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Our client is a global multinational Food & Beverage company, worldwide leader in most of its category portfolio. With global or local specific brands and products, the core focus is to meet the diverse needs and preferences of consumers all over the world.

Operating in Africa for more than 80 years, the Company has 5 markets within, the Equatorial African Region being amongst them. The regional operations are co-ordinated from Nairobi, Kenya to offer shared service across countries in Central, East, part of Southern Africa including the Island markets and Horn of Africa.

With this regional expertise, the Company aims at enhancing the business potential of this region, which is seen as an important source of future growth, and bring it up to the level of performance that the Company experiences in other regions of Africa and the world.

By reinforcing business and product categories focus, making operations more efficient, developing cross fertilization or enhancing peoples’ knowledge transfer and empowerment, this shared service expertise is expected to accelerate growth and meet the company’s high ambition for the Region.

Our client continues to be viewed as one of the leading global companies in Corporate Social Responsibility, particularly in the developing world. Being a committed leader in environmental performance, they ensure that natural resources are preserved and that waste management enjoys much attention in all operations worldwide. The company is an equal-opportunity employer with robust talent management policies, and systems. They value and reward individual and team contributions to business results.

Job Summary
The Regional Compensation & Benefit Manager will be a key strategic position in Human Resource function and will be tasked with managing the compensation and benefit function in 20 countries within the Equatorial Africa region. The key responsibility will be to tailor make the compensation and benefits strategies and policies for the region according to Corporate HR Guidelines and local challenges in different countries with the aim of attracting, retaining and recognizing talent while considering cost analysis, marketplace trends and business strategies.

Responsibilities
* Develop and execute HR rewards strategy through a Total Reward Policy aligned with the Corporate Remuneration Policy that ensures competitiveness, equity, maximizes tax efficiency and employee choice;

* Provide reward packages that are relevant in creating a high performing work culture that facilitates and supports organizations’ business goals and initiatives;

* Oversee competitive rewards by undertaking salary surveys, manage annual remuneration review and define salary grades and benefits for each country;

* Define various employee benefit packages keeping in view the local practices and tax law;

* Manage variable pay through consultative creation of sales incentive schemes, coordination of short-term bonus process, coaching and monitoring managers in using variable pay strategies;

* Oversee payroll management for the 20 countries;

* Promote employee understanding on the compensation and benefit aspects and ensure appropriate dissemination of information on Total Rewards via appropriate communication channels as stipulated by the company.

Requirements
* Bachelor of Business or Commerce degree in Human Resource or a related field from a recognized university;
* Higher diploma in Human Resource or any Compensation & Benefit certification will be an added advantage;
* Minimum 6-7 years in Human Resource Management of which 3 years should be in a compensation and benefit function, preferably with an FMCG background;
* Good working knowledge and experience of the employment labour law and tax law;
* Highly numerate with a strong analytical ability coupled with sound business and financial acumen;
* Working knowledge of MS Office / SAP;
* Excellent people management skills, with ability to achieve results through others;
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with good negotiation skills.

How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 8th April 2011.

Adept Systems
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Web: www.adeptsys.biz

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications. Visit our website for more vacancies.

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Career Opportunity – Compensation & Benefits Manager

Three Green Apples Consulting Limited has been mandated to recruit a Compensation and Benefits Manager, by our clients, a multinational organization with operations in over 50 countries.

The key responsibility of the Compensation and Benefits Manager will be to spearhead the development of a total reward strategy for the organization in partnership with the HR department management and leadership of the organization, and play a specialist and consulting role within the organization. It should be noted that this job is travel intensive.

Key areas of focus include:

Remuneration Policy and Strategy

* Work with the senior management of the HR department, HR business partners and the leadership team of the organization to develop a remuneration strategy comprising compensation, benefits and non-financial reward for the company, in line with the organizations remuneration philosophy and methodology. Update and maintain the remuneration policies and present new proposals as required

Provision of a specialist remuneration consulting service to the organization
* Proactively identify and analyze needs of the organizations various business units, by keeping up-to-date with remuneration trends and best practices, etc., and develop solutions to identified problems, customizing solutions to needs of different business units.
* Work closely with HR business partners and line managers to ensure effective query resolution around remuneration and benefit issues.

