- Closing date for applications
- 5 June 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City
- Reading
- Function/Discipline
- Human Resources
- Employment Category
- This is a permanent role
- This role is offered on local conditions
- Working Hours
- 37.5
- Full/Part-Time
- Full Time
- Number of Roles Available
- 1
- Salary
- Competitive market rates
The Organisation
Group Functions are the central core of non-technical expertise behind the smooth day-to-day running of BG Group's business. This area comprises professionals in Finance, Human Resources, Investor Relations, Legal, Policy & Corporate Affairs, Secretariat and Strategy & Portfolio Development. Together they provide strategic direction and support to our Group Executive Committee, Business area managers, and Asset Management teams, helping to underpin our frontline business activities.
Position Summary
BG Group is a successful and fast growing company operating in the highly competitive international oil and gas industry where the ability to recruit, retain and engage talented employees is acknowledged as being critical to the Company's continued success. The Company operates a comprehensive range of pensions and benefits in the UK and across its international businesses in more than 20 countries and strives to ensure that these arrangements continue to support the Group's overall reward strategy.
The core purpose of the role is to take overall responsibility for developing the pensions and benefits strategy in the context of the Group's overall reward strategy, for advising and influencing non-UK assets pensions and benefits programmes in accordance with the strategy, and for delivering plans and programmes that reflect and advance that strategy in the UK.
The core purpose of the role is to take overall responsibility for developing the pensions and benefits strategy in the context of the Group's overall reward strategy, for advising and influencing non-UK assets pensions and benefits programmes in accordance with the strategy, and for delivering plans and programmes that reflect and advance that strategy in the UK.
Key Accountabilities
Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours.
Key accountabilities of the role include:
Key accountabilities of the role include:
- Maintaining a pensions and benefits strategy as part of the Group's overall reward strategy, taking account of market-driven or legislative pensions and benefits changes and maintaining a suitable forward-looking assessment of future needs.
- Managing the delivery of the full range of pensions and benefits for the UK, working closely with 3rd party advisors and in-house teams, as appropriate.
- Managing pension matters relating to legacy DB UK pension plan.
- Providing specialist advice to non-UK assets.
- Providing commercially-driven advisory and practical input into M&A transactions.
The individual, as a member of the Reward team within HR, will work closely with other teams within the organisation, e.g. the finance, payroll and legal teams.
Unique Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Attribute
- Strong UK pensions and benefits technical knowledge, experience and skills, ideally with some exposure to DB funding and investment issues;
- Demonstrated ability using analytical and problem solving skills to design pensions and benefits arrangements;
- Experience leading or having a significant role within an in-house pensions and benefits team, ideally managing significant projects and supervising staff;
- A proven track record of managing professional advisers and other third party service providers (e.g. pensions administrators, benefits providers) including negotiating contracts and terms;
- Good commercial awareness and the ability to consider pensions and benefits policy and design issues and solutions over time and in the business context;
- Some international pensions and benefits experience and a keen interest in expanding their technical knowledge to encompass new issues and/or new jurisdictions;
- Demonstrated success working as a strong team contributor accountable for delivering timely results in an ambiguous, changing environment;
- Experience of advising senior management on pensions and benefits matters, including preparing papers and briefings for Management and Board committees;
- Clear communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to build effective working relationships with and to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders;
- Demonstrated high levels of personal organisation and planning;
- Demonstrated ability to take ownership, use their own initiative to achieve objectives and to exercise judgement appropriately; and
- Relevant PMI, CIPD or equivalent qualifications are beneficial.
Additional Information for External Candidates
BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates.
Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.
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