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Health & Benefits Consultant

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Marsh McLennan

Job Description

Company:

Marsh

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) team. This role will be based in Sandton/Dubai, hybrid and has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Health & Benefits Consultant you will work with a wide range of companies to help them assess, develop and deploy strategies, programs and initiatives to improve the health and wellness of their employees in Africa. Advise clients on best practices, financial management, compliance, communication and administration of health and benefit plans.

We will count on you to:

  • Provide financial, contract and/or administrative analysis, and manages portions of projects, including ad-hoc client requests of problem-solving on administrative and operations issues

  • Support financial analysis and review: including underwriting, data analytics, and partnership with actuaries to support funding analysis

  • Contribute as a member of the consulting team in developing overall client strategy, interprets and presents benchmark data to client and ensures plan and program changes are properly implemented embody client’s strategy

  • Manage internal specialty resources ensuring client deliverables meet client’s goals and deadlines and delegates and reviews project work of more junior colleagues

  • Assist with the preparation, completion of peer review process and delivery of clear and concise client-friendly communications

  • Work directly with the client and manages the request for proposal (RFP) process with the health insurance carriers and internal analyst

  • Collect and review the analyst’s compilation of health benefits information from a variety of sources (such as hard files, electronic files, the client and carriers), responses from the carriers and the data in a template (customization depends on client plan types, funding, rate structure, etc), and reviews the transparency documents

  • Ensure compliance with professional standards including use of templates, client calendar, peer review, and transparency.

  • Peer review the information, analyze and interpret the results, edits and finalize the executive summary report, and send this report to the client.

  • Establish necessary carrier/vendor relationships with appropriate contacts to serve clients in handling all administration (eligibility, claims, billing, plan implementation, contracts, plan changes and necessary amendments).

  • Demonstrate project management skills and manages the quality and timeliness of deliverables and delegates to and reviews project work of more junior colleagues.

What you need to have:

  • Business Degree or equivalent

  • 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role within a Health & related benefits environment

  • Intermediate MS Office applications skills: Excel, PowerPoint

  • Fluency in English

  • Excellent communication and business partnering skills

What makes you stand out?

  • Eager to exchange, collaborate and work in a multinational network and a global company

  • Think outside of the box and a can-do positive attitude

Why join our team:

  • We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

  • We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

  • Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at [email protected] to discuss any specific needs.Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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Mar 13, 2025

Full-time

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