Effective participation / commissioning of remuneration surveys, analysis, reporting and implementation
* Conduct and/or participate in market analysis and remuneration benchmarking in all the organisations operating environments and draft and present proposals for review with leadership within the HR department, the Remuneration Committee and with the organisations leadership team as appropriate, for approval. Implement approved proposals within agreed timelines.
* Drive and manage annual remuneration review process, and provide guidance, training and support to line management on the annual increase and incentive processes through HR business partners to line managers.

Effective management of the job evaluation process
* Drive and manage the job evaluation process for both organization-wide reviews and specific reviews with requesting parties. Align job evaluation points against job profiles and determine the appropriate remuneration match for the job. Present proposals for approval and implement the approved course of action within agreed deadlines.

Communication and Capacity Building
* Create and execute forums to educate and equip HR teams and line managers in the organizations operating environments on total reward management policies, initiatives, emerging market trends and best practices

Participation in the Group wide human resource projects
* Provide advice and support during design and implementation phases as appropriate.

Competencies for this role include:
* A minimum of 5 years solid human resource management experience with significant focus on remuneration, with particular attention and exposure in the salary survey and job evaluation processes
* Highly numerate with a strong affinity for numbers, analytical, able to develop scenarios’, with sound business and financial acumen
* Independent and mature, able to work alone on a broad variety of projects
* Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with people in course of work
* Strong level of influence and negotiation skills.
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills

If you are interested in the above position and have the skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please forward an application letter indicating your suitability to this role, together with a copy of your updated resume and your salary details to susan@tgagroupea.com.

Our client is looking to fill this position immediately and therefore interview process for this position will commence immediately we receive suitable applications.

Please Note: We do not charge individuals any fee to accept or hold their applications in our database. We therefore do not accept any applications from agencies who charge their clients for submitting their resumes. We are having our 2nd Annual Reward Conference on 30th and 31st March at Hilton Hotel. Log on to www.tgagroupea.com for more details.

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Career Opportunity – Compensation & Benefits Manager

Three Green Apples Consulting Limited has been mandated to recruit a Compensation and Benefits Manager, by our clients, a multinational organization with operations in over 50 countries.

The key responsibility of the Compensation and Benefits Manager will be to spearhead the development of a total reward strategy for the organization in partnership with the HR department management and leadership of the organization, and play a specialist and consulting role within the organization. It should be noted that this job is travel intensive.

Key areas of focus include:

Remuneration Policy and Strategy

* Work with the senior management of the HR department, HR business partners and the leadership team of the organization to develop a remuneration strategy comprising compensation, benefits and non-financial reward for the company, in line with the organizations remuneration philosophy and methodology. Update and maintain the remuneration policies and present new proposals as required

Provision of a specialist remuneration consulting service to the organization
* Proactively identify and analyze needs of the organizations various business units, by keeping up-to-date with remuneration trends and best practices, etc., and develop solutions to identified problems, customizing solutions to needs of different business units.
* Work closely with HR business partners and line managers to ensure effective query resolution around remuneration and benefit issues.

Effective participation / commissioning of remuneration surveys, analysis, reporting and implementation
* Conduct and/or participate in market analysis and remuneration benchmarking in all the organisations operating environments and draft and present proposals for review with leadership within the HR department, the Remuneration Committee and with the organisations leadership team as appropriate, for approval. Implement approved proposals within agreed timelines.
* Drive and manage annual remuneration review process, and provide guidance, training and support to line management on the annual increase and incentive processes through HR business partners to line managers.

Effective management of the job evaluation process
* Drive and manage the job evaluation process for both organization-wide reviews and specific reviews with requesting parties. Align job evaluation points against job profiles and determine the appropriate remuneration match for the job. Present proposals for approval and implement the approved course of action within agreed deadlines.

