Reporting to the Sr. Benefits Manager, the Sr. Benefits Analyst provides plan development and effective management of a significant portion of the foundation’s global benefits programs, including responsibility for benefit plan design recommendations, supplier management, data and trend analysis, data and reporting dashboards, budget development and tracking, and new supplier identification and contracting.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Leads the efforts to develop benefits plan design recommendations, using available data to identify trends, and understanding the global employee benefits landscape for new innovative ideas. This includes the development of executive-level presentation materials and documents to support any recommendations.
- Responsible for providing strategic guidance to internal stakeholders for annual open enrollment and global renewals.
- Responsible for leading health management integration efforts to include the integration of medical programs (including on-site health clinic), health management, wellness, and leave and disability programs.
- In partnership with Global Finance and Accounting Services, leads the work effort for determining annual global benefits budget, and for tracking monthly benefits spend.
- Drives the development, maintenance, and dissemination of global benefits data dashboards
- Responsible for supplier management to ensure the effective delivery of global benefits, including a regular review and monitoring of supplier performance.
- Responsible for leading the efforts to develop a benefits supplier management program and for the development and maintenance of a supplier tracking tool.
- Lead the work effort to identify new suppliers to support new global benefit offerings, and works with internal partners for implementation efforts
- Regular interaction with foundation suppliers including consultants and brokers
- Coordination of supplier meetings to review quarterly or annual reports
- Assist with the development of executive level presentations
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s or other advanced degree with 5+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
Skills/Experience:
- Strong business acumen and understanding of the global benefits function.
- In-depth knowledge of global benefit trends, best practices, and regulatory issues.
- Understanding of and ability to integrate benefits into a total compensation offering to employees. Strong oral/written communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of global benefit compliance requirements.
- Ability to build strong relationships and credibility with clients and key decision makers
- Ability to work independently with limited direction.
- Solutions oriented, proactive and identifies new ways of working.
- Has strong influencing skills, and the ability to articulate a point of view with tact and confidence.
- Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to develop and gain support for ideas.
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 6 2018
Active Until:
Aug 6 2018
Hiring Organization:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
industry:
Nonprofit