Senior Absence Management Consultant

Hub International Insurance • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Workforce Absence Management (WAM) is a division of People & Technology Consulting (P&T), a national consulting practice within HUB International. This hands-on position will help the team support clients by providing and executing the best Absence programs for their employees. This role will provide specialized focus in the area of absence management by assisting with client engagement efforts as part of continuously improving and expanding our practice.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Human Resources, or a related field from a four-year college or university.
• Four - six years of experience in human resources, with specific experience and SME-level Workforce Absence Management knowledge of absence issues and applicable employment laws.
• Hands-on leave or claims administration experience highly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High degree of self-motivation and discipline
• Ability to independently listen, gather and synthesize information, and formulate responses using sound judgment.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Communicates openly, honestly, and respectfully with diverse audiences and a wide range of levels in an organization.
• Experience working both independently and, in a collaborative, team environment.
• Ability to travel as needed up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Provide Absence Management consulting services involving short- and long- term disability, workers’ compensation, statutory disability/paid family and medical leave, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Sick/Vacation/Paid-Time-Off.
• Assist leader and team to work with clients on various absence management programs to analyze business requirements and design and implement solutions to fit their absence program design, processes/function, intra-program coordination, and vendor management needs.
• Conduct analytical evaluations on data received from carriers and employers related to workers’ compensation, short- and long- term disability, FMLA/leave of absence, and sick/vacation/PTO plans.
• Support and/or conduct leave vendor identification (RFPs/RFIs) and implementations.
• Support efforts to develop strategy options and vendor evaluation criteria for clients.
• Leverage external networks including vendors, partners, industry resources, etc.
• Use skills including fact-finding and analytic investigation to identify issues and risks.
• Positively and proactively represent HUB International in meetings, seminars, trade shows and networking events.

Benefits

• health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
• FSA, HAS and 401(k) accounts
• paid-time-off benefits such as vacation, sick, personal, floating holidays and company holidays
• eligible annual bonuses, equity and commissions may be available for some positions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior