Benefits Administrator

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Salary: $7,158.42–$10,292.25 CAD monthly

Company

hirify.global is a university focused on research, innovation, learning, and inclusive employment practices.

What you will do

• Administer benefit plans and ensure services, communications, policies, contracts, collective agreements, and legislation are aligned.
• Provide benefits information and resolve administrative, enrollment, claim, and service issues for faculty, staff, and HR stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate benefits content on the HR website and coordinate updates to Workday, plan documents, employee booklets, and communications.
• Administer Extraordinary Expense Funds and support the Tuition Waiver program.
• Research complex benefit issues, analyze plan data, support bargaining and compensation surveys, and recommend program improvements.
• Support special projects, new benefit programs, annual planning, sick leave reporting, and the guidance of benefits administration staff.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and at least three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of benefits administration experience in a complex unionized environment, or two years of relevant hirify.global experience.
• Strong command of MS Excel and Human Resources Information Systems, with knowledge of benefit plan design, financial underwriting, and relevant legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and supervisory skills.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with sensitivity, diplomacy, tact, and discretion.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and respect for diverse perspectives.

Nice to have

• Certification as an Employee Benefits Specialist or Group Benefits Associate.
• Knowledge of hirify.global benefit plans, collective-agreement entitlements, and university policies and procedures.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position in a non-union employment category.
• Fixed-term leave replacement through November 1, 2027.
• Work with HR Advisory Services, HR Analysts, Pension Administration, Faculty Relations, Financial Services, consultants, and benefit providers.
• Employment is subject to satisfactory completion of required background checks.