Manager, Management

Summary:

The Benefits Manager plays a critical role at the ASPCA, supporting disability and absence management and overseeing the Benefits team's communications strategy.

Who We Are

Our People ARE the ASPCA. The People team (HR) at the ASPCA enables the organization to thrive by empowering and valuing every team member and providing an exceptional workplace across our varied disciplines. To make the greatest impact on animals, we must support the people who do the work, so our staff feel investment from the organization and can effectively prioritize and engage with our mission, work together, and develop necessary skills and capabilities, so we can successfully serve the ASPCA's guiding vision that the United States is a humane community in which all animals are treated with respect and kindness.

What You'll Do

The ASPCA's Benefits team, part of our People team, works to ensure our people have thoughtfully designed employee benefit plans and time off policies, and skillfully administers requests for leaves of absence and workplace accommodations. The Benefits Manager supports these efforts by creating and executing communications strategies to elevate staff understanding of our benefits plans and programs, incorporating multiple communications channels and media to reach staff with different work environments and learning styles, and by administering leave and accommodation requests.

This person will apply research and benefit plan requirements, engage in critical thinking, deploy emotional intelligence, and exercise sound judgment to support a complex workforce, frequently shifting between managing communications and processes for the full organization and one-on-one interactions with employees and managers, and always balancing empathy, confidentiality, professionalism, objectivity, and discretion.

The Benefits Manager reports directly to the Senior Director, Benefits and has no direct reports.

Where and When You'll Work

• This position is based at the ASPCA's 8th Avenue office in New York, NY but does not require full-time onsite work; the role allows for flexibility to work from home to the extent approved by the manager and Department Head.
• This position is generally expected to work Monday - Friday, approximately during standard business hours in the Eastern time zone and specifically be available by 9:00 AM ET on Monday mornings.
• This position requires the ability and willingness to report to ASPCA locations in New York, NY up to about 1-2 days per week, and travel up to 5% annually (1-2 trips per year), as needed.

What You'll Get

Compensation

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and staff compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience.

The expected hiring salary range for this role is set forth below and may be modified in the future.

The target hiring range for this role is $83,000 - $88,000 annually.

Benefits

At the ASPCA, you don't have to choose between your passion and making a living. Our comprehensive benefits package helps ensure you can live a rewarding life at work and  benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Affordable health coverage
  , including medical, employer-paid dental, and optional vision coverage.
• Flexible time off that includes vacation time, sick and bereavement time, paid parental leave, 10 company paid holidays, and paid personal time off that allows you even more flexibility to observe the days that mean the most to you.
• Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings, including a 401(k) plan with generous employer contributions - we match dollar for dollar up to 4% and provide an additional 4% contribution toward your future each year.
• Robust professional development opportunities, including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship with industry-leading peers, internal mobility, opportunities to support in the field, and so much more.

Responsibilities:

Responsibility buckets are listed in general order of importance, and include but are not limited to:

Benefits Outreach and Communications

• Develop and execute the benefits communication strategy, including advance planning for required disclosures and annual events; designing campaigns to promote enhancements and engage staff; and employing flexibility to address unplanned developments such as new legal requirements and vendor changes.
• Maintain multiple communication channels for engaging employees and providing information, including comprehensive Workvivo pages and group updates, frequent features in the Scoop (the ASPCA's internal staff newsletter), emails, videos and webinars, flyers, mailings, etc., ensuring information is…