Operations Assistant (Internship for 12 months) at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

This internship resides in the Group Office and is a 12 month internship which offers the opportunity to apply your graduate studies in a practical environment and to further your professional development. Most tasks and responsibilities will require a dedicated contribution as part of a team, but individual initiative will be encouraged. The longer-term view would lead to either specialising in a specific work discipline, or following a management career path.  Duties may typically include project work through research and analysis, supporting improvement initiatives, liaison and negotiation with internal and external stakeholders and arranging meetings and briefings.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Drive the efficiency of the GCO of the Sanlam Limited Insurance Group by streamlining its operations and interactions with the compliance functions in the rest of the Group;
• Investigate and make recommendations in respect of the use of technology by the GCO and the Group’s compliance functions to maximise operational efficiencies;
• Develop, implement and manage metrics to assess the maturity of the GCO and the compliance functions of the Sanlam Group and to benchmark the function against other similar functions;
• Liaise with Sanlam’s GTI team on identifying, implementing, integrating, and optimizing applications and tools, and building internal tools and automation capabilities; and
• Drive other operational efficiencies within the GCO to increase productivity and contain costs.

Qualification

• Degree in Business Science or Commerce with IT

Knowledge and Skills

• Business and Data Analysis
• Collaboration and Relationship Management
• Ad hoc reporting
• General Project Co-ordination

Personal Attributes

• Action orientated - Contributing independently
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Contributing independently
• Plans and aligns - Contributing independently
• Optimises work processes - Contributing independently

Core Competencies

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