Career Opportunities at Mercer

About the job

• Administer remuneration surveys and other products, across various African countries together with a client service team.
• Survey administration includes client canvassing, data collection, data cleaning and reporting. Some high level client analysis also required from time to time.
• Contribute to the design of the country sales and marketing strategy
• Execute country sales and marketing strategy
• Manage campaigns of other Mercer products in assigned countries
• Regular client engagement related to other Mercer products, including employee engagement surveys, remuneration analysis tools, employee assessment tools, job evaluation and so forth
• Support the delivery of other Mercer products under the supervision of associates and senior associates
• Participate in internal company projects
• Ad-hoc support to consulting team
• Key client account management

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Key Responsibilities:

• Designing, editing and laying out information in a variety of PowerPoint and MS Office templates; from day-to-day project material, to high-profile pitch or conference presentations.
• Collaborating effectively with partners, consultants and team members to create compelling presentations.
• Keeping up to date on software, technical knowledge and design trends

You’ll have:

• 1-3 years of presentation design experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of PowerPoint and MS Office Suite
• Very strong layout and design skills
• Client-centric mentality, can-do attitude

In addition, you’ll…

• Be able to interact with people at all levels of the company
• Have excellent time management skills
• Possess an aesthetic eye and good understanding of design principles
• Have creative problem-solving skills
• Be a self-starter who is also able to work effectively as part of a team
• Have excellent attention to detail
• She eagerness to learn new skills

Your Technical Skills will be…

• Microsoft PowerPoint: Expert
• Microsoft Word: Expert
• Microsoft Excel: Expert
• Adobe Acrobat: Skilled
• Adobe InDesign: Skilled
• Adobe Illustrator: Skilled
• Microsoft Outlook: Skilled

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Role Summary:

• Design and execute country strategies to grow revenue through delivery of various products, including remuneration surveys, benchmarking, bespoke projects and other proprietary products. Manage assigned country remuneration surveys by collaborating with direct team members and various offsite teams in India and Poland.
• Manage assigned countries’ P&L through delivery of various key remuneration surveys and other key products in assigned countries in Africa. Manage internal projects and assigned industry forums.
• Design and execute country strategies to grow revenue through delivery of various products, including remuneration surveys, benchmarking, bespoke projects and other proprietary products. Manage assigned country remuneration surveys by collaborating with direct team members and various offsite teams in India and Poland.
• Collaborate with marketing to execute marketing strategy aligned with Mercer’s overall strategy and country growth strategy
• Canvassing new clients and management of existing clients
• Acts as survey project manager to ensure survey is deliver within time and within desired quality
• Conducts compensation and benefits analysis to create client benchmarking reports. Present reports to clients’ executive and non-executive stakeholders with high level recommendations
• Uses Mercer’s proprietary tools and public filings to gather trends for pay practices and policies.
• Acts as coach for more junior employees
• Acts as local country champion for 1 or 2 of Mercer’s products
• Keep abreast of compensation and benefits trends of assigned countries, global remuneration and key HR trends

Education & Experience:

• Undergraduate Degree or equivalent thereof
• GRP or equivalent certifications advantageous 
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a HR Consulting environment and/or survey, remuneration and benefits environment
• Proven track record of fostering and managing close relationships with external constitutions
• Demonstrated knowledge of Reward, Compensation and Benefits

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Day to day Broking and Client Servicing back-up function

• Client summaries
• Client pre-renewal reports and renewal presentations
• Assistance on client queries (revision/amendments, renewals, cancellations, claims, unpaid premiums etc.) to ensure that client queries are attended to and resolved expeditiously
• Support in structure of an appropriate insurance program for the client
• Loading of policy information onto the Marsh Global Systems
• Client credit control, payment matching and rush payment requests
• Claims monitoring
• Invoicing on Eurosys and RiSCS
• Facilitate FOREX transactions
• Obtaining, consolidating and checking client renewal information
• Setting up and creating broking information in according to company standards
• Ensure adherence to underwriting guidelines according to company standards
• Negotiation with the local and reinsurance market (via the reinsurance brokers)
• Analyse quotation from the market and make recommendations
• Ensure receipt of signed placing slips, wordings, endorsements
• Compile and submission of closing instruction to the market  in accordance to company standards
• Processing of declaration and other policy adjustments when required
• Electronic filing in accordance with Marsh Minimum Standards
• Processing internal NTP transactions
• Update Marsh Force register in terms of new business

