Career Opportunities: Head: Remuneration, Benefits and HR Transaction Centre (12304)

South African Broadcasting Corporation; Durban North; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A national broadcasting organization is looking for a Head of Remuneration, Benefits and HR Transaction Centre. The role includes developing total rewards policies and advising executives on best practices. Candidates should have over 10 years in Total Rewards, extensive leadership experience, and a strong understanding of remuneration legislation. The position is based in Durban North, South Africa, with a closing date of 03 August 2025.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Total Rewards with management experience.
• Understanding of remuneration and benefits legislation.
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement total rewards policies.
• Lead job evaluation and reward strategy.
• Monitor compliance and operational risks.

Skills

Leadership in Total Rewards

Stakeholder management

Compliance and risk management

Data analysis

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree/Post-Graduate Degree in Human Resources

Global Remuneration Professional Certification

Industrial Psychologist Registration

Tools

HR Information System (HRIS)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Career Opportunities: Head: Remuneration, Benefits and HR Transaction Centre (12304)

Requisition ID12304-Posted -Group Human Resources-Human Capital Services-GP - Auckland Park

Head : Remuneration, Benefits and HR Transaction Centre

CLOSING DATE: 03 AUGUST 2025

Report Line : Executive: Human Resources

Division : Human Resources

Scale Code : 120 (Peromnes 4, Paterson E2)

Position Id : 60017657

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Responsible for planning, developing and implementing new and revised Total Rewards programs, as well as policies and procedures to support the organisation’s talent attraction and retention strategies in line with legislative requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for the end-to-end management and benchmarking of the SABC Total rewards practices, programs and policies and advise Executives on best practices.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY

• Develop and implement the organization-wide policies and processes that encompass the job evaluation, remuneration, benefits and employee recognition programs as part of the Total Rewards Strategy.
• Act as an advisor to the Group HR Executive Management Team as the subject matter expert in the contribution of the Strategic Plan (5-year span).
• Make recommendations to Executive Human Resources, to include remuneration elements into the HR Strategy of the SABC to enhance the employee value proposition.
• Identifies and monitors the organization culture relative to total reward, so that it supports the attainment of the organizational goals and promotes employee satisfaction and further engagement.
• Leads a process of competitive reward and talent retention, communicates, and integrates the results of HR Strategic Planning throughout the organization.
• Lead and direct the job architecture processes by ensuring there’s policies that are equitable, compliant and ensure the delivery of the SABC fit for purpose structure.

BUSINESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

• Provide leadership for participation in remuneration and benefits surveys both public sector and the national market
• Develop and continuously review the annual salary scales and ensure compliance with changing legislation and regulations.
• Update and maintain the pay scales in line with benchmarked market data and SABC pay philosophy.
• Providing advice to staff and management on the different remuneration structures and benefits designs within SABC.
• Keep abreast of developments regarding tax legislation relating to remuneration and benefits to provide accurate information to staff and payroll
• Provide staff budgets input during the budgeting cycle
• Prepare HR and Remco submissions on remuneration, benefits and related policies and programs
• Oversee the management of Shared Services function.
• Provide leadership in remuneration and information management to draft designs for the HR information System (HRIS) or related system enablement tools related to remuneration, benefits, incentive and commission models.
• Data extraction and utilizing/packaging information to advise clients as and when requested, including information and enquiries related to remuneration and benefits.
• Champion the monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc report and feedback relating to remuneration, benefits and Shared Services when required.
• Checking alignment of remuneration and benefits programs to existing policy, procedures and systems or proposing new ones.
• Provide technical and process support on remuneration and benefits projects

GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE

• Monitor and report on the operational risk and compliance matters within the remuneration and benefits environment, its administration, gaps, etc.
• Monitor adherence and compliance to the policies, directives, interventions, systems, practices, processes procedures and report any non-compliance, gaps and make recommendations to rectify
• Implement Risk Management Plans and actions in line with organisational Risk Framework.
• Identify internal risks and develop mitigation plans (that is controls); as well as monitoring the implementation
• Deal with audit queries that emanate in business related to remuneration and benefits, the administration thereof and draft actions to be considered for resolving such findings

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Maintain relationships with vendors in the Total Rewards space to ensure delivery of the Service Level Agreements on both sides.
• Support stakeholders with remuneration and benefits analytics and related issues that are raised for decision making and present at HR and Remuneration Committee (HRRC)
• Provide support during salary and substantive negotiations on remuneration and benefits trends, market analysis, internal salary costs, range simulations, increase impacts on remuneration and benefits, etc
• Present to various stakeholders when required on current, new or revised remuneration and benefits processes, administration and tools
• Engage with Organised Labour on remuneration and benefits when required to do so
• Delivery of remuneration and benefits specific communications
• Advise Human Resources staff on remuneration and benefits policy, procedure, administration related matters

LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Drive the recognition program as part of the Total Rewards, to create a culture of high performance and engaged workforce to transform the SABC to be an employer of choice.
• Ensure that Team has performance agreements and developmental plans for each performance cycle.
• Review the Teams performance contracts and identify opportunities for improvement
• Provide coaching to capacitate the team to operate at high performance standards.

FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Post-Graduate Degree (NQF7) in Human Resources and/ or other related Behavioural Disciplines.

• Global Remuneration Professional Certification
• Registration as an Industrial Psychologist
• Postgraduate qualification majoring in Human Resources or other business related (NQF8)

EXPERIENCE

• 10 plus years related experience in the Total Rewards area.
• At least 4 years management and leadership experience within the Total Rewards space

KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrates thorough understanding of Total Reward theories and best practices regarding behavioral drivers for improving and sustaining working relationships; as well as business drivers and trends and environmental factors to influence and shape total reward strategy.
• Thorough understanding and capability in total reward processes.
• Demonstrates thorough understanding of Remuneration, Job Evaluation, Levels of work and HRIS
• Demonstrates thorough understanding of coaching, counselling and mentoring theories and best practices, as well as methodologies.
• Demonstrates thorough understanding of various conditions of employment related benefits, (e.g., leave, medical aid, group; life schemes, retirements funds & rules, allowances etc.).
• Extensive working knowledge of the legislative framework governing remuneration, benefits, recruitment practices and legislation in the country.
• Advanced Excel, and other Microsoft packages