Manager - Compensation & Benefit

Our client is a dynamic conglomerate at the intersection of industrialization, innovation, and sustainability. They are rooted in Africa with a global vision, serving as the parent company to a diverse portfolio of subsidiaries, including leaders in renewable energy, agribusiness, healthcare, and technology. The aim is to bring solutions to the problems hampering African development. To do so it will invest and drive, alone or with co-investors, in assets supporting the continents industrialization and economic development, while keeping a strong commitment to environmental and social sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, recommend, and implement changes in benefit, wellness, and rewards and recognition plans in line with the companys strategy and associate experience goals.
• Design compensation and performance management philosophy.
• Design and manage the Annual Performance and Compensation Review cycle for both the entities and to ensure complete budget management and timeline adherence.
• Design and Provides input on business units Organization Structure, workforce planning, Annual Budget process and talent needs.
• Assess, advise, and manage local benefit programs such as healthcare, accident, and life insurance; align with regional counterparts on implementations of regional/global programs and administration.
• Support managements decision-making process by analysing benefit options and predicting future costs.
• Review and update regional total review policies, procedures, and guidelines. Monitor its effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with local statutory labour requirements related to compensation and benefits.

Key Experience

• 8 Years of related experience in Compensation and benefits.
• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in human resources or business administration
• Command of rewards principles and tools; understands complex terms and conditions and is able to assess costs and benefits; current with market practices and offerings.
• Strong business acumen with a high capacity for data, analysis, and recommendations related to compensation and benefits.
• Excellent English communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong Microsoft Office, Excel skills and previous HRIS experience