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Key Purpose

• Providing the highest quality legal advice, legal opinions, to relevant internal and external stakeholders regarding all legal related matters to minimize risk of the organization. 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Legal advice: Attend and oversee legal and other queries from financial advisors and clients
• Legal drafting: To draft buy and sell contracts and provide input with Estate Planning and trusts
• Collaboration: To train and advise financial advisors on how to use Discovery’s products in conjunction with tax, estate duty and forex legislation to increase sales
• Marketing: To provide seminars and high profile events to maximize the exposure of Discovery’s products by utilizing the latest tax, legal and investment highlights
• Knowledge: To stay up to date with the latest legal and tax changes affecting Discovery and the industry

Education and Experience

Essential

• Matric
• Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree
• 5 years + experience in the Financial Services/Insurance Industry

Advantageous

• LLM
• CFP
• Qualification in Tax

Technical Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Sound knowledge of tax, estate duty, insurance and Forex legislation
• Drafting and review of legal documentation such as buy and sell contracts, trust deeds and wills
• Ability to train and present to large groups
• Working experience in the Long-Term Insurance industry

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Key Purpose

• The candidate will form part of the Vitality SA actuarial team responsible for analytical analysis and modelling of the Vitality programme in order to answer key business questions, inform the business strategy, ensure the business remains financially stable and exposure to key risks are understood. A key focus of this role will be to apply actuarial and behavioural science principles to understand and analyse member journeys from initial lead generation through to ongoing engagement. This will include strategic involvement aimed at optimising each step in the journey.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following broad job functions:

• Develop actuarial or statistical models to aid in strategic business decision-making
• Short- and long-term behavioural and financial projections (including pricing and testing of new initiatives)
• Extracting and analysing large datasets to yield rich insights and communicating the results to a wide variety of stakeholders including the Vitality SA Executive Committee
• Identify and understand key business and data trends, assess the impact and identify possible courses of action to mitigate / capitalize on these opportunities
• Conduct ad-hoc investigations and analyses including quantifying the financial and business impact of strategic projects, oftentimes working with executive decision-makers to craft and execute key strategic projects
• Compilation of reports and presentations for the Vitality Exco, Vitality Board, Actuarial Committee, Discovery Board and Group Exco
• Develop and leverage key working relationships with various stakeholders across the business in order to support the aims of the organization
• Mentor, support and train junior analysts

Competencies

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate information simply and effectively
• Strong ability to work with, analyse and communicate findings from data (top-down verbal and written communication)
• A passion for delivering results with a sense of urgency for rapid action
• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to prioritize deliverables and manage stakeholder expectations
• Well-versed in the ability to disaggregate issues and problem-solving
• Comfortable adapting and responding to change
• Strong abilities in dealing with unstructured problems and complex environments
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good writing and reporting skills
• Good people skills and situational awareness
• Ability to cope with business pressures and setbacks
• Ability to think with a commercial and growth mindset
• Good sense of materiality with the ability to put things into perspective

Education and Experience

• Matric with Higher Grade Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics or Data Science, with an Honours degree being advantageous
• Academically qualified (all formal actuarial examinations completed)
• 2 - 5 years’ work related experience
• Data Science skills are an advantage
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook and SQL
• Advanced experience in Actuarial Modelling, Problem Solving, Data Analysis
• Strong communication skills

Behavioural

• Highly analytical and logical
• Critical thinking
• Curious and eager to know “why”
• Creativity and innovation
• An ability to communicate technical complexity to a non-technical audience
• A focus on delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• An interest in analysing large datasets
• An interest in the field of Behavioural Science
• Comfortable with change and a fast-paced work environment
• Desire to teach and grow more junior members
• Keen to pursue a career outside of a traditional actuarial environment whilst applying actuarial and statistical principles in a non-traditional way
   

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Key purpose

• The Talent Acquisition Specialist (TAS) position is responsible for the end-to-end recruitment, focusing on Sourcing, Attracting, Interviewing and Hiring of employees for the multiple departments within Discovery Health. The scope of the Talent Acquisition Specialist covers permanent employees, fixed term contractors and independent contractors/contingent workers.
• As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, this individual will partner closely with the hiring managers to ensure that the recruitment process moves efficiently, and that the organisation is effectively identifying and hiring the talent required to achieve business goals.
• The Talent Acquisition Specialist is also responsible for sourcing strategies focused on building a pipeline for future opportunities as well as to ensure that relevant and accurate information is gathered from business in order to effectively onboard new employees.

