Remuneration and Benefits Manager
Listing reference: ukzn_000708
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 11 November 2025
Position summary
Industry: Education & Training
Job category: Compensation and Benefits
Location: Westville
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION,
REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS MANAGER,
(PEROMNES GRADE 6),
WESTVILLE CAMPUSES.
Job description
- The Remuneration and Benefits Manager is responsible for the Management of remuneration and benefits in line with policies, procedures, current legislation, best practices and governance that facilitates and guides Management’s planning and decision making to fulfil the Human Resources and the University’s strategy, and; manages the job evaluation process for the University whilst, maintaining the job profiling standards for Professional Services positions.
- This position also manages staff that reports into the remuneration and benefits office.
Minimum requirements
- Matric plus a relevant honours degree or post-graduate qualification.
- Eight (8) years relevant work experience of which three (3) years should include Management/Supervision experience.
- Excellent experience in Remuneration, Benefits, Job Evaluation, Benchmarking and PayScale Design, Total Package/Total Cost to Employer Package Structuring and Salary Surveys.
- Knowledge and proficiency in the use of MS Office, especially MS Excel and Word.
- Excellent written, presentation, communication and inter-personal skills.
- Excellent planning and organising capabilities.
- Strong customer service orientation and excellent experience with multiple stakeholder engagements.
- Strong analytical and investigative skills with excellent numeracy skills, attention to detail and ability to work effectively under pressure.
Advantages
- Certified Global Remuneration Professional (GRP).
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the Peromnes job evaluation system and remuneration practices and procedures in an academic tertiary institution.
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is committed to meeting the objectives of Employment Equity to improve representivity within the Institution. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups in accordance with our Employment Equity Plan.
- Please do not send us copies of your degree and other certificates. We will request certified copies if you are short listed for interview.
- Please read the advertisement carefully. We do not consider applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements.
- The University is committed to Employment Equity.
- The University reserves the right not to fill a vacancy.
- Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the closing date, please assume you are unsuccessful
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