Compensation and Benefits Lead Africa 10609
Compensation and Benefits Lead Africa 10609
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Job Title: Compensation and Benefits Lead Africa
Reporting: To Regional Head of HR Africa
Location: Durban South Africa
ABOUT UPL:
UPL is focused on emerging as a premier global provider of total crop solutions designed to secure the worlds longterm food supply. Winning farmers hearts across the globe while leading the way with innovativeproducts and services that make agriculture sustainable UPL is the fastestgrowing company in the industry.Our successes in the field add up to powerful financials. UPL delivers results from protecting crops thattranslate into attractive investor value. Based on the recognition that humankind is one community UPLsoverarching commitment is to improve areas of its presence workplace and customer engagement.
Our purpose is OpenAg. An agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all. No limits noborders.
We are one team for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We have a laserlike focus on what ourcustomers need and want on anticipating their future needs and on how we can create innovative solutionsand experiences for them. We think outside the box and go beyond our comfort zone. We believe in agility wemix the power of speed with structure from process. And wherever we can we always believe in having fun.
Role Summary
The Compensation and Benefits Lead will play a strategic role in developing implementing andmanaging compensation and benefits programs across our operations in Africa. This position requiresa deep understanding of local labour markets compliance requirements and cultural nuances toensure competitive and equitable compensation practices that attract and retain top talent. Thisposition will also be responsible for managing the South African payroll as well as sign off and approvalof the payrolls of entities across the continent. The successful candidate will be responsible to ensuredata accuracy and input on salary surveys the annual budget for headcount and system accuracy interms of compensation and benefits for employees in the Africa Region.
Role Responsibilities
Compensation Strategy Development
- Design and implement comprehensive compensation strategies aligned with the companysoverall objectives and market trends.
- Analyse market data and conduct benchmarking studies to ensure competitive pay structureswithin the region.
Benefits Program Management
- Oversee the design and administration of employee benefits programs including healthwellness retirement and other perks that meet local needs andregulatoryrequirements.
- Regularly assess benefits offerings and propose improvements based on employee feedbackand market research.
Compliance and Reporting
- Ensure all compensation and benefits practices comply with local labour laws and regulationsacross African countries of operation.
- Prepare regular reports and presentations for executive leadership and stakeholders oncompensation and benefits metrics.
Payroll Management
- Run the South African Payroll with third party Pay space to ensure that employees are paidaccurately and on time monthly
- Payroll recons including SARS and thirdparty payments
- Approve all other entity payrolls to ensure accuracy
- Manage third party payroll vendors
HR Analytics and Data management
- Utilize HR analytics to monitor trends identify gaps and drive datainformed decisionmakingregarding compensation and benefits.
- Maintain accurate and uptodate compensation and benefits data in HR information system
Headcount Budgets
- Lead Africa headcount budgets for Supply Chain and Business respectively annually ensuringaccuracy of budgets submitted
- Keep budgets up to date through the year to ensure accurate tracking of budgets.
Employee Engagement Initiatives
- Lead communication efforts to educate employees about compensation structures andbenefits offerings fostering a culture of transparency.
- Collaborate with the employee engagement team to evaluate the effectiveness ofcompensation and benefits offerings.
Financial Accountability
- Validation of budgets and tracking against same for the African payroll sites $18m annually
Internal Stakeholders
- Work closely with HR business partners finance and management to align compensation andbenefits programs with business objectives.
- Consult with legal and compliance teams to ensure adherence to local laws and regulations.
- Africa Middle East Finance and HR Teams
- Compensation and Benefits Global Centres of Excellence
External Stakeholders
- Suppliers
- Outsourced Payroll Providers
- Training and SD Suppliers
Knowledge Skills and Experience Required
- Bachelors degree in human resources Business Administration Finance or a related field.
- 5 years of experience in compensation and benefits management preferably within amultinational organization.
- Relevant certifications such as a CEBS or SHRM certification preferred.
- Indepth knowledge of compensation and benefits practices and regulations across multipleAfrican countries.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make datadrivenrecommendations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaboratewith diverse stakeholders.
- Proven experience in project management and leading crossfunctional initiatives.
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Advanced excel proficiency
- Experience managing benefits and compensation in a Human Resources Information System(HRIS) (Success factors would be advantageous)
- Pay space and ESS Experience
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Up to 25 travel required
Behavioural Requirements
- Attention to detail and capability to grasp the context and impact of compensation information
- Conscientious ethical and diligent
- Ability to deal with adversity (Resilience)
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Agile and problemsolving mentality
- High level of personal ethics
UPL Competencies
- Adaptability & Resilience
Recognizes and is open to changing circumstances and alters behavior and scales up asnecessary; increases personal awareness and appreciation of individual and cultural
differences to create an open inclusive and accepting workplace.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
Has a creative mindset and ability to think holistically takes calculated risks and maximizesopportunities
- Results Orientations
Acts pursues goals with persistence and achieves results; communicates goals and vision to theteam to drive enthusiasm and ambition.
- Excellence
Enhances the speed of and builds efficiency in processes systems and people; hassharp focus on qualityorientation.
- Strategic Orientation
Demonstrates knowledge of the social economic and environmental factors and how theyimpact the business. Identifies key issues that could impact the business and develops strategythrough an analytical lens / design thinking.
- Building Teams and Talent
Empowers colleagues through knowledge sharing and delegation quickly establishing rapport;provides recognition for achievements and accomplishments.
- Customer Centricity
Understands the customer needs and pain points fulfills the needs and expectations byfocusing on creating value for customers.
Employment Type
Full-Time
