• Job Description

  Req#: 22447

  About Sanlam Corporate

  Our vision is to be the preferred partner to Corporate and Public Sector by providing an awesome client experience and comprehensive solutions that enable the financial resilience and prosperity of those entities and their employees. We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives every individual the opportunity to achieve success, embracing diversity and committed to transformation. We do this through living our values of having the courage to be bold, care, collaboration and an intolerance for mediocrity. We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.

  Our vision is to be the preferred partner to Corporate and Public Sector by providing an awesome client experience and comprehensive solutions that enable the financial resilience and prosperity of those entities and their employees. We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives every individual the opportunity to achieve success, embracing diversity and committed to transformation. We do this through living our values of having the courage to be bold, care, collaboration and an intolerance for mediocrity. We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.

  Overall purpose of the role

  To consult to the trustees/management committees of funds, assist in the daily managing and logistical control of the funds, to co-ordinate and facilitate between departments, with the ultimate objective of providing overall assistance and backup to the Senior / Principal Consultant .

  Key Responsibilities

  • Ensuring that a portfolio of clients is adequately serviced
  • Technical excellence in servicing corporate clients
  • Embodying TCF in client interaction
  • Effective management of a portfolio of clients
  • Demonstrating client centricity
  • Manage the communication plan of the Funds
  • Facilitating and co-ordinating internal departments

  Key Responsibilities (continues)

  • Self-development
  • Build client relationships and ensure client retention
  • Ensure that the overall standard of agenda packs, minutes and consulting advice is maintained
  • Attend and coordinate Trustee Meetings and/or Joint Forum Meetings
  • Provide monthly reporting via required reports on operating functions of portfolio
  • Ensure that standard procedures, practices and Client servicing are maintained and adhered to
  • Risk awareness and the management of these risks
  • Awareness of regulatory legislation and developments within the industry

  Qualification and Experience

  • BCom Degree or BA Law / LLB or equivalent NQF level
  • CFP advantageous
  • FAIS accreditation is required
  • Minimum of 3-5 years Benefit Consulting Experience is required

  Knowledge and Skills

  • Knowledge of Employee Benefits and wider financial services industry and process
  • Product knowledge and understanding of the Group Risk and/ or Retirement Fund Industry .
  • Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Own car and drivers license

  Core Competencies

  • Cultiv a tes Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
  • Client Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
  • Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
  • Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
  • Resilience - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

  Personal Qualities

  • Organisational Savvy – Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process and people related organizational dynamics.
  • Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
  • Drives Engagement – Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organisation achieve its objectives.
  • Business Insight – Applying knowledge of the business and marketplace to advance the organisation’s goals.
  • Displays Care – Showing care and consideration to our clients that extends beyond professionalism.

  Turnaround time

  The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

  Our commitment to transformation

  The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.

• About the company

  As one of the largest financial services groups in South Africa, Sanlam provides insurance, investment, financial planning & retirement advice to individuals, businesses & institutions.

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