Company: Rand Mutual – RMA
Industry: Insurance
Deadline: Sep 18, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors, Masters, Matric
Experience: 8 – 10 years
Location: Gauteng
City:
Field: Human Resources / HR, Medical / Healthcare
Job Title: Manager – Welfare And Pensions Management (parktown)
THE JOB AT A GLANCE
- As the Manager – Welfare and Pensions Management, you will report into the GM: Medical and Pensions Management.
- Your role is to lead and manage the Welfare & Pensions department by overseeing the provision of high quality pension administration services and healthcare support to beneficiaries.
- Your role ensures compliance with relevant legislation, effective management of healthcare professionals (including registered nurses), pension operations and alignment with the organisation’s strategy to deliver sustainable value and well-being support to pensioners and their dependents.
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Strategic & Operational Management
- Develop and implement strategies for pensions administration and welfare/healthcare support
- Align departmental objectives with organisational goals and compliance requirements.
Pensions Administration
- Oversee accurate pension processing, beneficiary management and reporting
- Ensure compliance with the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA), Pension Funds Act and related regulations.
Healthcare & Welfare Services
- Healthcare management and cost management
- Manage the medical team of professional healthcare nurses providing preventative and responsive care
- Ensure adherence to the Nursing Act, ethical standards and professional scope of practice
- Develop welfare initiatives (e.g. mobile clinics, pensioner workshops) to improve beneficiaries’ quality of life.
People Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams (pensions and healthcare)
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, service providers, beneficiaries and government bodies.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Ensure financial sustainability of pension payments and welfare programs
- Monitor risks, implement controls and comply with auditing, actuarial and healthcare quality standards.
Monitoring & Reporting
- Prepare and present regular management reports to executives
- Track performance indicators for both pensions and healthcare services.
Requirements
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
- Grade 12 qualification/Matric Certificate
- NQF Level 7 /Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Healthcare/Nursing Management or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification in Healthcare Management or Business Management (Advantageous)
- RE1 Certificate
- Minimum of 8 to 10 years’ experience in welfare, healthcare management or pension fund administration
- At least 5 years in a senior management role with proven leadership skills leading multidisciplinary teams
- Exposure in the following fields: Finance/Economics/Business Administration
- Registration with a relevant professional body such as South African Nursing Council (SANC) – for healthcare oversight (Advantageous)
- Strong knowledge of South African pension legislation, medical benefits and welfare frameworks
- Experience in managing healthcare professionals and understanding clinical governance
- Demonstrated ability to balance financial sustainability with social impact
- In-depth knowledge of Pension Funds Act, COIDA and related regulations
- In-depth knowledge of Nursing Act, National Health Act and healthcare compliance frameworks
- In-depth knowledge of Financial planning, actuarial principles and medical inflation trends
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach
- Excellent communication and report-writing abilities
- Have ethical leadership and integrity
- Strategic and systems thinking
- Strong decision-making under complex conditions
- Ability to manage sensitive welfare and medical matters with empathy and confidentiality
- Commitment to beneficiary-centric service delivery.
Closing date: 18th September 2025