Human Resources Officer (Total Rewards) - HRD
Support the review and administration of total rewards programs for employees
Overview
Support the review and administration of total rewards programs for employees
You have:
- Minimum of six years of relevant professional field experience, or equivalent experience beyond a university degree.
- Advanced university degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative skills are preferred.
- Experience in HR policy development and implementation.
- HR operations experience is preferred.
- Bilingual or multilingual capabilities are a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in complex situations.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and deliver timely under high pressure situations.
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Typically Reports to:
Section Chief, Specialists, HR Service Center
Job Summary
The Human Resources Officer (Total Rewards) promotes the wellbeing of Fund employees by ensuring that programs, policies, and procedures for benefits, employment, compensation, retirement, and insurance address workforce needs and are competitive. The Human Resources Officer’s primary role is to support the review, administration, and management of programs for staff and contractual employees. Key activities include reviewing programs and procedures, interpreting and developing policies, reviewing Administrative Review cases, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, and serving as a liaison with the Operations Division for escalated cases and queries as needed.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
1. Contributes to the design, review, and implementation of a variety of total rewards benefits (employment, compensation, retirement, or insurance) programs/policies. Develops associated communications to staff members.
2. Analyzes, interprets, and integrates technical information from various benefits benchmark surveys to enhance and maintain the Fund’s total reward program.
3. Assesses sections of the Fund’s total rewards policies and programs to ensure that they continue to meet evolving needs and support the broader HR strategy and business objectives. Recommends program changes as needed.
4. Supports the review and reform of total rewards programs for HQ and overseas assignments, including those benefits applicable to staff and Long-Term Technical Assistance Experts. This will involve a case-by-case review and assessment of benefits received under current policies and a comparison with proposed policy changes and the associated impact analysis.
5. Drafts and updates benefit communications materials and conducts user-testing to promote accurate system configuration and a smooth user experience.
6. Analyzes utilization, financial impact, and long-term viability of relevant sections of total rewards programs, leveraging insights to recommend program changes.
7. Point of contact for the HR Operations team members in answering complex benefits questions requiring further guidance from the relevant center of excellence (COE).
8. Researches external trends related to employer total reward offerings, leveraging insights to drive innovation and recommend revised benefits offerings that further support employee wellbeing.
9. Prepares final products within context of position.
10. Researches and analyzes HR technical issues and problems and develops solutions in a thorough, systematic manner. Contribute to the formulation of policy proposals and recommendations.
11.Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education, typically acquired by the completion of an advanced university degree, or equivalent, in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field; or a university degree, or equivalent, supplemented by a minimum of six years of relevant professional field experience; or master’s degree, or equivalent, in a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
An advanced degree
Strong qualitative and quantitative skills
HR policy experience
HR operations experience
Experience in or with international financial institutions.
Specialized Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities
Works independently, applies analytical and quantitative skills to identify issues or problems.
Identifies and offers suggestions for improvements, and collaborates to ensure integration with other policies, systems, and practices.
Displays in-depth knowledge of relevant technologies, business processes, or platforms.
Demonstrates knowledge of HR-related areas beyond compensation and benefits to facilitate connections with the broader department and institution.
Learns, applies, and implements new and complex policies.
Applies broad knowledge and experiences in more than one HR area, e.g., staffing, training and development, and compensation and benefits.
Able to organize, prioritize, and deliver timely under high pressure.
Demonstrates innovation, creativity, initiative, and accountability.
Brings knowledge and expertise in Total Rewards, enabling skilled operation of Fund HR practices, procedures, and programs.
Identifies and diagnoses needs. Facilitates and implements interventions in order to address needs and drive change.
Collaborates effectively with highly diverse colleagues.
Communicates clearly with diverse audiences, including non-technical audiences.
Department:
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A09, A10The IMF is committed to hiring diverse staff, including age, creed, culture, disability, educational background, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, nationality, race, religion and beliefs, and sexual orientation. We welcome requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities during the selection process. Information on how to request accommodations will be provided during the application process.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a successful total rewards program you designed and implemented. | This question assesses your experience and capability in developing rewarding programs effectively. | Provide specific examples of your contributions and the results they achieved. |
| How would you handle a disagreement with management on a benefits policy? | The interviewer wants to evaluate your conflict resolution skills and ability to advocate for employees. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you used data to improve a program? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell me about a time you had to educate staff on a complex benefits package. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you stay current with trends in total rewards and employee benefits? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |