Reward and Benefits Officer

Salary £41,777.40 per annum

Location Home Based

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The vacancy

Hours: 35 hours per week

Shift Pattern: 9 day fortnight available

Are you ready to make a real difference while pursuing a rewarding career path? We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Reward and Benefits Officer within the People Services Team at Housing 21!

As our newest team member, you will have the chance to work closely with the Rewards and Payroll Assistant Manager to champion Housing 21's exceptional Reward and Benefits offerings. Your role will involve providing expert guidance on rewards, ensuring alignment with our organisation's policies and practices, and driving initiatives to enhance our services and customer experience.

At Housing 21, we are committed to providing outstanding support to our employees and maximizing their employment satisfaction. As a Reward and Benefits Officer, you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional customer service and contributing to the overall success of our organisation.

While the role offers flexibility with home-based work, the successful candidate will be required to attend team meetings at our head office in Birmingham as required.

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What we’re looking for

The essential requirements for the role include:

Knowledge and experience in benefits, pensions, and taxation to ensure compliance and effective reward design.
Benefits Administration Experience: Practical experience managing employee benefit programs and coordinating with providers for smooth enrolment and support.
Line management experience
HRIS Proficiency: Familiarity with HRIS systems like SAP or Workday for efficient management of benefit and compensation data (desirable)
Analytical Problem-Solving: Aptitude in analysing data to identify areas for improvement in reward programs and proposing solutions to enhance employee satisfaction and retention (desirable)

Why us?

We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon on offer being made.

Closing date for applications is 3 April.

Due to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About us

At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be.

When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK’s third Best Place to Work in 2024 by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture.

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you’re ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!