Senior Specialist: Remuneration Gauteng

Shape reward frameworks that drive performance, fairness, and compliance. Join a specialist financial institution where governance and impact go hand in hand.

This role sits within the People and Culture division and is responsible for supporting the implementation and ongoing refinement of remuneration and benefits frameworks across the organisation. The successful incumbent will provide specialist input into policies, benchmarking, job evaluation, incentive structures, and compliance processes, ensuring alignment with legislative requirements and governance standards applicable to state-owned entities.

You will play a critical role in maintaining market-aligned, equitable, and compliant reward practices. Working closely with HR, finance, and leadership stakeholders, you will provide analytical insights and advisory support that strengthens decision-making and supports the organisation’s strategic objectives.

Our client is a well-established, specialist development finance institution operating within the agricultural and financial services sectors. With a long-standing national mandate, the organisation plays a pivotal role in supporting growth, transformation, and sustainability across its value chain.

• Support the implementation and maintenance of remuneration and benefits policies and frameworks
• Conduct remuneration analysis, salary benchmarking, and participate in market surveys
• Provide analytical input into incentive and reward programme implementation
• Administer and support job evaluation, grading, and profiling processes
• Monitor governance and compliance with relevant legislation and public sector frameworks
• Prepare detailed remuneration reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders
• Provide advisory support to HR and business leaders on remuneration-related matters

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Industrial Psychology, Finance, or Commerce
• Global Remuneration Professional certification
• Advanced Excel capability with strong analytical skills
• Minimum 5 years’ remuneration and benefits experience within an SOE, finance, or banking environment
• Solid knowledge of remuneration legislation and public sector governance frameworks
• Understanding of the Land Bank Act or similar regulatory frameworks
• Strong attention to detail and ability to interpret complex data sets

• Accurate, compliant, and market-aligned remuneration frameworks
• Clear and reliable remuneration reporting that supports executive decision-making
• Well-managed job evaluation and grading processes
• Improved governance oversight and audit readiness
  
  Trusted specialist support to HR and leadership stakeholders