Reward Specialist Africa Full-Time

About the role / Purpose of the job

Manage Reward and Wellbeing activities for Sasol Africa Regions. (Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana & Nigeria)  to  deliver the following key performance areas, and be considered as the top reward specialist within the region

Functional outputs

Translate Group minimum standards and policies into regional policies, procedures, and plans addressing requirements on local issues relating to reward and benefit and Wellbeing matters.

• Co-design and implement regional specific policies and plans, including BU/Functional specific recognition plans, Regional specific reward policies and pay practices and changes to benefit plans such;
• Participate in Africa reward and benefits and Wellbeing surveys and analyses survey reports to ensure alignment with internal reward and benefit practices to the external market. Use information to design Africa pay lines;
• Responsible for the compliance of practices against minimum standards and policies and ensure that exceptions outside of approved Delegation of Authority are escalated to the VP: Reward for consideration;
• Responsible for the design and implementation of Wellness interventions in line with BU requirements aligned to Sasol’s EVP, Africa Regional requirements;
• Ensure that the quality of all interventions are measured;
• Manage and implement interventions to reduce sick leave;
• Analyze the applicable Functional Core metrics & report the insights and suggest gap closing measures in the region. Continuously monitor escalation in staff costs and turnover levels and escalate any concerns to Snr Manager: Rewards and Benefits (SA);
• Execute selected regional programs, e.g. RemPro – annual increase and incentive exercises, implementation of new variable pay plans, design of annual STI plans, merit and retention awards etc through the coordination and management of a small group of specialists.

Job requirements

• This position is for Mozambicans Only

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Behavioral Science, Accountant/Accountancy

Experience:

• 11 Years Relevant Experience

Key competencies required

Leadership

• Shapes business strategy;
• Business acumen;
• Drives accountability and high performance.

Functional / Technical (as per the specific job or function; these should be assessed during interview phase or other assessment, as far as possible)

•  Strategy Development and Translation;
• Organizational Development and Transformation;
• HR Architecture Design;
• Talent Sourcing and Deployment;
• Performance Management Delivery;
• Remuneration Management;
• Learning Delivery;
• Payroll Data/Rewards and Benefits;
• Business Partnering/Consulting;
• HR Systems Application;
• HR Governance and Compliance;
• Employee Relations.