Strategic Compensation Engineering
Empirical benchmarks, defensible job grading, and board-level remuneration governance tailored for enterprise organizations in Africa.
Salary Benchmarking & Market Intelligence
Our proprietary compensation database spans hundreds of organizations and over 120,000 verified data points across Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Zambia. We deliver accurate percentile positioning (P25, P50, P75, P90) across base salary, guaranteed cash allowances, short-term bonuses, and healthcare benefits.
National Salary Surveys
Cross-industry multi-sector remuneration surveys updated annually.
Bespoke Peer Groups
Custom market data matching your specific competitors by revenue and headcount.
Total Cost of Employment
Holistic analysis of employer statutory liabilities, pensions, and non-cash perks.
Job Evaluation, Grading & Pay Structure Design
We implement objective, defensible job leveling systems utilizing internationally validated methodologies (Paterson Decision Bands, Korn Ferry Hay Guide Chart, and bespoke hybrid matrices). We establish equitable salary bands with defined spread, midpoint differentials, and overlap rules.
Job Architecture & Leveling
Clear job families, career ladders, and title normalization across subsidiaries.
Salary Structure Modeling
Designing minimum, midpoint, and maximum ranges with financial budget modeling.
Equal Pay Audits
Empirical testing and rectification of unevidenced gender or tenure wage disparities.
Executive Remuneration & Board RemCo Advisory
Advising Boards of Directors and Remuneration Committees on CEO contracts, executive benchmarking, clawback policies, and long-term incentive plan (LTIP) architecture compliant with corporate governance codes across East Africa.
CEO Benchmarking
Independent market reviews ensuring executive pay aligns with shareholder value.
LTIP & Phantom Shares
Structuring multi-year vesting equity and cash equivalents for critical executives.
RemCo Charters & Policy
Developing comprehensive board governance charters and disclosure statements.
Variable Incentive & Sales Commission Design
Transforming entitlement-based annual bonuses into high-impact performance accelerators. We engineer short-term incentive (STI) scorecards with threshold funding gates, stretch goals, and clawback provisions.
STI Scorecards
Harmonizing company EBITDA, department milestones, and individual KPIs.
Sales Commission Plans
Accelerated commission curves driving new customer acquisition and margin retention.
Clawback Architecture
Protecting corporate balance sheets against restatements or misconduct.
Ready to Structure Your 2026 Compensation Policy?
Schedule an initial briefing with our lead compensation consultants in Dar es Salaam or Nairobi.