Job Title : Health Plan Project Specialist
Department : Human Resources
Property : Harrah's Corporate Las Vegas
Shift : Day
Status : Full-Time

Come Do Your Best Work Here!
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada almost 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions. On June 13, 2005, Harrah's Entertainment acquired Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and now owns or manages through various subsidiaries more than 54 casinos in five countries, primarily under the Harrah's, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names. With nearly 4 million square feet of casino space, more than 40,000 hotel rooms and nearly 70,000 employees, the Harrah's portfolio is the most diverse in the gaming industry. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.

Job Description:
Play A Major Role With Us!
Hiring at Harrah's Entertainment is our first critical step towards creating a "Best Place to Work". As a company we have always believed in the service profit chain which means selecting and retaining the best talent in order to achieve top and bottom line results. Our employees entertain guests on a daily basis and create memorable service experiences for millions of people across our 50 properties around the world. Customer loyalty starts with the employees we hire.

This position will report to the President’s Associate in Benefits. It will work closely with the entire corporate Benefits team and HR Leadership across Harrah’s properties including physically in Las Vegas in support of initiatives related specifically to enhancing Harrah’s medical plan.

Harrah’s medical plan is available to all salaried employees and to hourly employees after they have worked a certain amount of time at the Company, depending on location of employment. Harrah’s covers over 35,000 employees and over 65,000 covered lives (including employees and their dependents). Harrah’s strives to offer exceptional quality, affordable health care. With escalating health care costs, Harrah’s is taking a Wellness approach to both improve the quality of lives of its employees and to control costs that are associated with health problems. This position will focus on implementing strategies designed to enhance the Wellness platform at Harrah’s. It is a 12-13 month position, available until the end of 2010. In the fall of 2010, it will be evaluated whether it is necessary to maintain the position into 2011.

Responsibilities include:
Project management – Wellness initiatives
* Assist in researching Wellness initiatives, programs and best practices to inform Harrah’s Wellness strategy
* Assist in developing or managing the development of communications and presentations to communicate new Wellness strategies to HR Leadership and employees across the Company
* Develop, maintain, and track against project plans for Wellness project initiatives
* Track and manage vendor project activities and deliverables to help ensure timely and quality delivery of vendor assignments
* Assist the HR teams at project sites in Las Vegas in executing corporate Wellness initiatives (i.e. at Harrah’s corporate offices and casino properties)
* Measure projects’ successes using metrics the Director and the Project Specialist define together

Critical competencies for this position include:
* Self Assurance. Confident in ability to achieve goals. Resilient and tenacious
* Organization. Able to maintain a very well organized and structured approach to work, in order to effectively multitask and track various activities and projects occurring sometimes in parallel.
* Initiative. Creates and seizes opportunities to win, even when faced with ambiguity. True passion for results.
* Team Focused. Catalyst for success of the whole team, not just own goals.
* Environmental Radar. Understands how to get things done and when to involve others in decisions.
* Range of Influence. Builds and leverages networks.
* Internal Consulting. Analyzes needs. Effectively provides options, recommendations, and council.
* Effectiveness. Effectively manages work to meet timelines and goals.
* Problem finding. Sees around the corners. Anticipates the unexpected.
* Creativity. Generate new perspectives.
* Business Intelligence. Stays current. Understands how what happens in the world affects us, our marketplace and our competition.
* Entertain your Best. Demonstrates integrity, authenticity, and candor. Embraces inclusion and employee engagement.
* Outside In. Systematically seeks information on wants and needs of our employee “customers.”
* Problem Resolution. Decisive and timely. Adapts with changes.

Qualifications:
* Preferred 3+ years project management experience
* Evidence of learning quickly and ability to build on existing business foundations
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc)
* Interest and passion in health and wellness
* Exceptional reporting skills
* Exceptional communication skills
* Bachelor’s degree required – concentration in Management or Human Resources a plus
* Ability to administer and coordinate across multiple tasks and deadlines
* Professionalism and ability to maintain strict confidentiality of company and employee information

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.

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