Communication and Capacity Building
* Create and execute forums to educate and equip HR teams and line managers in the organizations operating environments on total reward management policies, initiatives, emerging market trends and best practices

Participation in the Group wide human resource projects
* Provide advice and support during design and implementation phases as appropriate.

Competencies for this role include:
* A minimum of 5 years solid human resource management experience with significant focus on remuneration, with particular attention and exposure in the salary survey and job evaluation processes
* Highly numerate with a strong affinity for numbers, analytical, able to develop scenarios’, with sound business and financial acumen
* Independent and mature, able to work alone on a broad variety of projects
* Able to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with people in course of work
* Strong level of influence and negotiation skills.
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills

If you are interested in the above position and have the skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please forward an application letter indicating your suitability to this role, together with a copy of your updated resume and your salary details to susan@tgagroupea.com.

Our client is looking to fill this position immediately and therefore interview process for this position will commence immediately we receive suitable applications.

Please Note: We do not charge individuals any fee to accept or hold their applications in our database. We therefore do not accept any applications from agencies who charge their clients for submitting their resumes. We are having our 2nd Annual Reward Conference on 30th and 31st March at Hilton Hotel. Log on to www.tgagroupea.com for more details.

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Human Resource Manager Jobs Vacancy 2011.

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Reports to: Compensation & Benefits (C&B) Manager

Main Accountabilities:

C&B/Payroll Specialist Role

Collate and prepare accurate inputs, deductions/calculations for monthly payroll processing.Accurate & timely preparation of the monthly payment vouchers for Statutories (NSSF, NHIF, Union Dues, PAYE, SACCO payments, Pension, HELB, etc) and ensure timely submission to relevant authorities.Prepare and organize the Annual, Quarterly & Monthly Income Tax Returns reports and ensure timely submission to KRA i.e. (P9’s, P10, P10a, etc). Computations of Final Dues Payments.Manage the payroll run reports to compare payroll paid from one month to the next, and explain the differences based on changes which occurred during the months.Monthly Headcounts, Basic & Gross pay analysis reports, Deductions, etc. (Total Salary Costs)Manage & maintain the Pension database, Medical deductions, Loan recoveries & reconciliation, Sacco, etc for payroll processing.Review the reconciliation of the payroll bank account and work with the Finance & Control to reconcile all other payroll related balance sheet accounts and resolve any issues arisingWork with all EAR payroll service providers to ensure that all transactions are approved and processed efficiently and ensure validity before payment. Prepare the necessary payment vouchers for payroll expenses and other payroll related items (Consultancy and Audit Fees). Review the reconciliation of the payroll bank account and work with the Finance & Control to reconcile all other payroll related salary accounts.Review all payroll related payment requests and also make monthly accruals (Annual leave, Sick Leave, Bonus & other benefits) timely, accurately and in accordance with NAS. Month -to- month (YTD) payroll cost analysis.Assist in the preparation of payroll - Service Level Agreements and Contracts with the EAR, & country office service providers.Administer & facilitate GLOBE Implementation and processes for Payroll, Compensation & Benefits Module.Ensure that all payroll related taxes are properly computed and remitted to the tax authorities on a timely basisProvide the relevant payroll reconciliation and other payroll related reports for audit purposesWork with internal and external auditors to ensure that payroll audits are conducted efficiently and that recommendations and comments are implementedPrepares salary and benefits statistics for different stakeholders in the regionPoint of contact with Salary Survey Providers to ensure reliable market data collectionConduct Bonus calculation and pay-outs for regular & separated employeesSupport the C&B Manager on the markets implementation of the annual processes (Review of ABS, Reference Salary, STB, LTI)Can hold position on acting capacity for C&B Manager as and when required.Bachelor’s Degree either in Sociology or Commerce 1-2 years relevant experience in HR Remuneration/managing payrollMedium C&B Knowledge Hands-on experience in GLOBE SAP HR & Payroll system (added advantage)Experience in HR and C&B KPI measurements Employment law & labor regulations Solid PC / MS Office skills A very handsome salary awaits the successful candidate.

Please send your current C.V to mycv@myjobseye.com

Indicate the position applied for on the Email subject line.

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