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Location: Birmingham, 1 day a week in the office Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Role Overview:In this position, you will spearhead initiatives aimed at cultivating a healthy, engaged, and high-performing workforce within a large professional services firm. You will be pivotal in shaping and executing their national wellbeing strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver expert advice and support on reward and wellbeing initiatives, significantly influencing the firm's strategic direction.
- Provide specialist guidance to the People team and senior leadership, ensuring wellbeing programs align with organisational goals and acting as a point of escalation for any issues.
- Partner with People team advisors to identify and tackle wellbeing challenges, ensuring programs are effective and impactful.
- Liaise with insurers, intermediaries, and benefit providers to enhance wellbeing benefits, including group income protection, occupational health services, and the employee assistance program.
- Manage wellbeing cases actively, participating in monthly calls to monitor progress and ensure appropriate support is provided.
- Develop proposals, updates, and reports/presentations for key stakeholders at all levels of the firm.
- Monitor, analyse, and report on key metrics related to reward and wellbeing programs to evaluate their effectiveness and employee engagement.
- Continuously assess and refine wellbeing initiatives, using data to drive improvements and help management identify areas for enhancement.
- Support and engage with our network of wellbeing ambassadors, including regional leads, ensuring effective communication and knowledge sharing.
- Coordinate national updates and training, including Mental Health First Aid Champions training, in collaboration with the Talent Development team and external providers.
- Design and execute reward and wellbeing campaigns to raise awareness of key internal and external initiatives across the firm.
- Collaborate with the Integrated Marketing and Communications (IMC) team to create and disseminate relevant content through appropriate channels
The Ideal Candidate
- Previous Experience: Proven experience in a Wellbeing/Reward/HR Advisor role.
- Practical Wellbeing Experience: Experience in a wellbeing role is preferred but not mandatory. A passion for employee health and wellbeing, understanding the connection with employee benefits/reward, and a desire to foster a culture where employees can thrive is ideal.
- Reward Activities: Experience with cyclical reward activities.
- Communication Skills: Proficiency in creative writing and internal communications.
- Insured Benefits: Prior experience with insured benefits to support employee wellbeing, such as group income protection, occupational health, and employee assistance programs.
- Mental Health Training: Mental Health First Aid training is desirable.
- Project Management: Strong project management skills.
- Analytical Skills: Excellent numerical and analytical skills to manage and interpret large data sets for actionable insights. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is essential.
- PowerBI: Experience with PowerBI.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Holiday Allowance: 26 days of annual leave
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Pension Scheme: Option to join the GPP Pension scheme
