Benefit and Rewards Specialist

Barchester Healthcare; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Benefits and Rewards Specialist to join their expanding team. This exciting remote role focuses on managing compensation, providing a business-oriented benefits service, and ensuring market-leading packages. You will be responsible for project management of benefits and reward strategies, conducting vendor reviews, and providing analytical insights into remuneration data. If you are passionate about making a difference in employee wellbeing and have a strong background in benefits management, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a rewarding environment while enjoying the flexibility of remote work with occasional travel to Inverness.

Benefits

Industry-leading benefits and rewards programme

Flexible working environment

Occasional travel opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in benefits and rewards management, particularly in large organizations.
• CIPD qualified or equivalent experience in rewards.

Responsibilities

• Manage benefit and reward packages, ensuring market leadership.
• Provide analytical reporting on remuneration data.

Skills

Organisation Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Education

CIPD Qualification

Reward Qualification or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Barchester prides itself in offering an industry-leading benefits, rewards, and wellbeing programme. Are you an experienced Benefits and Rewards Specialist or Advisor looking for a new position in an expanding team and a fast-moving environment? This varied role will provide an enhanced business-focused benefits & rewards service. This role will have a particular focus on managing, monitoring, and reporting of compensation. This is a remote, permanent position, with occasional travel to Inverness.

Required experience and qualifications:

1. Previous experience in a benefit and rewards role, particularly advising on and managing, monitoring, and reporting of compensation.
2. Demonstrate previous experience in a similar role with demonstrable experience of working in a large organisation.
3. Excellent organisation and communication skills.
4. Be CIPD qualified, certificate/diploma level or reward qualification or equivalent experience.
5. Able to travel to Inverness when required.

Role and responsibilities:

1. Project manage current benefit and/or reward packages, ensuring we are market leaders. Inclusive of benchmarking, vendor reviews, lean processing, and implementation strategies.
2. Assess return on investments on any Benefit or Reward strategies implemented in a comprehensive format.
3. Provide analytical reporting of remuneration data.
4. Act as a liaison between the employer and employees, answering questions, and resolving problems related to benefits and/or rewards, applying critical and analytical thinking.
5. Management of key annual activities including pay review, annual bonus, and living wage review.

If you are looking for a new role where your contribution to supporting the provision of exceptional care will be recognised, this is an extremely rewarding opportunity.