Head of Compensation and Benefits

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Recruitment Matters Africa Full time

Our client is looking for a Head of Compensation and Benefits(SSA) to join their team.

Develop and maintain effective remuneration policies, benefit schemes, and C&B processes in alignment with overall global the company HR strategy and corporate the company guidelines with the objective to support
the company’s business by ensuring attraction, motivation, and retention of highly qualified and performing employees.
Responsible for 40 countries within Sub Sahara Africa

**Salary**: Negotiable

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Contribute to the design and implantation of Compensation & Benefits (C&B) programs and reward policies that are aligned with the company’s business objectives for all staff levels
- Ensure that compensation and benefits policies are adhered to
- Co-ordinate alignment of global/regional reward activities with other regional and country C&B teams
- Co-ordinate the development of Role Profiles evaluations and grading process
- Manage, control, and administer all aspects of the company’s local Pension scheme
- Act as a consultant to local the company line management in C&B matters
- Provide input and cost analysis for personnel costs budgeting process
- Implement analysis of legislative, market and actuarial trends and projections
- Coordinate, together with the Training & Development Manager, the planning of career/development paths
- Contribute to the design of C&B-related business intelligence, taking business strategies into account
- Liaise with external consultants and industry colleagues
- Supervise job analysis and evaluation, analysis of C&B surveys, preparation of C&B proposals and merit budgets
- Benchmark the company C&B policies with outside companies through participation in outside surveys/forums and propose possible amendments.
- Participate in compensation and benefit surveys to ensure market transparency and positioning of remuneration packages according to the HR Strategy
- Oversee relationships with external vendors of C&B services and drive quality and supplier service for area of responsibility
- Provide consulting on C&B matters (e.g. interpret policy) and analytics for business managers as required
- Manage all Mobility across SSA to ensure compliance with all local legislations
- Manage Executive annual remuneration and the LTI schemes to the target audience
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of C&B information for business and planning requirements
- Ensure alignment of benefits across SSA for all countries
- Co-ordinate and monitor annual merit & bonus plan processes and salary reviews for local & zonal staff and managers in close co
- ordination with the Regional HR resources and Global C&B
- Manage, guide, and coach performance of team members to ensure work is delivered on time and to right level of quality
- Determine SLA’s of Regional and Local country C&B departments

**Key skills**:

- Organisation
- Time management
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Adaptability
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Leadership

**Qualification**:

- University Degree / Masters -Major Human Resources
- C&B Professional Certificate
- 10 years experience across multiple African countries (Francophone, Anglophone and Lusophone territories)

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Johannesburg, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)



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