UNEMPLOYED YOUTH LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME AT SANLAM
Who are we?
Sanlam is dedicated to supporting, growing, and empowering clients with affordable, easy, and suitable solutions, primarily through face-to-face intermediary channels, but also directly. We have approximately 2,000 tied advisers and 2,000 supporting independent brokers, all dedicated to meet the financial needs of our clients. Our vision: We aspire to be the best at building enduring relationships by connecting clients with Sanlam. We create sustainable value by attracting new clients, supporting ongoing client engagement, and providing adaptive solutions designed to answer life’s financial questions. ULTIMATELY, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE FINANCIALLY CONFIDENT, SECURE AND PROSPEROUS.
The Segment Administrative Assistant will join the Niche Markets department, which is responsible, among other things, for supporting the Intermediaries business (which provides financial planning products and services to clients) with business intelligence and market insights in relation to identified, niche markets as well as the key accounts (such as government departments and corporates) within these niche markets.
The role will be responsible for:
- Building, generating and distributing key account production reports.
- Processing payments to vendors on SAP.
- Administrating access permit applications made by financial advisers to key accounts.
- Re-engineering and/or automating administrative processes (such as the permit application process) to increase efficiencies.
- Capturing data relating to key accounts.
- Conducting research to unearth key account opportunities.
What will make you successful in this role?
- Strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to work independently and multitask.
- Positive attitude, adaptability, and a willingness to learn and grow.
Qualification and Experience
- Successful candidate should be unemployed, between ages of 18-35.
- Grade 12
- Unemployed graduates who have successfully achieved Matric PLUS a relevant qualification, a
post-school qualification, e.g. degree, postgraduate etc.
Knowledge and Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Advanced Excel: build pivot tables and classic pivot tables, use slicers within pivot tables, and do VLOOKUP’s
Core Competencies
- Results Driven
- Flexibility and Adaptability
- Innovation
Turnaround time
The closing date for applications is the 17th of July 2025.
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. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
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.
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