Share Schemes Consultant (12-Month FTC) – Salary £70,000 to £90,000 (DOE)

Closing date: March 6th, 2026.

This role is perfect for an ambitious professional with experience in listed company share plans who is ready to take a step up into a global, strategic environment. If you are naturally curious, proactive, enjoy solving complex problems for colleagues, and have a "can-do" approach to managing financial projects, you will thrive in our team.

A bit about the job:

You will join our Share Schemes team at a pivotal time, helping deliver a wide range of UK and global employee share plans, supporting lifecycle event such as grants, releases and maturities across our all-employee, discretionary and asset-manager incentive plans. In this role, you’ll help working closely with our third-party partners, ensuring our plans operate smoothly and employees receive an excellent experience. This role is central to fostering employee ownership, motivating our people, and supporting Aviva’s strategy through effective reward delivery.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Experience administering share schemes (such as SAYE, SIP, or Discretionary plans) for a listed company, with strong understanding of plan rules, legislation and regulatory requirements (Tapestry ICSA CERT ESP and EquatePlus experience desirable)
Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and confidence communicating with a range of stakeholders
Strong Excel knowledge and general computer literacy
Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining high-quality outputs
A natural curiosity to identify improvements and challenge the status quo

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

Starting salary between £70,000 and £90,000 (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email kitti.majer@aviva.com .

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