Benefits Specialist

Hunter Savage; Newtownabbey; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global manufacturer is seeking an experienced Benefits Specialist for a permanent role based in Greater Belfast. This position offers attractive salary and benefits, hybrid working, and a dynamic environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining employee benefit programs and conducting market research.

Benefits

Attractive salary & benefits

Bonus

Private healthcare

Salary sacrifice pension

Generous annual leave

Free car parking

Commitment to training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in benefits/rewards or HR roles managing employee benefits.
• Excellent data analysis skills required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on employee benefit trends and comparisons.
• Support design of health insurance and pension plans.
• Communicate benefits program updates effectively.

Skills

Data Analysis

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

3rd level Degree qualification

Job description

Benefits Specialist

Our Client, a leading global manufacturer, is keen to recruit an experienced Benefits Specialist. This is a new, permanent Benefits/Reward job, offering a very attractive salary & benefits, hybrid working, great flexibility and a fantastic work environment with brand new offices in the Greater Belfast area.

The successful Benefits Specialist will report to the Senior Benefits Consultant and be responsible for maintaining a range of benefit programmes. The Benefits Specialist will have a key role in benchmarking, researching, renewal and communication of benefit programmes within the company’s Total Reward Structure.

Top things to know about this job:

• Highly successful, global employer with an excellent people culture
• Attractive salary & benefits
• Hybrid work policy and great flexibility
• Really interesting, Benefits opportunity with fantastic EU exposure
• Brand new, modern offices in Greater Belfast

The Role

• Collaborate on employee benefit related knowledge and skill sets to determine current benefit trends and form comparisons
• Support the design and implementation of programs eg accident and health insurance coverage, retirement and pension plans etc
• Participate in local and global surveys on current benefit trends, pricing and policies
• Collaborate on communicating the benefits program and policies across the company
• Ensure proper communication regarding any changes of updates
• Participate in modelling cost analyses of various program or policy updates
• Sumit data and analyse results from benefits related market surveys
• Communicate effectively with individual employees regarding their benefits
• Provide support to the Total Rewards Team on global projects

The Person

• 3rd level Degree qualification, essential
• Previous experience working in benefits/rewards OR previous experience within a generalist HR role with experience of managing and maintaining employee benefits/reward
• Proficient in MS programs, especially MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good organisational skills
• Strong communication skills

The Rewards

• Attractive salary & benefits offering
• Bonus
• Private healthcare
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Generous annual leave
• Greater Belfast location
• Free car parking
• Very niche senior benefits role
• Market leading, global employer
• Full time hours
• Hybrid work pattern
• Excellent culture
• Commitment to the provision of training, development and promotion opportunities

To apply for this Benefits Specialist job, please contact Stephanie Mulholland at Hunter Savage for a confidential discussion

We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.