Reward Advisor

3 days ago


London, UK, United Kingdom myGwork Full time

This job is with Kennedys, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Kennedys is looking for a Reward Advisor to join our supportive and forward-thinking HR team in our Chelmsford or Manchester office.

As part of our HR Reward team, you will provide critical support needed to deliver a number of exciting reward projects as part of the global reward strategy. You will have strong reward experience, ideally gained within a partnership environment, with excellent communication skills. You will also be well versed with key benefit processes with demonstrable experience of delivering reward projects/cyclical reward programmes benefits schemes.

This is a unique opportunity to gain global reward and compensation 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, London or Manchester office. We will also consider remote workers.

Team

Kennedys HR team support the firm around the world with all people related matters.

The HR team is based in Chelmsford, London and Manchester for the UK, Belfast and Dublin for EMEA, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia for APAC, Basking Ridge for US and Miami for LATAM. The areas of HR that we have responsibility for are Business Partnering, Learning and Development, Policies and Operations, Recruitment, Responsible Business (Social Impact and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Reward and HR Systems. The HR function is also responsible for the Secretarial function in the UK.

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

  • Support the Reward & Benefits Assistant with employee, partner and broker queries in relation to global benefits
  • Work with the Reward and Benefits Manager to deliver support and analysis on the annual reward activity
  • Assist with participation in global salary surveys, the annual benefit renewals, including the preparation of proposals, renewal communications, workflows, and benefit information documents
  • Support with the global business services and fee earner salary review process, including salary benchmarking and modelling
  • Maintain an awareness of market information on current and future reward related developments in the legal sector including those arising as a result of legislative changes and legal requirements
  • Assist with reward invoicing, including the reconciliation of membership listings and the associated re-charge process
  • Support with ongoing budget management for the HR department specifically in relation to reward
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships with Kennedys' benefit consultants and account managers.
  • Initial analysis of Reward and Benefit data to identify key insights and trends, and help to contextualise this
  • Work closely with the HR Data & Systems team.

Required experience

  • Previous Reward Advisor experience, preferably within a partnership environment
  • Strong experience in employee benefits administration
  • Experience supporting in annual salary and bonus processes would be desirable
  • Strong Microsoft excel skills and ability to interpret data efficiently
  • 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.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America 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.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.


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