Global Benefits Consultant

Operating in the global market place means companies face a variety of business, cultural, language and regulatory environments. WTW’s Integrated Global Solutions (IGS) business helps organisations navigate those complexities based on context knowledge of trends and innovative solutions. We help organisations in the development of global/cross-border solutions which meet the needs of both local and headquarter management in the design, establishment, financing, operation, oversight and monitoring of their compensation and benefit programs. Additionally, we help organisations with merger and acquisition activity, working closely with our local offices in other geographies, as well as subject matter experts in other segments.
 

The Role
Based in Dubai, within the Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEEMEA) IGS team, you will act as a support to the relationship manager, for multinational clients, typically at the regional or global HQ level. Primarily focused on supporting clients to manage their employee benefits (eg medical, life, disability, wellbeing, retirement etc), you will be expected to coordinate and support local country and regional activities and stakeholders. Under the direction of the Lead Consultant, you will proactively identify and act upon opportunities and issues on behalf of clients and local colleagues, in order to enable client objectives to be met, and in so doing, profitably grow client relationships. 

With a focus on the Gulf / GCC countries, specific activities include providing support in the following areas:

•    Provide proactive advice to clients around the opportunities to optimize the way employee benefits are managed locally, regionally and globally
•    Keep abreast of changes in legislation, market practice etc, to identify issues that clients should be addressing in relation to their employee benefits.
•    Support the use of WTW technology and tools
•    Identify opportunities for cross-selling other consulting services offered by WTW
•    Liaising with stakeholders to coordinate local /regional consulting and local / regional broking services.
•    Work with the Global Benefits Center (GBC) to update to benefits inventory tool or databases.
•    Effectively manage projects to deliver a successful outcome across all countries;
•    Ensure local mandates and statements of work are in place;
•    Engage in dialogue with in-country consultants/brokers to ensure local issues are resolved, escalating where needed;
•    Participate in calls both internally and with the client to communicate progress and resolve outstanding matters;
•    Review reports and other communications to ensure consistency and alignment with objectives;
•    Ensure that the wider Global client team is kept appraised of issues;
•    Develop regional stewardship reports
•    Support new business development opportunities and marketing initiatives


 

The requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a program with numerical or business emphasis

•    2+ years’ experience working with health and benefits plans preferably gained in a benefit consulting / brokerage firm or at an insurance company

•    Collaborative and proactive approach to getting work done, with an inquisitive consultative style. 

Flexibility and diplomacy to manage challenging and complex local and global stakeholders, internally and externally, as part of a team.

•    Excellent, clear and concise, written and verbal communication skills, in English and ideally Arabic
•    Self-motivation and accountable for delivery of outputs to a high standard and on-time. Task-focused whilst able to see the bigger picture. Ability to work within ambiguity, and effectively in teams.
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), ability to manipulate and analyze data, and present complex / technical information and concepts in a clear and concise manner.
•    Experience of successfully managing multiple projects, working with tight deadlines and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget

•    Experience in employee benefits management, regional and/or global employee benefits management experience is a plus.

•    A keen desire to learn, and the ability to deal positively with change

Equal Opportunity Employer