Job Purpose

• The role is responsible for the development and implementation of the Airline’s reward philosophy and total reward programs, as well as manage the effective and efficient implementation of employees’ rewards, incentives and remuneration administration in order to improve performance, engagement and the retention of the Airline’s employees. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for managing the outsourced International and Regional and Expatriate payrolls. Further to this, the role will develop a fair, equitable and competitive compensation and benefits package aligned to the Airline’s strategy and business objectives while catering for various geographies.
• The role will be responsible for providing a professional service to Corporate SAA, International Stations and Expatriate Staff based abroad. The incumbent of the role is responsible for developing remuneration and benefit structures for locally employed and expatriate personnel abroad, control of the local pension funds, undertaking research of local markets and economies for local and expatriate employees, analysis of market information, formulation of mandates and interpretation of tax legislation that supports the attainment of business objectives.

Principal Accountabilities

• Deliver on ExCo/RemCo Submissions and presentations
• Engage in trend analysis, benchmarking, research, best practice to support optimisation of Reward and Recognition
• Manages remuneration related projects from design to completion stages, in accordance with the project plan
• Maintains and updates project documentation and ensures compliance thereto
• Develop, review and revise remuneration and benefit structures
• Develop structuring guidelines for managerial packages in line with company policy and legislation
• Manage annual review of local employees’ salaries
• Ensure the provision of medical plans for local employees
• Develop, update and maintain policy manuals, conditions of employment, HR policies by monitoring the markets on a regular basis and by calling for labour law amendments
• Calculate and recommend retrenchment packages, as and when required for approval by ExCo
• Consult with lawyers and government on conditions of employment
• Review, recommend and implement expat pay curve on an annual basis
• Calculate expatriate packages as and when required as per policy
• Monitor markets for changes to Pension Fund Acts and recommend changes
• Analyse annual pension fund reports and submit recommendations for approval
• Provide guidance, advice and counselling to HR Managers, officers and admin staff at the various international stations on the implementation of HR policies and practices in their contexts
• Audit and sign-off employee service records and leave records to ensure that it is accurate and complies with HR standards
• Participate in Airline Personnel Directors Conference and Employment Conditions Abroad forums and surveys
• Manage International HR query response and resolution times against Service Level Agreements and Performance Metrics
• Verify and approve international employee information changes in line with labour law / policy of the specific country
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of international payrolls per country including review and approval of payroll dummy run, timesheet and leave captures, leave pay-outs, extension of leave, payments, etc.
• Conducts various salary surveys including executive levels (general and niche surveys)
• Conduct salary surveys per country and international workforce types (expatriate, third country, national, etc.) including variance for pay curves
• Participate in international company and club surveys for benchmarking purposes and analyse and make recommendations to management on proposed changes
• Communicate and provide advice on remuneration frameworks and survey results including APDC website updates
• Ensures mandate for annual salary increases are complied with on SAP Human Capital Management via Compensation Management for roll out to the Payroll Module
• Prepare and distribute salary adjustment and notch increases and monitor returns for country managers

Qualifications & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field at NQF level 7
• Formal training and experience in SAP payroll
• At least 3 – 5  years’ experience in a Remuneration and Benefits related role in a global context
• Experience in Human Resources with focus on statutory labour and taxation legislation, employee benefits, service conditions, job evaluations, HR information systems and salary surveys
• Experience in International and Expatriate Human Resources management will be an advantage
• Experience in International Labour and Pension Fund Legislation
• SARA – GRP qualification
• Experience in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
• Experience in undertaking research and preparing submissions at RemCo, Board and Shareholder level
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint at an advanced level

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of HR systems, especially SAP, financial systems, Employee Relations and taxation legislation
• Functional knowledge of all Remuneration and Benefit best practices
• Knowledge in surveys and benchmarking
• Compensation management
• Pension fund administration
• Payroll administration
• Project management
• Verbal and written communication
• Persuading and Influencing skills
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder management (including top management)
• Strong analytical skills
• Customer service skills
• Administrative skills
• Strong business acumen
• Financial and budgeting skills
• Problem solving
• Planning and organising skills
• Coaching and counselling skills
• Comfort around high level management
• Strong research skills
• Project management skills
• Strong numerical skills
• Computer literacy (proficient in MS Office)
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Ability to multi-task

Attributes

• Engages in crucial conversations
• Manages projects
• Facilitates change and innovation
• Implements and aligns to vision
• Delivers value
• Values team diversity
• Role models behaviours and values
• Results orientated
• Meticulous
• High ethics and integrity
• Resilient