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Time Type: Full time Worker Type: EmployeePolicy Specialist
12-month FTC
The Opportunity
QBE International is looking for a policy expert to join a well-established and very friendly People/HR function. As we are looking to continue to enhance our policy offering and continue to support our evolving organisation, we’re looking for a Policy Specialist to join our People team for a period of 12 months. This is an exciting opportunity to support on the delivery of several policy enhancements across our international markets (Europe and Asia), to modernise our policy offering and and position us as an Employer of Choice.
Your new role
Review the outputs of a market review across our European Operations markets covering People Policies.
Support on the development of a business case to seek approval for recommended changes.
Lead on the delivery of activities relating to the implementation, co-ordination, and maintenance of People policies across 20 countries.
Lead on assembling a complete inventory of People Policies for each market across EO (15 countries).
Lead on the implementation of uplifting Parental Leave minimum standards including a move to gender equal leave across all International locations by 2025,
Lead the kick off of the EU Pay Transparency Project with key stakeholders across the business.
Support on the design, development and review of employee communications and policy documents to assist employee understanding of People Policies
Analyse benchmark data and support the development of policy redesign and communications to deliver across key markets.
Collaborate with key partners across Finance, People Operations, Legal, Procurement and Technology to ensure that the programs are delivered as cost efficient and legally compliant.
Responsible for the international Policies intranet pages, updating and maintaining all Policy documents and creating engaging and value add content.
Develop and update internal documentation of all processes, ensure all governance documents are current.
About you
Comfortable working in a highly regulated environment.
Carries out analysis activity and shapes the solution.
Coordinates activity throughout a project and identifies interdependencies.
Produces key artefacts including requirements, impact analysis and documentation .
Some exposure to and awareness of People Policies
Strong collaboration across multiple SMEs such as legal, compliance and procurement
Project and change management skills.
Hands-on approach and willingness to be involved with tactical implementation.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills including data analysis and interpretation, demonstrating accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure, autonomously and manage multiple competing priorities to deadline.
Why QBE? At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA - because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference. In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today's workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).
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Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;
5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner - Insurance Business Canada
Employer of the Year 2022Winner – Insurance Insider
British Claims Awards 2022 Winner - InsurTech Award
Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner - Claims Product Solution of the Year
Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for: Best COVID-19 Response
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year
We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.
We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.
ESG & Sustainability
At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net-zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net-zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award-winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report (Link).
