Manager: Compensation and Benefits at Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

Overall Purpose of the Job

• To design, implements and oversee organisation’s salary structures, incentives, and benefits to ensure they are competitive, fair and legally compliant. The role also involves ensuring the payroll systems function efficiently within the SACAA.

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

• Review, develop and manage effective HR policies and procedures pertaining to payroll, remuneration and benefits.

Human Resources Systems and Processes

• Review, develop and manage effective HR systems and processes pertaining to payroll, remuneration and benefits.
• Ensure alignment of the HR systems with prevailing policies.

Payroll Administration

• Manage the payroll administration of the SACAA to ensure compliance with statutory legislation.
• Ensure integrity of payroll system.
• Maintain an HR information system to inform data intelligence services needed to facilitate decision making.
• Develop metrics for analysing data for purposes of producing statistical reports.
• Conduct monthly data quality assurance on payroll system such as recording leave captured in the system, updating organisational structure information etc and audits against Corporate HR reports.
• Ensure that an accurate statistical database of employees is maintained and available at all times.

Remuneration and Benefits

• Create, implement and maintain competitive reward strategies that attract and retain top talent.
• Manage the remuneration and benefits of the SACAA.
• Develop and evolve the organisation’s pay scale and structure.
• Conduct benchmarks of PayScales in the market when necessary and make recommendations to the Executive HR.
• Ensure that the organisation’s pay scale complies with relevant laws and regulations.
• Ensure employees are paid in line with the SACAA policies.
• Ensure Pay Equity within the organisation

Client Liaison

• Provide the SACAA management and staff with the necessary assistance and advice regarding HR matters.
• Liaise with external clients.

People Management

• Ensure the appointment and retention of competent direct reports.
• Manage key performance areas of subordinates to ensure achievement of individual and Divisional objectives.
• Ensure the appointment and retention of competent reporting staff and the management of their key performance areas to achieve divisional objectives.
• Mentor, coach and develop staff.
• Motivate staff to achieve individual, Divisional and organisational goals.

Human Resources Records Management

• Oversee Human Resources records management.
• Collaborate with HR Operations to ensure employee and payroll data integrity.

Management of Reports

• Compiles monthly, quarterly, annual and adhoc reports.
• Partner with managers to help develop promotion and retention strategies for existing employees.
• Develop a departmental budget and keep operations within that budget.
• Oversee reports produced by compensation and payroll support team.

Requirements

Education

Minimum

• B Com degree (HR/Industrial Psychology)/ NQF level 7 equivalent 

Ideal

• B Com Honours degree (HR/ Industrial Psychology)/ NQF level 8 equivalent
• SAGE Payroll
• Remuneration and Benefits Training

Experience

Minimum

• 7 years Payroll and Employee Benefits exposure
• 5 years Management Experience

Ideal

• Seven years’ management experience in Employee Benefits

Closing Date: 26 May 2026