Specialist, Reward, Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

• To implement the Africa Reward strategy by providing remuneration support to all Africa in-country Human Resources key stakeholders. To provide specialist advice and guidance in respect to the interpretation and application of remuneration policies, procedures, and systems, as they relate to each African country.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum qualifications

• Preferred Degree in Commerce – Finance / Accounting / Economics or equivalent with extensive advanced Excel. Global Remuneration Professional Designation is an added advantage.
• Or
• Human Resources Management / Social Science degree or equivalent with extensive advanced Excel with Global Remuneration Professional Designation is an added advantage.

Experience required

• Minimum 7 - 10 years’ experience as a Reward Specialist with advanced excel analyst experience in a fast-paced data/research domain that combines the People & Culture realm, finance understanding and payroll.
• Experience and understanding of reward concepts and practices, in a multi-country context, preferably on the African continent, is essential.
• Must have a good grasp of financial metrics and ratio’s to understand the sustainability, affordability and implication of various Remuneration initiatives as they relate to finances of different countries. 
• Be able to work across multiple jurisdictions, multi-currencies, multi-exchange rates, etc, whilst taking into consideration key macro-economic conditions such as hyper inflation, exchange rate volatility, currency devaluation, etc, is critical.
• Proven experience in supporting an annual Year-End Reward Review process for multiple countries within a compressed, demanding and pressurised time period. 
• Experience in ensuring that key stakeholders are constantly kept posted, given direction and deadlines are met, relevant reports are accurately compiled through in-depth data analysis. 
• Experience within a multinational company working with senior management teams in a complex environment.
• Track record of successfully implementing integrated, effective Reward and People & Culture solutions in support of business specific objectives & driving for a sustainable performance in the businesses.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Behavioural Competencies

• Strong data analysis and interpretation coupled with ability to provide insights and articulate challenge(s)/problem(s) and possible solution(s)
• Detail-oriented
• Strong teamwork and business partnering
• Action-oriented
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity

Technical Competencies

• Compensation and Benefits knowledge
• Reward Benchmarking
• Reward Analysis
• Stakeholder Management