Requirements:

• Excellent computer skills
• Client Service orientated
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and multiple projects at any given time
• Excellent understanding of corporate general insurance
• Previous experience in Power & Energy/Renewable Energy sector
• Previous experience with reinsurance placements

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You will work on and manage a large variety of complex graphic projects such as high-end marketing journals, reports as well as digital publications and will work with international team members and colleagues. In a team-oriented environment you will brainstorm and communicate efficiently with clients and team members. With your experience and insight you will find the right approach for each challenge and coach and encourage your team members throughout. You will work with a global team of experts to further improve our quality standards and service offerings.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with international project teams and internal clients to create cutting-edge design solutions
• Independently manage and execute projects involving junior team members and contractors
• Use InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop on a regular basis to update assets or create original content
• Use tools such as Ceros (ceros.com) to create inspiring digital experiences
• Generate design ideas both as an individual and as part of a group, clearly articulating those ideas internally and with clients in a confident and convincing way
• Demonstrate problem solving skills: ability to work through a challenge to completion
• Independently engage with clients; understanding and helping to solve complex client briefs while identifying and escalating potential challenges during a project
• Provide creative consultancy to clients when relevant, and communicate progress on creative projects
• Demonstrate a strong connection with external design communities: keeping up to date with current industry practices and future directions

Experience required:

• Minimum of 2 years of creative experience
• Bachelor’s degree in design is preferred
• Very deep knowledge and understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, primarily InDesign and Illustrator
• Have a working knowledge of key visual creation tools – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, i.e. an adaptable visual skill set

Skills and Attributes:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Experience in managing complex projects
• Strong interest in producing creative content, dipping into photography, video, and
• Graphic design
• Fully reliable when it comes to meeting deadlines, staying organized, and balancing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and Independent work style, ability to plan and execute without constant direction
• Demonstrable ability to take initiative is a must
• Not afraid to jump into untested waters and learn from failure
• Creative, highly organized, detail oriented and love getting stuff done while welcoming responsibility and tough challenges
• Can work with international colleagues across all hierarchy levels
• Have very strong communication skills, a strategic mindset, and can articulate a vision for yourself, your team, and the client
• Have the ability to interpret a brief, and respond with compelling and insightful concepts
• Able to explain your ideas to your colleagues and clients convincingly
• Comfortable working with sophisticated branding guidelines

Technical skills:

• Adobe Acrobat (Expert)
• Adobe InDesign (Expert)
• Adobe Illustrator (Expert)
• Adobe Photoshop (Expert)

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The Role and Responsibilities
ASSOCIATE break down complex problems into discrete tasks, identifying the key aspects of a problem and directing the focus of junior consultants to those elements. You will effectively plan and execute analysis as well as identify the core issues in complex analyses in order to be able to craft suitable recommendations. You’ll work side by side with clients and your project team members to move projects forward and manage small teams to get the work done. Clients and colleagues look to Associates for unique insight into the subject area which they have chosen.

Clients hire Oliver Wyman for specialized expertise, the ideal candidate will have most of the following:

• At least 4-6 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm (or similar organization).
• Knowledge within Financial Services
• A strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings
• Fluent in English  
• An undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program
• Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use - Not just intelligence, but creativity too: you’ll be ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems
• Have an aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge

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The Role

Our challenging Consultant position offers exceptional career growth and opportunity to motivated and hardworking graduates.

As a Consultant you will:

• Work in teams to solve high level business problems facing Global 1000 clients
• Carry out essential research and analysis
• Help with complex quantitative, strategic and financial analyses of corporations and businesses
• Receive support to develop leadership and client management skills
• Gain broad exposure within consulting services to a variety of industries: Automotive, Aviation, Communications, Media, Retail, Surface Transportation, Public Sector, Telecom, Financial Services, Energy, Digital and Health & Life Sciences.

Qualifications

• Applicants in their final year or graduates are eligible to apply for this vacancy. 

