Compensation & Benefits Manager   Office location: Basel   Department: General Secretariat   Unit: Human Resources   Service:    Employment - Duration: 3 Years   Contract type: Fixed-term   FTE%: 100%   Application Deadline: 23/05/2024    
Description 
Compensation & Benefits Manager  
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is hiring two Compensation & Benefits Managers within the Human Resources team.  
This role is based in Basel, Switzerland however, thanks to our status as an international organization, we can hire globally and welcome applications from candidates of all nationalities and located anywhere in the world. Relocation support is available for the successful candidate and their dependent family members.  
Purpose of the job: 
Reporting to the Head of Compensation & Benefits, the Compensation & Benefits Manager will work as part of a small team responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the organisation’s compensation and benefits in line with the strategy by: 
 Reviewing current practices, recommending strategic and pragmatic solutions and recommendations, and effectively implementing changes Benchmarking salaries and benefits with peer group organisations Advising the business on all areas of compensation and benefits, including job architecture and policies.  
By joining the Compensation & Benefits team, you will: 
 Have the opportunity to contribute to the compensation & benefits policy at a time of change and modernization. Be part of a multi-national team of HR specialists Benefit from working in a unique space that offers flexible, hybrid working options with a blend of onsite work from our central office location in Basel and home office.  
Principal Accountabilities:     📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐  
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 Collaborate closely with the Head of Compensation & Benefits to develop and evolve the compensation and benefits offering, policies and processes.  Contribute to surveys related to compensation and benefits and conduct regular benchmarking for policy and process developments.  Working collaboratively with HRBPs, manage the annual performance and salary review processes, including making recommendations for continuous improvement, budget setting and ensuring effective communication of the processes with all stakeholders.  Provide salary proposals based on the relevant policies to ensure fair pay decisions in the organisation. Support the Head of Compensation & Benefits in exceptional case decisions. Conduct job evaluations for new or changed roles, advise HR and managers on the process. Build and maintain the organisation’s job architecture. Contribute to the management of the Bank’s pension system, working with the Bank’s actuary on regular valuations and reporting, providing advice to departing members of staff and working with payroll to provide an effective pension administration service.  Develop and maintain a clear, transparent, and understandable HR Analytics structure in line with the organisation’s needs and in line with external practice.  Utilise HRIS and other systems to gather, analyse, and report on compensation and benefits metrics, trends, and effectiveness. Collaborate with finance to plan and control the HR related annual budget effectively and as accurately as possible.  Support the wider HR team, staff and managers with professional advice related to Compensation and Benefit policies and processes.  
Qualifications, skills, and experience: 
 Experience in compensation and benefits within an international environment, with expertise in development and management of compensation and benefit plans and policies. Experience in market benchmarking practices.  Strong numerical and analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail. Extensive knowledge of HR IT systems (experience with Oracle PeopleSoft HR or Workday would be an advantage). Exposure to managing job evaluation processes, knowledge of Hay methodology would be an advantage.  Experience in handling projects and external vendors. Advanced interpersonal and influencing skills and experience of communicating and building trust across all levels of the organisation.  Ability to utilise knowledge and professional expertise to identify gaps, discrepancies and room for improvement and find solutions.  Excellent written and oral skills in English.  
Who we are: 
The Bank for International Settlements is a diverse organization with colleagues from over 60 countries. By joining us in the international city of Basel, you will work in a unique environment at the centre of international financial and monetary cooperation. We want the best people to work for us in an inclusive environment so welcome applications from all qualified candidates. At the BIS, we value equality and diversity in all its forms and one way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff-run networks.  
What the BIS offers: 
We offer a flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends to your dependent family members. In addition, we offer an internationally competitive compensation and benefits package, including support for working families including childcare and education allowances (where applicable).  
We strive to ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, and to perform essential job functions. Should you wish to request support in completing this application or participating in the application process, then please reach out to the recruitment team at staffing@bis.org.      
 






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