Job Description

Reward Partner

JOIN THE COMMUNITY.

Making science better, together.

careers@ioppublishing.org.

Be part of a community working together to make science better. A society publisher with the perfect blend of not-for-profit purpose and commercial perspective. Here, we help each other be the best we can be: a team big enough to impact and small enough to care.???

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Reward Partner to join our HR team on a 12-month fixed term contract based in central Bristol.???This position will cover our global offices with a focus on the UK, USA and China.

Role Summary

What will you be doing?

The Reward Partner will be responsible for leading the implementation of our pay and reward strategy across IOPP globally, support our benefits provision across the IOP Group, alongside managing the day-to-day reward activities.

The Reward Partner will work closely with the HR Leadership Team and the business and has significant stakeholder engagement across the IOPP Executive team, leaders in the international geographies and the HR team.

The role will also have key stakeholder relationship across the IOP Group, managing the group wide benefits provision.

Key job accountabilities:

Lead and support the implementation of the company wide Reward strategy. Lead and manage the Pay Framework and ensure the framework is regularly reviewed Support and manage the sales commission schemes and ensuring the schemes are reviewed regularly Work closely with Finance colleagues to ensure alignment to budgets Support the Annual Salary and Bonus cycle. Manage the pay benchmarking suppliers and ensure our market data is up to date. Ensure the pay ranges and market salary ranges are updated annually. Manage the IOPP bonus process working closely with Finance. Support the review and implementation of the group wide benefits. Support the management of the group insurance schemes.

About you:

Knowledge & previous experience

Previous experience in a similar role Proven experience of providing expert reward solutions to multiple geographic regions. Subject Matter Expert in Hay Job Evaluation and benchmarking or equivalent Demonstrable success at building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships across senior management. Experience of annual reward cycles and flexible benefits administration - including working with external benefits providers Excellent networking and presentation skills CIPD member (preferred but not essential)
We know it is unusual for someone to tick every box so, if you don't meet all the criteria, but demonstrate most of the skills and experience we are looking for, and have the enthusiasm to work with us, go ahead and apply.???

We pride ourselves on being a flexible and inclusive employer, if you have a preference to work flexibly, please do apply.??

Who We Are:

IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community.?As the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, 100% of our profit goes towards public and scientific good.???

Why work with us at IOP Publishing:

Purpose:

We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.???

Culture:

We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia and the US and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration and authenticity with a social conscience.????

Financial benefits:

??a competitive salary starting from 45,000 (Band C) depending on experience, an excellent pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution), a discretionary annual bonus scheme and a range of other useful and cost-saving benefits available through our benefits platform.???

Health and Wellbeing:

?33+ days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra day's leave to use for a moment that matters to you, a 35-hour working week, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, dental insurance, health care cash plan, and a great positive working environment in our brand new office in central Bristol - modern airy and designed with all of our colleagues in mind - for work and social time.???

Flexibility:

?a flexible hybrid working environment to suit everyone's needs-- we don't need you in the office every day but will require the successful candidate to attend the Bristol office regularly and for any in-person meetings (any travel to the Bristol office is at the employees expense). ???

And last but not least, did we mention that we are unique : IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society and we gift-aid all our profits to support science through the activities of the Institute.????

To apply, please submit your CV through our careers site.

IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates.?We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.???

We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there's anything that we can do to support you.?????

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for candidates. If, however you already have the right to work in the UK or hold an eligible work permit or visa, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 40,000.00-50,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme
Benefits:

Company pension Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol BS2

Application deadline: 23/06/2025