Rewards / Compensation Senior Analyst – French Speaker

ZA008 Mercer South Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

ZA008 Mercer South Africa is seeking a Rewards / Compensation Senior Analyst to join their Career team in Johannesburg. This hybrid role requires at least three days per week in the office and involves administering remuneration surveys, engaging with clients, and contributing to marketing strategies. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, fluency in French and English, and relevant experience in the field.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive company culture

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience in rewards or compensation and benefits.
• Able to travel sporadically into Africa for clients’ engagements.

Responsibilities

• Administer remuneration surveys across various African countries.
• Engage with clients and support the delivery of Mercer products.
• Conduct data collection and reporting for surveys.

Skills

Fluent French

Fluent English

MS Office (Excel advanced)

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor degree

Job description

Description :

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career team at Mercer. This role will be based in Johannesburg. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Rewards / Compensation Senior Analyst, you will have great exposure to internal and external clients, working with colleagues across geographies in a global environment.

You will be working for the world’s leading HR consulting firm.

We will count on you to :

• Administer remuneration surveys and other products, across various African countries together with a client service team.
• Survey administration includes client canvassing, data collection, data cleaning and reporting. Some high-level client analysis also required from time to time.
• Contribute to the design of the country sales and marketing strategy.
• Execute country sales and marketing strategy.
• Manage campaigns of other Mercer products in assigned countries Regular client engagement related to other Mercer products, including employee engagement surveys, remuneration analysis tools, employee assessment tools, job evaluation and so forth.
• Support the delivery of other Mercer products under the supervision of associates and senior associates.
• Participate in internal company projects.
• Ad-hoc support to consulting team.
• Key client account management.

What you need to have :

Bachelor degree preferred.

Fluent French and English level (spoken and written).

Previous experience in the rewards or compensation and benefits environment.

Able to travel sporadically into Africa for clients’ engagements.

Driver license and own car (or ready to use Uber).

Proficiency knowledge of MS Office products (Excel- advanced, Word, PowerPoint).

Can do” attitude and ability to resolve escalated issues in a timely and professional way.

Strong attention to detail and follow-through skills to resolve any outstanding issues.

Able to collaborate with colleagues or other stakeholders across the globe.

Is a self-starter and shows empathy.

What makes you stand out?

Comfortable and motivated to work on international projects in a well-structured organization.

Enthusiastic personality and willingness to learn.

Ready to play a leading role in helping cross functional teams collaborate and achieve challenging goals.

Focused on the importance of getting down to the detail of how things work.

Great communicator and a team player.

Why join our team :

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses : Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex / gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at to discuss any specific needs.Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.