Manager Rewards & Governance

Date:  Oct 28, 2025
Location:  karachi
Company: 

Position Title:  

Manager Rewards & Governance

Reports to:  

 

Department:

Rewards & Recognition

Category:

Permanent

No. of direct reports (if any): 

 

Division/Function:

People

Benchmark Band:

M3

Location:

Head Office

Division Head / CxO:

Chief People Officer

 

  1. Job Purpose         

(Summarize why this job exists)

 

To facilitate the Engro group in strategizing & implementing cohesive Rewards, Recognition & Renumeration frameworks via benchmarking and driving top industry standards, practises & policies and recommending best initiatives to aid attraction and retention of quality talent while balancing business bottom-line

 

  1. Key Accountabilities & Performance Indicators

(Maximum 12/14 accountability statements in the form of verb/noun/result area). This section should answer the question “What are the main areas in which this job must get results in order to achieve its Purpose. Check for a link between the items listed and the KPIs of the organization)

 

 

Responsibility Areas

Key Activities Performed

Performance Indicators

Market benchmarking

 

  • Conduct Rewards Surveys periodically to gauge market competitiveness
  • Ensure market benchmarking and standardiazation
  • Frequency of survey in a given year

Executive Compensation

  • Assist CPO in developing salary alignment recommendations for further review and approval w.r.t budgets, market competitiveness and cost-effectiveness
  • Assist Head of HR, ECORP and Subsidiary Head of HR in developing HR initiatives like Long term Incentives schemes etc.
  • Responsbile for SWB Planning of Executives & Top Talent across subsidiaries.
  • Responsible for keeping track of all executive/CEO entitlements
  • Develop Meeting Packages for Board People Committee, EXCOM & COED Meetings.
  • Deliver initiatives to retain exeuctives, keading to 0% turnover in critical positions
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Group Rewards

  • Implement approved salary program annually for all levels.
  • Work with local and foreign consultants to develop rewards related proposals & approved rewards related initiatives.
  • Custodian of aligned TT compensation across subsidiary.
  • Develop Salary communications for subsidiary/ECORP BODs as per statuary requirement
  • Responsible for providing input from a rewards/cost’s stand point in any HR related initiative.
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Rewards Policies

  • Development & Administration of HR policies including cost benefit analyses for the company. Responsible for ensuring uniformity with respect to rewards and benefits policies across Engro Subsidiaries
  • Interpretation of rewards policies for ECORP and its subsidiaries
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Rewards Planning & Administration

  • Manage payroll and other benefits administration through SLAs
  • Assist HR Head in preparing HR Corporate Plan every year including Budgets etc
  • Develop quarterly fixed cost comparisons to ensure cost control
  • Assist Top Management in taking investment decisions for optimal tax rebates.
  • Annual preparation of Performance Appraisal Packages for Executives & CEOs for EXCOM & BCC .
  • Preparation & Administration of Annual Bonuses, Final Settlements and other benefits for Executives & CEOs of Engro Corporation
  • Responsible for resolving all Compensation related issues of employees.
  • Responsible for reporting Quarterly HR Metrics indicators at subsidiary/group level.
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Job Evaluation

  • Maintain equity and fairness in Pay by getting Jobs evaluated as per industry and internally aligned (HAYGROUP) Job Ad hoc Trend/Cost benefit analyses as may be required by the BOD, BCC, EXCOM COED etc.
  • Evaluation Framework as and when required.
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  1. Budget Responsibility

 (Financial items which this position is accountable for or has a strong impact on. The money amount should be on an annual basis, rounded to nearest thousand, ten thousand, etc. Accountability for revenue and expenditure should be included)

 

Items

Unit

Value

Operating Budget items approved by this position

PKR

As per LOAM

Revenue (sales) targets for this position

-

-

Cost of employees under your direction

 

 

Total no. of immediate subordinate positions

Number of resources

3

Overall capital expenditures that will be made in this immediate department / section / branch this year

PKR

Discretionary; as per budget and dept. priorities

What position makes the ultimate approval for the project and therefore the total budget

 

CPO

What position approves the actual item by item purchase of the individual items within the overall capital expenditure mentioned above

 

CPO

*Number may change based on the business requirements and growth agenda. Please describe any other financial or money amount items that will help to understand the impact of this job. 

 

NOTES: For subordinate positions, please don’t include money amounts which are for the whole department, or for the supervisor / manager position.  If this position in fact does not approve budgets, or budget expenditure, or if this position does not have direct sales / revenue targets, then the above items should be blank.

