Benefits Specialist UK & Ireland

• Location: Reading (hybrid)
• Hybrid - 60% remote - 1/2 days in office, occasional travel to London
• Job type: Permanent, Full time

About the job

Our Team

You will be part of the Global Benefits and Wellbeing team which has the purpose to enrich employees’ lives and empower employees to perform & grow.

Main responsibilities

You will be responsible for supporting the Head of Benefits UK and Ireland in:

• Delivering pension, medical, life assurance, income protection and EAP programmes in the UK and Ireland
• Monitoring developments in the marketplace embracing innovation to make sure that benefits offered to employees are relevant and attractive for them
• Ensuring that the benefits plans comply at all times with relevant legislation advising the company and individual members on any issues relating to pensions

Main responsibilities

• Working on strategic projects under the supervision of the Head of Benefits UK and Ireland relating to benefits and liaising with consultants and scheme advisers. These projects could include implementing innovative, employee offerings, improving efficiencies of benefits delivery embracing technological change and working on global strategic projects
• Day to day direction of third-party pension administrators to resolve queries, developing solutions to problems, & chase progress on member requests
• As required, supply information to regulatory authorities
• Arranging Pension Scheme and Trustee and subcommittee meetings, ensuring that actions and decisions are documented and implemented, drafting and issuing papers as required and taking comprehensive minutes
• Respond to queries from individual members
• Analyse and present data
• Promoting benefit offerings and arranging ad-hoc webinars/benefits fairs
• Ensuring the timely payment of invoices
• Keeping records and the SharePoint site and member communications up to date

About you

• Experience: Strong experience in pensions, particularly UK and Ireland. Wider experience of other benefits is desirable but not essential
• Soft skills: Strong team working, communication and organisational skills
• Technical skills:  APMI/near-qualified/equivalent beneficial

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We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering an interview to candidates who request to be considered under the Scheme and meet the minimum requirements required for this role.

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