Job Vacancies at Momentum

Role Purpose    

• The Investment Development Consultant uses innovative engagement and influence techniques to  market Momentum Investments to IFAs that have potential to do business with us. They identify, cultivate, and grow this potential into fully functioning Investment panels.

Requirements    
Experience and Qualifications:
Qualifications:

• 3-year BCom degree in the following fields: Business Management, Investments (essential)
• Honours degree is an advantage
• CFA and/or CFP is an advantage

Experience:

• 1 to 3 years’ financial service industry experience - must include investments (essential) 
• Experience in Momentum Investments is an advantage 
• Strong knowledge of the investments and wealth management industry in SA and international 
• markets including but not limited to Fund Selection, DFM and Securities. 
• A proven track record in successfully dealing with clients and/or IFAs in a practice management 
• environment is an advantage. 
• Technology Savvy

Duties & Responsibilities    
Responsibilities and Work outputs
Connection and Engagement

• Engage every targeted Investment IFA in a structured, professional, and effective manner.• Ensure that any block to building a partnership is removed
• Queries handled and feedback given timeously
• The Investment Development Consultant must understand the targeted IFA that we are focusing on.
• Understand the landscape in which we operate, the competitor environment, including but not  limited to compile complete and accurate lists of IFAs to invite to Marketing events, Conferences and  Summits and targeted groups, new partner discussions.
• The Investment Development Consultant must be passionate and represent the Brand with  conviction
• Develop IFA retention strategies that focus on engagements that encourage IFA to keep their  books with us.

Enthuse through Brand, SME Service & Digital

• Ensure long-lasting, deep, and meaningful relationships with the IFA are forged through brand, 
• Service, Digital & Relationships
• Market the level of expertise we have in the IFA office bringing energy to reinforce Momentum  presence in the market.
• IFAs to move from non-active supporters to active supporters to ambassadors.
• Connection to the Brand and Digital way of work
• Showing IFA’s the best way to work with us

Influence through coaching and learning

• Ensure that IFA has the perception that Momentum are thought leaders. Good source of  information.
• Investment Development Consultant will coach every IFA that they look after through 1:1 coaching  sessions and regular engagements
• Investment Development Consultant will have a very clear understanding of the impact of  regulation on the IFA practice.
• Be accountable, innovative, excellent, honest, diverse, and influential in your business dealings

Enable through partnership:

• Ensure that IFA has the perception that Momentum are thought leaders. Good source of  information.
• Understand the power of financial planning and advice and how our products can assist the IFA to  grow. Advice led Coaching competence of the IFA
• Have a very good understanding of the strengths, vulnerabilities, risks, and opportunities of the  panel they support the RGM in his or her planning and thinking 

Competencies    
Competencies Required

• Leading change and innovation
• Diversity and inclusiveness
• Drive for results
• Ability to drive and influence IFA commitment
• Collaboration
• Impact and influence
• Growing talent.
• Self-awareness and insight