The Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) is a government component that reports to the Minister of Finance and administers funds and schemes on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), the largest pension fund in Africa. It thus administers the pension affairs of approximately 1,7 million government employees and pensioners, as wel...
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Chief Director: EB Operations And Finance REF NO: CHIDIRE/EB-OPS/2026/01-1P
The purpose of the role is: To ensure the provisioning of benefits payment processing for GEPF members and beneficiaries. One position of Chief Director: EB Operations and Finance is currently available at Employee Benefits Unit in GPAA. This position will be filled as a permanent position
SALARY : R1 494 900 – R1 787 328 per annum (Level 14), (all-inclusive package)
CENTRE : Pretoria Head Office
REQUIREMENTS :
A relevant Degree/BTech in Finance / Business Administration / Management / Public Administration) (NQF Level 7) with 5 years’ experience at senior managerial level in financial services, preferable in Employee Benefits, Pension Fund and Retirement Benefits Administration.
Proven track record as a business unit lead. Computer literacy which includes a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Knowledge of Pension Fund Regulations and rules.
Knowledge of Customer relationship management (Channel management).
Knowledge of compliance management. Knowledge of Benefits administration.
Knowledge of financial management including budgeting and forecasting. Industry knowledge.
Knowledge of relevant systems. Programme and Project management skills.
Change Management skills. Service delivery innovation skills.
Problem solving and analysis skills. Knowledge management. People management and empowerment skills. Strategic capability skills. Good communication skills (both verbal and written). Respect. Service excellence. Integrity. Transparency.
Courtesy. Emotional Intelligence. Team Player.
DUTIES :
The incumbent will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks which includes but are not limited to the following: Ensure the implementation of the employee benefits processing strategy for GEPF and beneficiaries: Develop, implement and monitor achievement of an effective strategic plan.
Facilitate development, implementation and maintenance of Program policies, procedures, and processes, in accordance with best practice.
Negotiate and monitor error management, SLA monitoring, SLA implementation and reporting.
Develop an effective medium term expenditure framework (MTEF) and medium-term strategy framework (MTSF) operating strategy for the Program