Benefits Lead - Midrand at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

Role reports to EHOD Reward & Benefits and is responsible and accountable for, amongst others, the following benefits within Vodacom South Africa:

• Retirement Funding 
• Risk benefits
• Health Care
• Disability Benefits
• Funeral Plans
• Employee Value Proposition
• Any other Benefits

Your responsibilities will include:

• Communication to all stakeholders regarding these benefits, including employees, managers and Human Resources Business Partners. This includes taking ownership of the various Benefit Platforms
• The coordination of the benefit representative forums (e.g. Trustee Meetings / Management Committee / Medical Aid Forum)Conduct Research i.e. Retirement & Health Care practices and trends, Benefit design, etc
• Review the benefits being offered by Vodacom relative to market best practice and advise/recommend accordingly.
• Evaluate and manage the services provided to Vodacom by the relevant service providers
• Ensure that the most efficient and effective administration processes regarding benefits are in place.
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders are adequately trained regarding benefit details and procedures
• Design and implement a communication and capacity building plan to ensure that all employees and line managers are aware and understand the benefits available to them.
• Provide input towards policy design and implementation.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric
• A formal qualification / Benefit related certification is essential
• This could also be a related qualification with a compensation background e.g. Finance – thus not just HR related qualification Experience 
• 5 – 8 years sound experience in benefit management