understand your experience and fit for the role.

We appreciate the time you take to apply.

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General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited is a leading prime contractor and complex systems integrator working in partnership with government, military and private companies around the world.