Senior Manager: Total Remuneration and Rewards at Auditor-General of South Africa

Requirement Overview

• To lead and provide strategic direction for the organisation’s Total Reward and Recognition function, ensuring the design, governance and effective delivery of remuneration, reward and recognition practices across all levels.
• The role partners with the CPO and Executive Leadership to deliver an integrated, equitable and affordable reward and recognition framework aligned to organisational strategy, performance excellence and governance requirements, and is accountable for submissions to EXCO and RemCo.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Function

• Design and execute innovative recognition & reward solutions and strategies through creative input combined with data analysis and a deep understanding of the organisation’s current and future challenges (recognition programs, incentive plans, market positions, salary range, design, and pay mix analysis); 
• Design and implement total rewards policy and practices to ensure that programs are current, competitive and in compliance with legal requirements; 
• Design and implement retention plans/ schemes
• Develop and maintain best practice reward and recognition programmes for the AGSA that enhance the organisation’s attraction efforts

Product Management

• Responsible for effective and efficient implementation of reward and recognition programmes, practices and initiatives.
• Prepare Exco and RemCo meeting packs meetings and accompany the People’s Exco member to RemCo meetingsPerform total rewards analysis in line with AGSA relevant sector guidelines and principles (including data submission, data extraction and analysis, reporting and recommendation presentation); 
• Implement, develop and manage the AGSA’s remuneration process and provide advice and guidance as required in terms of remuneration
•  Participate in the annual remuneration process including playing the role of subject matter expert in the review of the annual salary structure, the calculation of bonuses, preparation of increase and bonus documents schedules (where applicable)
•  Run salary benchmarking reports both internally and externally to ensure competitive market rates. 
•  Lead the execution of salary increases and bonus payments where applicable.
•  Develop and continuously review the annual salary scales across the AGSA, to ensure relevance and to an enable effective attraction and retention of skills 
• Act as a recognised subject matter expert by advising business unit leaders, executives, and human capital practitioners on total rewards in the organisation;
• Work jointly with the organisation design specialist to do compilation, evaluation of job descriptions and the maintenance thereof; 
• Lead and be actively involved in the deployment of the grading system 
• Educate business leaders, and human capital practitioners on total rewards
• Performance of market surveys and research in relevant sectors, and preparation of schedules and reports for the AGSA Remuneration Committee as required
• Closely cooperate and manage the relationship with the external remuneration consulting firms
• Stay informed of latest reward trends and technological developments, continuous upskilling of own and team’s professional knowledge and competence 
• Governance and oversight responsibilities for retirement funds and medical aid.
• Oversee management of employee benefits together with the relevant COE
• Design, implement and evaluate organisation wide recognition programmes that reinforce organisational values and performance excellence, and demonstrably contribute to positive employee experience, engagement and culture outcomes.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Provide strategic support and guidance to internal stakeholders on total rewards matters in order to ensure alignment on remuneration philosophy.
• Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs.
• Communicate the total rewards framework to both internal and external stakeholders to ensure understanding of these by all relevant stakeholders.
• Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery.
• Establish and maintain relations with recognised professional bodies within own professional sphere.
• Manage service level agreements (SLAs).
• Collaborate with other People Portfolio subject matter experts on projects and general operations, in particular the People Partners

People Management

• A member of the People Portfolio leadership team
• Contribute towards the achievement of People Portfolio initiatives

Financial management and operational management

• Contribute to the development of the business unit’s budget and manage the team expenditure.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and procedures.
• Contribute to the risk assessment activities in the BU and the organisation.
• Provides guidance and advice on overall people remuneration aspects during the organisational budgeting process.
• Other responsibilities (applicable to all JD’s)
• Perform and/or manage other projects, tasks and assignments not stipulated on the Job description as and when required.

Skills, Experience & Education

• This position requires a relevant Postgraduate degree in HR management/commercial or other relevant field and/or equivalent experience
• SARA Accreditation will be an advantage

Experience

• The incumbent is required to have a minimum of 8 to 10 years experience (post qualification) in a senior capacity in compensation, rewards and recognition, preferably in the financial services sector.
• A is not responsible for the verification of data provided and shall not be liable for any errors, factual, transcription or otherwise, contained in the information posted. Therefore, ensure that your online application and CV is correct, accurate and up to date.
• To successfully upload documents on the career site, ensure that the document name does not contain any special characters. This appointment is subject to the preferred candidate obtaining the necessary security clearance, reference checking and competency assessment. We embrace and committed in achieving employment equity within the organisation. Auditor General welcomes applications from all persons with disabilities.

Closing date: 15 April 2026