COMPENSATION ANALYST III

*This position is required to reside in any of the following LAC countries: Peru, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras*

**Please, submit your resumé in English**.

This seasoned analyst implements, and maintains major global compensation programs in accordance with Compassion's global compensation philosophy. He or she ensures compensation programs and policies are administered effectively and in accordance with the organization's reward strategy. This professional recommends actions to resolve compensation-related problems and reviews requests for new or revised classifications to determine appropriate salary grade assignment. This analyst formulates recommendations regarding salary structures, FLSA exemptions, and job revisions. At this career level, the incumbent generally conducts compensation work independently or participates as a team member for major, complex, or international programs. He or she may coach and oversee the work of other specialists.

Main responsibilities and tasks:

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.

• Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.

• Drafts job descriptions and designs, analyzes, and maintains Compassion’s salary structures and develops models and recommendations for global compensation programs.

• Evaluates competitive market pay levels for positions using standard evaluation techniques and develops proposed grade placement and/or pay in range.

• Recommends vendors and oversees the process or gathers and submits data to complete vendor job salary surveys.

• Supports the global annual merit increase process including interacting with field HR staff and tracking and reconciling merit program input from US and field locations. May "own" the merit process for a region.

• Collects data about Compassion’s compensation program/pay levels and analyzes it to prepare reports and advise managers and responds to ad-hoc benchmarking requests for departments across the globe experiencing attraction/retention issues.

• Working primarily across a specified region or regions, conducts compensation compliance reviews to ensure adherence to compensation program guidelines, ensuring compliance with wage and employment laws, including reporting requirements and works with HR globally to ensure corporate compensation philosophy is maintained.

• Develops and/or revises job descriptions to meet standards in clarity, uniformity, completeness and format and participates in salary surveys conducted by third parties.

• May provide coaching and mentoring to lower level compensation staff and also advises and counsels HR, managers, and employees on compensation policies and procedures.

Faith

• Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Culture

• Accountable for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion's core "Cultural Behaviors" in all internal and external communication and relationships.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.

• Compensation, SHRM certification or any national one is desirable.

• 7+ years of relevant experience working in this or a related field.

• Experience working in HR and Compensation is desirable.

• English/Spanish proficiency for business requirements.

• Medium to Advanced MS Excel skills and have worked with HRIS (Workday experience could be very beneficial but optional)

Additional requirements:

• Consulting skills

• Resilience

• Assertive communication in compensation areas

• Cultural behaviors

• Paradigm Navigation - involves the ability to adapt and innovate compensation strategies in response to evolving business environments, workforce expectations, economic conditions, and regulatory changes. In this context, paradigm navigation is crucial for creating competitive, equitable, and effective compensation plans that align with modern workforce needs and organizational goals.

• Collaboration through listening and learning - quality of having a modest view of one's own importance. It involves being open to learning from others, recognizing personal limitations, and being willing to acknowledge mistakes or areas for improvement.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization in a related field.

*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above

Working Environment

Home Office – Standard Office Environment.

Physical Demands

Sitting, standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day. Monday to Friday | 8am - 5pm.

Travel Requirements

May be required to travel up to 10% of normal schedule