About Deloitte

Deloitte is the largest private professional services network in the world. Every day, approximately 220,000 professionals in more than 150 countries demonstrate their commitment to a single vision: to be the standard of excellence, while working towards one purpose – to make an impact that matters.

In South Africa, Deloitte is one of the leading professional services organisations, specialising in providing Audit, Tax, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Corporate Finance services. We serve clients in a variety of industries from financial services, to consumer business, energy, mining and manufacturing, tourism and the public sector, and we provide powerful business solutions to some of the world's most well-known and respected companies, including more than 80 percent of the Fortune 100.

Our professionals are unified by a collaborative culture that fosters integrity, outstanding value to markets and clients, commitment to each other, and strength from cultural diversity. They are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities. We understand that our professionals hold interests outside of the work space and we aim to encourage work/life balance, supporting them in all aspects of their lives. 

Our talented professionals and our clients understand the link between a strong learning and development programme and the ability for Deloitte to deliver on its promise of consistent, high-quality service delivery worldwide. 

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About the Division

Innovation, transformation and leadership occur in many ways. At Deloitte, our ability to help solve clients’ most complex issues is distinct. We deliver strategy and implementation, from a business and technology view, to help lead in the markets where our client's compete.

We offer business-led, people-driven Human Capital solutions. We leverage research, analytics, and industry insights to help design and execute the HR, talent, leadership, organisation and change programs that enable business performance through people performance. 

Organisations are challenged with new emerging risks as they seek profitable growth and attempt to maximise the return on capital by understanding the risk-adjusted opportunities to deploy the capital. Deloitte’s Actuarial, Rewards & Analytics (ARA) practitioners help business leaders make informed decisions to grow revenue, manage risk and capital, reduce operational costs, and design compensation and reward programs to address critical business, financial, and insurance challenges. We work with many of the world’s leading financial services providers in Life, General insurance, Medical schemes, Health insurance, and the Banking sector, and provide Rewards and Risk management advice to organisations from all industries and all geographies.

Our professionals need to have the acumen to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, balancing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate operational demands. We are committed to establishing and empowering the firm by establishing an environment of continuous learning and enriching career opportunities.  

To find out more about our Human Capital business, click here.

Main Purpose of Job

To support service / business area leadership in the implementation of strategic plan through the effective management of team/s. Responsible for profitable revenue growth, operational management of the Reward Consulting and Benchmarking teams, facilitating the delivery on complex reward engagements. The role also includes specific knowledge and ability to sell and deliver our full range of Reward services including; remuneration and benefits consulting, incentive scheme design, review and implementation, analysis and review of remuneration and reward processes and levels as well as proprietary Deloitte Job Evaluation (JE) systems, salary survey design and execution. In addition to this, the successful incumbent will be responsible for relationship building, business development defined and sales to a portfolio of clients, talent management and wellbeing of their team as well as working capital management. The role includes leadership, management, and the promotion of our leadership capabilities, which are living our purpose, influence, performance drive, strategic direction and talent development.

Key Performance Areas:

• Strategic Impact - Supports the implementation of strategy of the Service Line / Business Area in relation to specific area of expertise
• Budgets / Profitability - Resources engagement teams with  suitable talent, balancing correct levels and numbers and recruiting as necessary
• Reward Consulting Specialisation - Core Total Rewards, Compensation Advisory and Job Evaluation 

Key Competencies required / Talent Standards Capabilities:

Leadership / Behavioural Capabilities

• Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make
• Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people
• Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders
• Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction
• Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities

Cross-Consulting Capabilities

• Delivery Excellence - Ability to plan and execute a project to deliver a superior client experience
• Knows the Business and Sector - Ability to comprehend how the client’s business works and keep up-to-date on industry/sector trends and leading practices
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving - Ability to identify and solve problems objectively using analysis, experience and judgment
• Financial Acumen - Ability to incorporate financial information when evaluating business opportunities and making recommendations
• Executive Presence - Ability to develop relationships, establish credibility with and instill confidence in clients
• Global Mindset - Ability to leverage cross-geography insights and practitioners to enhance client service delivery
• Business-Technology Acumen - Ability to articulate how technology enables and differentiates the business and communicate this effectively to clients

Specialised Capabilities

• Delivers Core Offering Expertise - Ability to leverage expertise in a market offering to make recommendations that enable client’s strategic agenda
• Enables Transformations - Ability to employ a business and sector-oriented mindset and use data-driven solutions to drive a transformation agenda

Qualifications & Experience required

Required

• Degree
• 7 years’ relevant working experience

Preferred

• Postgraduate qualification (relevant to Service Area / Business Management, etc.)
• 5 years in a client facing role; 3 of these in a management role

*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.