Job Details

HR Benefits Consultant, Contract Assignment

Start: 5/12 End: 8/9
Pay: $42/hr.
Location: Houston, TX 77030 Hybrid

Must work a hybrid schedule, 2 days a week (the department is flexible on these days, but must be set).

The schedule is flexible - 8 hours between the time of 7 am-6 pm.

Candidate needs to be a dynamic professional comfortable working with C-Suite level and all levels of employees. Will support team, invoicing, phones, emails, and projects. Must have great communication skills (written and verbal). Will work the majority of the time with health welfare.

Summary:

Responsible for the active relationship management and coordination of work of ancillary benefit plan partners. Activities include contract negotiation and review, business process development and documentation, facilitation of regular meetings, change management, and coordination of fully outsourced services.

Duties:

1. Establish consistent measurement and reporting on activities of vendor partners and value/ROI of benefit spend as well as contractual performance guarantees.
2. Negotiate performance guarantees in contracts with vendors, with attention to improvement of service levels and alignment with departmental goals.
3. Facilitate regular meetings with vendors and document decisions and issues that have reached resolution or are scheduled to be discussed. Regular reports of progress to be provided to leadership.
4. Ensure timely delivery, summary, and storage of vendor data including performance guarantees and metrics as well as contract documents and key correspondence.
5. Integrate vendor services with other areas of HR.

Skills:

1. Knowledge of benefit policies, procedures, and legal issues as they apply to a large health care organization.
2. The ability to analyze data, problem-solve, interact professionally with employees of all levels, utilize computer word processing and spreadsheet programs, and manage multiple tasks with multiple priorities.
3. Ability to demonstrate expertise in team building.
4. Demonstrated written and verbal communication at a high level and ability to give effective presentations.
5. Strong interpersonal, analytical, negotiation, and organizational skills.
6. Knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM and Benefits Administration data architecture and integration with other modules (payroll, finance, etc.).
7. Knowledge of project management methodologies, comprehensive benefit product offerings, and computing systems, interfaces, and Hospital standard software.
8. Familiarity with various operating systems used by Hospital data processing techniques and practices, and an understanding of a variety of hardware and software environments and knowledge of the healthcare industry is also preferred.
9. Ability to analyze the structure of benefit service offerings and their fit with health/welfare and retirement programs.
10. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
11. An extensive knowledge of desktop applications and the ability to solve problems, adapt to changing priorities, and provide a high level of customer service.

Education:

Required - Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related discipline.

Required - 2 years of Benefits experience.