Kennedys is looking for a Benefits Advisor to join our supportive and forward-thinking HR team in our Chelmsford office.
As part of our HR Reward team, you will provide critical support in the design, delivery and analysis of the global benefits programs to ensure they are competitive, equitable and aligned to the Firm’s strategic plans. This role delivers data-driven insights to support the development of employee benefit and recognition initiatives. You will have strong reward experience, ideally gained within a professional services environment, with excellent communication skills. You will also be well versed with cyclical reward activity such as annual benefit renewal windows, benchmarking, and engagement initiatives.
This is a unique opportunity to gain global experience at a growing firm and be involved in key reward projects linked to our firm wide strategy.
Our hybrid working policy will allow the successful Reward Advisor to work flexibly at home and in the Chelmsford office.
Team
The Kennedys HR team is over 85 strong and supports the firm around the world with all people related matters.
The HR team is based across Kennedys’ five regions; APAC, EMEA, US, LATAM and UK. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Talent, Recruitment, Responsible Business, Operations, and Reward.
You will be working in a fast-paced, demanding, and global environment as we strive to make a difference for our people, clients and communities where we work.
Key responsibilities
*Be a trusted advisor to the business on all global benefit offerings, supporting with employee, and partner queries
*Manage the Firm’s global employee benefits offering leading annual renewals in partnership with our benefits broker and providers
*Drive engagement with the Firm’s Total Reward offering through creative communications, benefits fayres, maintaining our intranet pages working closely with internal communications and design teams.
*Utilise data to understand return on investment of the global benefits offering, suggesting alignments where appropriate
*Ensure the Firm’s benefits comply with relevant legislation
*Maintain all policy documentation in relation to the global benefits offering
*Act as a subject matter expert in employee benefits, maintaining current market knowledge and contributing to the ongoing evolution of the Firm’s benefits strategy Drive and support projects within the team and wider HR team, as well as ownership and accountability where appropriate
*Identify opportunities to enhance the benefits offering and employee experience, recommending and implementing improvements
*Work as part of a team but also work autonomously when required
*Develop and maintain professional relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
*Assist with key tasks and projects as required and act as a mentor to more junior team members
*Work collaboratively with our wellbeing team to ensure consistent messaging of employee benefits, enhance understanding and support with engagement.
Required experience
*Experience in a reward benefits advisor role, ideally within a legal or professional services environment
*Experience supporting in annual benefit renewals processes would be desirable
*Strong Microsoft excel and data analysis skills with the ability to interpret data efficiently
*High attention to detail, strong numerical ability and ability to manage sensitive data
*Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to build credibility and relationships quickly
*Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor
*Strong multi-tasking and time management skills
*Strong organisational skills with a focus on high quality delivery
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 people in 45 offices across 18 countries around the world we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We’re a fresh-thinking firm, and we’re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.