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The Role and Responsibilities
Engagement Managers are the on-scene leaders who run our projects day to day. You will lead the team through an efficient and effective problem-solving process from initial thought process through convergence on a solution. You will ensure that recommendations are correct, practical, sensible, relevant and cohesive. It’s a role that demands thought leadership at the strategic level – and command of all the technical and operational details of execution. You will need great communication skills and the ability to forge strong relationships.

Your Attributes and Experience
Clients hire Oliver Wyman for specialized expertise, the ideal candidate will have most of the following:

• Minimum of 6 - 10 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm (or other similar organizations)
• Knowledge in Financial Services topics
• Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings
• Fluent in English  
• Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program
• Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use.
• Are not just intelligent, but creative too: ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems.
• Have an aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with international project teams and internal clients to create cutting-edge design solutions
• Using InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop on a regular basis to update assets or create original content
• Generating design ideas both as an individual and as part of a group, clearly articulating those ideas internally and with clients in a confident and convincing way
• Demonstrating problem solving skills: ability to work through a challenge to completion
• Independently engaging with clients; understanding and helping to solve complex client briefs while identifying and escalating potential challenges during a project.

Who We Are Looking for:

• You’ll have a minimum of 2 years of creative design experience
• You’ll possess a very deep knowledge and understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, primarily InDesign and Illustrator
• A highly proficient working knowledge of key visual creation tools – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, i.e. an adaptable visual skill set
• A Bachelor’s degree in Design is preferred
• Written and Spoken English is essential.

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What can you expect?

• As a Business Developer, your main focus will be on enterprises in South Africa and Africa. You will be responsible for identifying high growth potential areas within the premise of defined strategy.
• In this function, you will work closely with the National Practice Leader and her team to develop your network to acquire new businesses. You are expected to qualify prospects and secure leads. The Credit Specialties Team will ensure that your knowledge is brought and kept at the level required, mainly in the domain of Trade Credit Insurance and Working Capital Solutions.

We will count on you to:

• Create a personal business plan to develop and manage new businesses in targeted sectors
• Manage prospection campaigns in each targeted sectors, which are designed to drive qualified new business leads
• Uncover and close new sales opportunities through networking
• Perform research for each assigned market sector in preparation for strategy while collaborating with the Credit Specialties Team for further qualification and interaction.
• Participate in sales meetings to present sales performance against objectives and targets
• Prepare and deliver proposals, contracts and/or other sales-related process
• Hand over new clients to a Client Executive - who will focus on retention and expansion

What you need to have:

• FAIS fit & proper
• Fluent in English
• Proficient communication & interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint

What makes you stand out?

• Prior background in a Credit Risk / Working capital Solutions environment
• Eager to exchange, collaborate and work in a multinational network and a global company.
• Think outside of the box and a can-do positive attitude

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Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Servicing and assisting with Financial Institutions clients.
• Assisting with renewal process of insurance contracts including preparing client renewal presentations, renewal meetings with client and liaison with local insurance markets.
• Administration around preparing reports, invoicing, managing debtors
• Liaison with placement team in respect of placement of non-financial lines policies.
• Review of policy wordings.
• Comply with Marsh Professional Standards

Experience, qualifications and job knowledge:

• Minimum of 2 to 5 years’ experience in short term insurance
• FAIS compliant
• Insurer relationships an advantage

Skills Requirements:

• Communication skills
• Good administrative skills
• Inter personal skills and team player
• Word and excel proficient
• Good verbal and written communication skills

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The Role

Our challenging Internship offers exceptional career growth and opportunity to motivated and hardworking graduates.

As an Intern you will:

• Work in teams to solve high level business problems facing Global 1000 clients
• Carry out essential research and analysis
• Help with complex quantitative, strategic and financial analyses of corporations and businesses
• Receive support to develop leadership and client management skills
• Gain broad exposure within consulting services to a variety of industries: Automotive, Aviation, Communications, Media, Retail, Surface Transportation, Public Sector, Telecom, Financial Services, Energy, Digital and Health & Life Sciences.

Qualifications

• Applicants in their final year or graduates are eligible to apply for this vacancy.