Key Outputs

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following broad job functions:

• Works in partnership with the hiring manager, HR Manager and Heads of Department to manage sourcing and recruitment activities for supported Health teams.
• Advises hiring managers on recruitment approaches and processes and leads the sourcing process from end-to-end.
• Spends time with stakeholders to fully understand the business, the key talent needs, and the value proposition for prospective candidates. This includes maintaining relationships with hiring managers to stay abreast of current and future hiring needs.
• Reviews and selects appropriate candidates to be evaluated by hiring managers, ensuring objectivity of the process and compliance with standard processes and best practices.
• Supports hiring managers in the evaluation and assessment of candidates to determine suitability for a given position.
• Compiles all recruitment related documentation in line with the Discovery standard recruitment process and vendor management process.
• Communicates with candidates to provide status updates on their employment consideration and maintains relationships.
• Responsible for administration around employee onboarding (organising assessments and risk checks, booking induction, ordering assets, compiling contracts, and adding to onboarding group list, etc.).
• Maximises recruitment as a lever for transformation, in line with targets for the Health business.
• Coordinates with line managers to ensure efficient onboarding for all new hires.
• Ensuring timeous on boarding and cross boarding of employees is conducted by line managers, by providing regular reports to business

Competencies

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and quality orientation
• Customer Focus
• Time Management

Experience and Qualifications

• Matric
• Relevant Diploma/Degree
• A minimum of 2 - 3 years proven experience within the Recruitment field in e.g., a professional and international search & selection agency or within a corporate recruitment environment.
• Competency based interviewing experience across a variety of roles and levels including a minimum of 1-year bulk recruiting of contractors and contingent workers.
• A solid understanding of and experience in recruiting complex, specialised and diverse functional roles such as, but not limited to, Actuarial Science, Data Science, HealthCare professionals, Quality Auditors, Risk Specialists and Finance professionals
• Vendor management experience
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Experience working in HealthCare or Financial Services
• Stakeholder and candidate management

Advantageous

• Honours Degree
• Good understanding of medical insurance industry
• Experience in HR Systems i.e., SAP
• Experience in the professional use of social media/LinkedIn as sourcing channels.
• Experience with candidate head hunting, active candidate research and networking to find suitable individuals.
   

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Key Purpose

• To assist the Chief Information Officer within the Systems Team and manage departmental administration.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Administrative support for management
• Diary management for the Chief Information Officer
• Screen calls and taking telephonic messages; attend to callers needs on behalf of managers
• Respond to emails on behalf of DGM and managers where appropriate
• Type, format and proof read management documentation and presentations
• Co-ordinate internal and external meetings
• Locate and book meeting rooms
• Take minutes, draft agendas and follow up on matters arising
• Departmental Administration
• Do internal communications regarding staff administration and event information
• Coordinate internal and external meetings and conferences
• Coordinate departmental functions and events
• Source and and/or purchase staff gifts for team building initiatives or special occasions
• Order stationery, hardware and general supplies for department
• Pull monthly telephonic reports and ad-hoc staff reports
• Manage hardware registers
• Distribution of documentation, surveys, etc.
• Log maintenance calls for the department
• HR Assistance
• Assist managers within the area and recruiter with recruitment administration
• Arrange all departmental transfers
• Submit all reimbursements for managers and staff where applicable, e.g. cell phone, staff entertainment, petty cash etc.
• Finance
• Invoice processing
• Follow-up of payment/queries on all invoices
• Investigate expenses for budgeting purposes
• Logging of calls with 529 help
• Collating and distribution of packs for board meetings
• General
• Write and respond to correspondence
• Handle internal and external queries
• Provide back-up support for other PAs in the department where relevant
• Ad hoc projects and responsibilities as and when required
• Collects external third parties for, meetings, interviews etc.
• General assistance to managers – collecting lunch/ tea/coffee etc.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Drives Results
• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Problem Solver

Additional attributes

• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and research skills;
• Creative thinking and the ability to operationalise innovation;
• A drive and commitment to exceed expectations;
• A reliability and dependability – can be counted on;
• The ability to influence and negotiate across divisions and teams at all levels, and with external parties;
• A thorough understanding of business dynamics and strategic challenges;
• Sophisticated written and verbal communication skills for executive-level internal and external delivery;
• A passion for personal development and growth with a high learning potential;
• A commitment to excellence
• An ability to deal with ambiguity and continuous change

Education and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification / Business or Financial degree, Basic Office Administration Course / Secreterial Course
• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook)
• Minimum 3 years working experience as a PA to a senior manager
• 1 – 2 years experience in a corporate environment