Global Reward & Recognition Manager – Remote

MAF; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global remote work

High impact role

Collaborative global team

Job summary

MAF International invites a Reward and Recognition Manager to shape a global framework spanning multiple geographies within a transformative not-for-profit aviation charity. You will lead a two-subfunction team (pay structures and benefits/recognition), implementing and governing the framework while collaborating with external partners.

You’ll design international pay approaches, COLA methodologies, and expatriate considerations, ensuring equity and affordability across ~20 jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience in an aviation-related role.
• Formal training or experience in QA and Safety Management.
• Understanding of human factors and their aviation applications.
• Strong analytical, reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and across cultures.
• Proactive, with initiative to identify issues and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Advise leadership up to Board on reward philosophy and lead a small expert team.
• Embed the global reward framework across geographies, balancing market competitiveness and equity.
• Own implementation, monitoring and governance of the framework.
• Develop international pay methodologies including COLA and expatriate considerations.
• Set global minimum standards for benefits aligned to local markets.
• Design recognition approaches with L&D and People Care.
• Support payroll governance across countries we operate in.

Skills

Aviation experience

QA & Safety Mgmt

Human factors

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Independent / self-starter

Cross-cultural

Education

Compensation certification

Job description

MAF International invites a Reward and Recognition Manager to shape a global framework spanning multiple geographies within a transformative not-for-profit aviation charity. You will lead a two-subfunction team (pay structures and benefits/recognition), implementing and governing the framework while collaborating with external partners.

You’ll design international pay approaches, COLA methodologies, and expatriate considerations, ensuring equity and affordability across ~20 jurisdictions.