Reward and Data Student Placement

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Reward and Data Student Placement

Apply locations Hybrid (Home/Cobalt Business Park)

Time type Full time

Posted on Posted Today

Time left to apply End Date: February 10, 2025 (19 days left to apply)

Job requisition id JR182

Job Posting Title

Reward and Data Student Placement

Salary Band

£22,933

Job Description

About the Role

As a Platinum IIP accredited organisation, colleague experience is at the heart of our approach. We believe our Society has a unique purpose and special culture and we are committed to being a great place to work where our colleagues are supported to realise their full potential. We have one exciting new opportunity to join us this September for 12 months within our Reward and Data Team which sits in our Human Resources Function.

Oh and by the way we also don’t just pay a training allowance you will join us on a ‘real living wage’ salary, we believe our colleagues deserve a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work.

Reporting to the People Systems Manager, you will primarily be supporting the wider Reward and Data team in managing our HR System (Workday), providing reports and analysis on our HR Data and supporting managers and colleagues with their pay and benefits queries and wider Reward projects.

Some key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Support the People Systems team in maintaining and troubleshooting issues within our HR System (Workday)
• Supporting the implementation of reward initiatives, including pay / bonus reviews and employee benefits
• Supporting the Reward Partner and Reward Analyst with answering queries from colleagues on their pay and benefits
• Generate reports and analyse data from Workday to provide colleague insights to the wider HR team and managers
• Upload and maintain data into Workday
• Proactively contribute to process improvements and best practice
• Upholding governance for information security, security access, and consistency across the tenant

With the support of your manager, mentor, and buddy, you will have objectives to work towards to make sure you are developing during your time with us. You will have exposure to the responsibilities of the wider team by supporting projects and tasks in the department. We really want to hear your ideas throughout your time with us, so you’ll have lots of opportunity to suggest new and innovative ways of working.

We go beyond the traditional placement route to offer you the opportunity to help you learn and experience things beyond your role that will support your career development through a team challenge project with our Early Talent community.

Assessment Centres to identify the successful candidate will be held throughout April 2025 at Cobalt Business Park.

About You

You should have a desire to work in business and financial services and will need to have successfully completed the second year of your studies and intend to return to University to complete your final year at the end of your placement.

You will need to be able to demonstrate:

• Confidence to communicate effectively via different methods of communication
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to solve problems logically
• Strong numerical skills and confidence working with large sets of data
• Strong attention to detail and organisation skills
• An ability to work both independently and within a team
• Willingness to commit to your own development
• Computer literacy and competence on Microsoft packages, particularly Excel

About Us

We are a purpose-led business, connecting our communities with a better financial future. Our HR Team function plays a pivotal role in delivering a great place to work where people are empowered to realise their potential and help us foster inclusion, diversity, and positive change at work and in our communities.

Our Reward and Data team sits within our HR Function and helps manage the pay & benefits of our circa 1,800 colleagues, whilst also overseeing our HR Systems and providing reporting and analysis to inform business decisions.

What do you get in return?

As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

• A 35-hour weekly contract + flexible working options
• 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays
• Bonus Scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
• Access to a range of wellbeing benefits
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• The option to buy and sell holidays
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• A broad range of learning and development opportunities
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts
• Free onsite gym at Cobalt and access to a range of discounted/subsidised gym memberships nationwide
• A wide range of recognition initiatives to recognise and reward great performance
• Hybrid working - we welcome any discussions around where, how and when people work including part-time hours.

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible; if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you. You can contact Talent Acquisition for this vacancy at recruitment@newcastle.co.uk

Company:

Newcastle Building Society

Why work here?

People are the focus of absolutely everything we do. We believe in people, we care deeply about their hopes, their dreams and their wellbeing. And that applies equally to our customers, our communities, and our colleagues – which means you, if you choose to work here. It’s important to us that you know if you join us we will welcome you, respect you, encourage you and help you to achieve your goals.