 

  1. Frameworks, Boundaries and Decision-Making Authority:

(Define the nature of policy/procedure/instruction constraints and the nature of reporting relationships with line manager as well as any relevant sign-off authorities)

 

 

  1. Own Decisions (Types of decisions the incumbent can make)

 

  1. Direct Reportees hiring and termination
  2. Delegation of work
  3. Executing Rewards portfolio
  4. Planning and executing frameworks and initatives
  5. Conducting compensation, salary and benefits benchmarking studies
  6. Job Evaluations
  7. Crafting People Division Organizational Design
  8. Approving increments of team within compa-ratio limits

              

  1. Types of decisions referred to higher authority or decisions which are controlled by policy

 

  1. Approving recommended Rewards frameworks, policies and initiatives
  2. Team promotions
  3. Increments of reportees outside compa-ratio
  4. Group-wide frameworks
  5. Career Streams mapping
  6. Approving consultatns/research budgets for studies and surveys

 

 

  1. The review of the work expected from this position

 

  1. Career Streams
  2. Broad-banding
  3. Organizational Design
  4. Rewards policies, administration and frameworks
  5. Market benchmaring salary surveys
  1. What position(s) gives any further specific (formal) advice or guidance to this position
  1. Subsidiaries Heads of HR
  2. HRBP ECORP
  3. CEO ECORP
  4. Board People Committee

 

  1. Communication and Working Relationships

(Describe the purpose and nature of the main internal and external contacts, excluding line manager and direct reports, which are necessary to perform the job)

 

  1. Main internal stakeholders:

 

  1. Finance - Coordinating on budget, SWB targets and planning
  2. Heads of HR & HR Business Partner ECORP – Collaborating to gather data/input on challenges and solutions and give information on rollout and delivery of prodducts
  3. Talent & Culture – Assess best practices on talent attraction and retention with TA and Employee Engagement teams
  4. Employee Relations & HR Risk – liaison to evaluate potential risks and to attain approvals on product rollouts from HR risk, compliance, legal and audit perspective

 

  1. Main external stakeholders:

 

    1. Consultants, Search Firms, Industry Benchmarking, Peer Groups – Gathering of data on salary, benefits and compensation and broadbanding

 

  1. Key Challenges

(Briefly describe the most difficult and complex aspects, the main challenges of the Job and/or other significant features not covered elsewhere.)

 

  1. Managing stakeholders expectations and alignment on executive compensation and Long-term Incentive Planning
  2. Coherence in Rewards portfolio and frameworks to cater to diverse challenges of the conglomerate in the industry-heavy verticals
  3. Creation of Engro as a market leader in attracting and retaining quality taent via developing attractive incentives and renumerations while managing budgetary limitations

 

  1. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities, Experience [KSAE] required

(Describe the minimum level of Knowledge, Years of experience and Must-Have Leadership and Technical/Functional skills)

 

Skills / Abilities & Key Knowledge Areas

 

Must-have Leadership Competencies

(Identify min 3 where Advance level is needed)

 

  1. Putting People First: Advanced
  2. Acts Entrepreneurial: (Innovation, Value Creation & Decision-Making Skills): Moderate
  3. Thinks Engro: Moderate
  4. Fosters Collaboration: Advanced
  5. Executes with Excellence: Moderate
  6. Demonstrates Adaptability: Advanced

Must-Have Technical / Functional Skills/ Knowledge Areas

(List max 6; ideally max 4 with Advance level

 

  • Practical knowledge of Total Rewards and Compensation & Benefits Best Practices 
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Internal Systems and Operations
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Decision Making and Problem Solving
  • Vision and Strategic Thinking

 

 

  1. Experience & Education (& Technical Qualifications if applicable) 

 

Professional/ Sectoral Experience –

(Must mention relevant)

 

At least 15 years of HR experience in similar sectors .

Need to be proactive, problem-solver with advanced analytical skills

Broad awareness and empathy for the Talent & Culture agendas 

Proven ability to facilitate, persuade, influence and build credibility with all levels and all functions. 

Education & Technical Qualifications*

(List must-haves & preferable)

 

Masters (preferred)/Bachelors in HR/Business Administration/Org. Psychology degree from a reputable university

 

Preferred: CIPD/SHRM qualified

* also mention any license, registration, or certification specifically required to achieve the outputs expected from this job

 

 

Character-based leadership is the cornerstone of our value-driven culture at Engro. We aim to create meaningful impact through desired behavior, exceptional service, and a high sense of responsibility