British CouncilHiring for Lead, HR Operations, Compliance, Compensation & Benefits at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK. These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Lead, HR Operations, Compliance, Compensation & Benefits

Role purpose

The main purpose of this job is to work closely with the Head HR and optimize the complete end to end process for payroll management, statutory compliances and perform a corporate HR role of compensation & benefits to establish best practices and attract & retain talent for Shared services organization.

Role Context

This profile is a part of HR function. This function is responsible to support the Business Unit to develop and implement HR plans and solutions in order to achieve strategic business initiatives and deliver results.

Main Accountabilities

Designing and implementing compensation and benefits strategy to enable the organisation to attract, recruit, motivate and retain highly qualified staff while aligning with the HQ reward team at the same time

Design compensation packages and bonus programs that align with the company’s strategic plan

Ensure salaries and benefits comply with the current legislation about human rights and pay equity

Conduct research on employee satisfaction (e.g. using surveys and quantitative data)

Renew our compensation plans with monetary and non-monetary benefits based on employee needs

Keep track of prevailing pay rates and make sure we offer competitive compensation plans

Draft job descriptions, job analyses and classifications

Structure compensation in ways that will yield the highest value for the organization

Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of employee benefit programs

Track compensation and benefits benchmarking data

Supervising the core payroll data team & auditing Joiners, transfer,leaver , attrition analysis,

processing starters and leavers in accordance with local rules•managing timely payment of all payroll related payments: salaries, bonus and taxes

responsible for periodical country payroll reporting and other statutory payroll filings through vendor & team that he/she will be managing.

Support year end activities and audits & ensuring data integrity.

Make suggestions to improve processes and controls/ automation & documentation of the same.

Condition of employment

Proof of Identity requirements/right to work in country

Candidates are expected to have researched whether they have the right to live and work in the country in which the role is based. Given that our offices have different legal status depending on the work we do in those countries, we recommend that you contact HR in country for additional information on the likelihood of securing a visa. Only at its discretion will the British Council provide support so please check first whether visa support is offered.

Qualifications

Graduate /MBA with requisite HR certifications

Role specific knowledge and experience

Track record of building effective relationships with business teams and managing a range of internal and external stakeholders

Should have handled C&B scope

British Council core skills

Communicating & Influencing – Level 3

Planning & Organising – Level 2

Managing People – Level 3

Analysing data & problems – Level 3

British Council values and behaviours

British council values and behaviours are applicable across our organisation, in all roles and at all levels. They are important because they say what we stand for at the British Council and help us to deliver our strategy. We use them to guide our decision making, as well as guiding how we treat one another and the people we work with. These will be assessed in the selection process. Our values are:

Open and Committed; Expert and Inclusive; Optimistic and Bold.

The behaviours for each values pair can be found on our Intranet SharePoint site for internal staff and at our Careers portal for external applicants.

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.