Remuneration and Benefits Specialist / Analyst at Cape Union Mart

• We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Remuneration, Benefits & Employment Equity Analyst to join our Human Capital team.
• This role plays a key part in supporting the Human Capital Executive through high-quality reporting, analysis, and governance across remuneration, benefits, and employment equity practices. While not accountable for strategy ownership, this role provides the insight, data, and coordination that enable informed decision-making at Executive level.

Your impact

You will contribute to the effectiveness of our reward and compliance practices by:

• Supporting remuneration processes through benchmarking, job evaluation inputs, and salary review analytics
• Producing accurate, insight-driven reporting to inform decision-making across the business
• Coordinating benefits administration oversight through engagement with brokers and service providers
• Ensuring strong data integrity, compliance, and governance across reward and employment equity processes
• Enabling the Human Capital Executive with clear, decision-ready reporting and analysis
   

What you’ll be responsible for

Remuneration & Reward

• Conduct benchmarking and market analysis (including RemChannel)
• Support job evaluation processes and grading consistency
• Prepare salary review models, data analysis, and reporting
• Produce remuneration insights to support business decisions

Benefits

• Liaise with brokers and third-party providers on medical aid, pension, and risk benefits
• Monitor benefit utilisation, cost trends, and service delivery
• Support benefit reviews, renewals, and employee queries
• Work closely with the Benefits Administrator to ensure smooth operational delivery

Employment Equity & Compliance

• Support EE reporting, submissions, and compliance processes
• Maintain data accuracy and integrity for statutory reporting
• Assist with tracking EE plans and progress against targets
• Contribute to audit and governance requirements

Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare executive-level reports and dashboards across remuneration, benefits, and EE
• Analyse trends and translate data into actionable insights
• Support board, committee, and audit reporting requirements

Governance & Process Support

• Maintain and update reward-related policies and procedures
• Support compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reporting efficiency

What you’ll bring

• A relevant degree (BCom HR, Finance, or similar)
• 3–5 years’ experience in remuneration, rewards, or people analytics
• Strong experience in:
• Benchmarking (RemChannel preferred)
• Data analysis and reporting
• Excel (advanced level)
• Exposure to benefits administration and working with external providers
• Understanding of employment equity and compliance requirements (advantageous)
• Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy and integrity
• The ability to translate complex data into clear, practical insights