Reward Consultant
Locations: Salford Quays M50 3SP, Kirkstall Forge, Leeds LS5 3BF or London
Full-time position: 37.5hours   
Salary Range: £46,000 - £57,000
Hybrid and flexible working options available.

About the Role
Join Bupa's dynamic Reward Delivery team, where you'll play a pivotal role in the day-to-day management of cyclical and ad-hoc reward programmes across our business. You'll be at the forefront of Bupa's continuous improvement activities, ensuring the smooth delivery of reward projects and highlighting / tracking key risk indicators across a project's lifecycle. You will be engaging with various key stakeholders on an ongoing basis to gather feedback and input and driving changes through to completion. This role requires a comprehensive understanding of the full reward cycle and all its elements, ensuring a seamless execution and a strong focus on continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage key reward activities such as analysis, modelling, and bonus calculations.
• Lead or contribute significantly to large cyclical reward activities, including annual salary and bonus reviews and pay range creation.
• Provide advanced analysis and support to Reward Partners on complex reward-related activities.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement activities within the reward function.
• Offer specialised support and guidance on the Bupa Job Family Framework.
• Participate in job evaluation panels and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain key reward frameworks and manage reward collateral.
• Act as an SME and point of escalation for the reward team, providing guidance to employees and stakeholders.
• Understand the needs of Business Units and ensure work considers organisational and employee impact.
• Support the development of reward analysts and other roles within the Reward Delivery function.

Key Experience and Skills You Will Bring

• Deep technical reward experience and understanding, covering all elements of remuneration (pay, bonuses, benefits).
• Strong project management experience, with the ability to effectively manage multiple deadlines.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with experience working in an environment that requires strong attention to detail.
• Experience in utilising job evaluation methodologies.
• Strong communication, collaborative, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with various stakeholders at all levels of an organization, with the ability to influence and persuade when required.
• Experience with pay ranges, both creation and application.
• Experience working with Workday or similar HR software.
• Experience working in a matrix organization.

Desirable

• Training in Korn Ferry job evaluation methodology.
• Workday training in compensation elements (Fundamentals / Advanced Compensation).

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role as a Reward Consultant you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Flexible Holidays scheme: 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with the option to buy or sell.
• Environmental – Electric Car Scheme and Payroll giving scheme.
• Financial – Annual performance-based bonus, Wagestream, Discounts platform, Loan and saving schemes and Enhanced Pension Scheme.
• Mental and Physical - Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind, Health Assessment, Family mental health line.
• Social: Volunteering days and Be You at Bupa Network

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

There are no mandatory qualifications for this role. Join us at Bupa and be a key contributor to our Reward Function, driving success and continuous improvement across the organisation!