Investor Relations and Programme Manager at Santam Insurance

What will you do?

• A position of an Investor Relations & Programme Manager exists within Santam Corporate Services, based in Cape Town.
• The purpose of this role is to develop and implement investor relations strategies including informing, consulting and involving stakeholders where relevant. In addition, to drive the programme management and implementation of the strategic priorities for the Santam Group.

What will make you successful in this role?

Investor relations strategic development and execution

• To develop a robust investor relations strategy and framework
• To manage equity research and investor relationships in conjunction with Head Strategy and Investor Relations
• To develop and maintain a company investor relations plan
• To perform a comprehensive competitive analysis, including financial metrics and differentiation
• To develop and monitor performance metrics for the investor relations function
• To provide strategic insights on market activity and guidance on national investor relations affairs which directly influence the organisation and present them to the Head Strategy and Investor Relations, CFO and EXCO
• To analyse and present financial trends, competitor behaviour, shareholder issues, and anything else that could impact the business
• To monitor and alert management of threats and opportunities from local and international trends in the legislative, political, social, environmental, industrial perspective that impact on the investor relations strategy

Stakeholder Management

• To assist business units to effectively consult and engage investors on relevant projects
• To identify investor issues and act appropriately to address issues
• To advise senior management regarding investment opportunities and risks as soon as they arise so that it can be managed effectively
• To champion the organisation’s strategic investment communication in a manner that adds value to the core business of the organisation
• To network and maintain relations with stakeholders and key decision makers

Programme Management of Strategic Priorities

• To drive the programme management of the Santam strategic priorities of the business with Head Strategy and Investor Relations guidance
• To ensure appropriate communication of strategic priorities to key internal stakeholders
• To ensure that relevant actions are in place for strategic priorities
• To compile reports on progress against priorities                                                                                                                                
• To manage internal collaboration between internal business units and Strategy team

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in business, finance, or accounting
• CA or CFA qualification is advantageous

Knowledge and Experience

• 10 years’ experience dealing with investors and a strong track record of creating positive relations with the investor community
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the company valuations, as well as a thorough understanding of key metrics for companies in the industry
• A strong understanding of macroeconomics, capital markets trends, competitor activities, industry dynamics, and customer trends
• JSE listed experience

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (superb written and verbal communication skills)
• Ability to draft engaging and impactful messages for inspiring investors
• Ability to carefully manage relationships outside the company in the equity research and investor community
• Influencing skills
• Relationship & network building 
• Corporate reporting capability 
• Communication skills both verbal and written
• Understanding of and exposure to project management 
• Computer literate 
• Organisational skills
• Leadership
• Systemic thinker
• Project management skills
• Ability to travel locally 

Core Competencies

• Being resilient - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others