BORDER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (BMA)

OFFICER: REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

Centurion

Job Reference Number: BMA-197

Department: Corporate Affairs - Human Capital Management

Business Unit:

Industry: Admin/Office Support

Job Type: Permanent

Positions Available: 2

Salary: R475 383,22 - R555 135,01

The BMA is established as an armed service in terms of Section 199(3) of the constitution, a third in the country in addition to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) through the Border Management Authority Act No 2 of 2020. The Border Management Authority invites suitable candidates to apply for the following vacant position.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Remuneration and Benefits Advisory

• Advise Human Capital in terms of BMA Remuneration and Benefits as a Service related to the following aspects but not limited to:

1. Funeral benefits
2. Group Risk Insurance benefits Pension Fund Administration
3. Medical Aid benefits and Administration.
4. Communication and up skilling of staff relating to the Remuneration and benefits policy.

•  Advise on remuneration practices to be followed the BMA.
• Participates in the implementation of remuneration and benefits related policies and procedures.
• Advising and guiding staff in relation to decision outcomes and implementation of remuneration and benefits related matters.
• Provide information on eligibility for participation in particular benefits programs Administration of salary reviews, long-term and short-term incentive schemes.

Remuneration and Benefits Administration

• Assist with the onboarding of new employees in the BMA provident fund, medical aid and salary structure.
• Update and maintain changes in Remuneration and Benefits on the ERP system.
• Verify and collate payroll inputs received from divisions.
• Review data for accuracy, compliance and completeness and follow up on all outstanding documents.
• Verify all supporting documents of new hires prior to upload on the ERP system.
• Create remuneration and benefits processing files and ensure all documents are filed according to BMA policies and procedures.
• Prepare remuneration input from documents and prepare spreadsheets for system upload and import onto the internal ERP system.
• Facilitate and administer new medical aid applications and amendments between employees and service providers.
• Run ERP Reports on remuneration and benefits as required.
• Reconcile all variable pay on a monthly basis
• Resolve leave queries and allocate leave quotas on the ERP system for all employees.
• Process leaves requests for temporary employees who doesn’t have access to the ERP system.
• Administration of salary surveys and other benchmarking exercises.
• Administer benefits campaigns to run throughout the organisation as part of benefits awareness.
• Administration of Employee Recognition Awards programme.

Systems, tools and analytics

• Assist to generates insights from Reward Analytics to inform policy and implementation decisions, measure ROI and effectiveness of benefit programs.
• Assist with the reporting and analytics in partnership with People Data Analytics or within BMA.
• Assist with the submission of survey information and benchmarking of external practices on benefit policies.
•  Assist with workday Benefits and successful implementation, data input and administration.

 Risk and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks.
• Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with relevant requirements.
• Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity.
• Review related Standard Operating Procedures in consultation with the Manager to ensure business optimisation.
• Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation.

Stakeholder Support 

• Liaise with 3rd Party providers to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the service provided.
• Respond to enquiries by gathering, analysing, summarising, and interpreting data.
• Provide general support and assistance on any other remuneration administration and related deliverables.
• Promptly and attentively respond to customer requests and queries within established parameters and timeframes.
• Conduct induction and training workshops as and when needed.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate and liaise with employees concerning remuneration & Benefits queries.

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• An Undergraduate Qualification at NQF 7 as recognised by SAQA in Business Management, Commerce or Human Resources or Equivalent.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum of 4 years' experience at supervisory level.

Knowledge 

• Knowledge in Administration of Employee Benefits- medical aids and pension funds.
• HR principles and practices. Business Process Improvement experience.
• Knowledge of Remuneration and Benefits principles, processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of Remuneration systems
• Capturing experience
• Border Management Authority Act, 2020.

Other requirements

• Flexibility in working hours will be required to meet demands of the role.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Valid driver’s License

The BMA is an equal opportunity employer committed to employment equity and workforce diversity. Preference may be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups in line with the BMA employment equity plan. The BMA reserves the right not to make an appointment to the advertised positions.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all foreign qualifications evaluated by South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to confirm the appropriate NQF level and to provide proof of such evaluation report.

• Shortlisted candidates may be subjected to an interview and technical assessment(s) (which assesses the candidate's demonstrated professional and technical competency against the job requirements and duties).
• Candidates potentially considered suitable after the interview and technical test(s) for senior positions, will be subjected to a competency assessment (which tests the candidate's demonstrated proficiency in the professional dimensions attached to the level of the post);
• Employment suitability checks will be conducted on the shortlisted candidates (credit, criminal, citizenship, employment references and qualification verifications);
• Appointments will be subjected to a mandatory vetting/security clearance appropriate to the level of the position.

NB: This position is being re-advertised, and candidates who previously applied are encouraged to reapply should they still be interested in the position.

Closing date:  05 October 2026

PLEASE APPLY HERE