Senior Benefits Administrator

Role Introduction:

As Senior Benefits Administrator you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our global benefits strategy. You will collaborate cross-functionally to ensure that OneAdvanced's benefit offerings are aligned with our business objectives while providing valuable support and guidance to our employees across all our international locations.

Please note that this role is hybrid and the postholder will need to be present in our offices in Birmingham 1 to 2 days per week.

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What You Will Do:

• Help Develop and Implement Global Benefits Strategy: Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and execute a comprehensive global benefits strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and Employee Value Proposition.
• Benefits Benchmarking: Work on in-flight project with a vendor delivering a benchmark of our employee benefits across UK and our international geographies. Create action plan and benefits road map as a result of this exercise.
• Benefits Analysis and Optimisation: Conduct regular analysis of current benefits schemes, evaluating plan performance, utilisation, harmonisation opportunities and cost-effectiveness. Identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with teams across the organization, including People Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Culture, to ensure that our benefits offerings support employee engagement.
• Regulatory Compliance and Reporting: Ensure adherence to reporting and regulatory obligations, including annual plan renewals, compliance with pension regulations, and auto-enrolment activities.
• Vendor Management: Liaise with benefit brokers and pension providers globally to review the market, benchmark, and ensure compliance with governance principles. Manage relationships to ensure benefits deliver value for money.
• Employee Support and Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for benefits-related queries and escalations. Develop employee communication materials to enhance awareness and understanding of benefits programs.
• Process Improvement: Continuously work on improving administration processes, policy design, and resources available to employees to enhance efficiency and the employee experience.

What You Will Have:

• Experience in developing and implementing global benefits strategies across multiple geographies.
• Experience in benefits benchmarking and analysis across multiple geographies.
• Experience of project management to effectively lead projects related to benefits strategy development and implementation.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance in employee benefits, including pension regulations and auto-enrolment activities.
• Experience in vendor management in order to build and maintain strong relationships with benefit brokers and pension providers globally.
• Experience of driving process improvements in benefits administration and policy design.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct in-depth analysis of benefits schemes and employee utilisation data.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and communicate benefits information to employees.
• Customer service-oriented mindset with the ability to address employee queries and escalations related to benefits.
• Detail-oriented approach to ensure accuracy in benefits offering, analysis and reporting.

What We Do For You:

• Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

• Values Awards – Our quarterly employee-driven initiative to highlight and reward the people in the organisation who embody our values the most
• Clear Review – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger