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The Sanlam Personal Finance (SPF) cluster is responsible for Sanlam’s retail business in South Africa. SPF provides clients across different market segments (entry-level, middle-income, affluent, professional market and business owners) with a comprehensive range of appropriate and competitive financial solutions. These include traditional life insurance risk and savings products, investment, retirement, health and fiduciary services. Designed to facilitate long-term wealth creation, protection and niche financing, these solutions are engineered around client needs. As Wealthsmiths™ we believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives you every opportunity to achieve success. Sanlam is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.

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Key Responsibilities

• Analysis of change requests received
• Provide recommendations and cost / man-day estimates for implementing changes
• Design prototypes for change requests
• Design/Build Web Interfaces if applicable
• Maintain existing programmes according to change requests
• Produce appropriate software programs that satisfy the specifications
• Test own programs / artefacts
• Test Interfaces to other systems
• Debugging of programs
• Provide test information to Testers
• Implement changes into the Production environment
• Updates of data model documentation
• Technical support / assistance to others on own programs / systems
• Provide standby / support (if and when applicable)

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• An Appropriate IT Qualification (Diploma/Degree) will be a strong recommendation.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within application development, predominantly front-end.
• Experience in designing solutions.

Experience in working with the following:

• .Net C#
• MVC and Web forms
• JavaScript / TypeScript (an asset)
• JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS (Angular 2)
• JavaScript libraries such as Knockout, jQuery
• Front-end Frameworks such as Bootstrap
• CSS(including CSS3) & CSS Processors (SASS / LESS)
• Development and integration with RESTful Services and APIs
• Development and integration with SOAP Services (WCF)
• HTML (including / preferably HTML5)
• Cross-browser development (compatability)
• MS SQL server (2012+) and SQL Reporting Services
• XML / JSON
• Test-Driven Development in the .Net and JavaScript environment.
• ORM (Entity Framework & NHibernate)
• Experience with SharePoint App development is considered an asset, but not essential.

Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of Visual Studio 2012+
• Systems analysis and design concepts
• Repositories (e.g. Git, Subversion, Team Foundation Server)
• Responsive Design
• OOP / SOLID Design Principles
• Database architecture and design
• IIS
• Knowledge of user experience and accessibility standards (usability)

Competencies

• Strong analytical & numerical ability
• Problem solving skills
• Conceptual thinker
• Good communication / interpersonal skills
• Action / results orientation
• Quality orientation
• Knowledge seeking / learning orientation
• Strong Interpersonal and people interaction skills
• Ability to perform under pressure

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Sanlam Sky Solutions, a business unit within the Sanlam Personal Finance cluster, offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions tailored for the South African entry-level market. These solutions cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover and personal accident plans. This business consists of 61 sales branches and 106 client care offices, conducting business through over 400 brokers and 3 700 tied agents, all dedicated to meeting the financial needs of its clients and their families.

Position Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver on an HR value proposition that aligns to company strategy
• Creation of a high performance culture that positions Sanlam Sky Solutions as a lead player in the entry level market
• Management of all HR functions in directly reporting and matrix functions to ensure alignment to the overall HR strategy
• Implement HR best in class practices that support the Drotter Performance Pipelines principles
• Provide strategic input as a member of the Sky Group Exco team to the overall business strategy
• Ensure all HR functions deliver administrative efficiency

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• Honours degree in behavioural sciences with Industrial Psychology or Psychology majors
• A Masters degree would be advantageous
• An MBA would be preferable
• 15 years HR Management experience at a senior level in the financial services industry
• Experience in managing multiple business units
• Change management
• Experience in decision making and people development
• Sound knowledge of HR Best Practices
• Working knowledge of HR systems
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation
• Computer literacy – MS Office
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Exposure to project management

Competencies

• Confidence and Decisiveness
• Pro-activity
• Team Management
• Adhering to principles and Values
• Relating and networking, including teamwork
• Persuading and Influencing
• Analysis
• Creating and innovating and adapting to Change
• Planning and organizing
• Coping with pressures and setbacks
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking

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Job description
Position Details

The Sanlam Personal Finance (SPF) cluster is responsible for Sanlam’s retail business in South Africa. SPF provides clients across different market segments (entry-level, middle-income, affluent, professional market and business owners) with a comprehensive range of appropriate and competitive financial solutions. These include traditional life insurance risk and savings products, investment, retirement, health and fiduciary services. Designed to facilitate long-term wealth creation, protection and niche financing, these solutions are engineered around client needs.

Sanlam Savings, which is one of the businesses within SPF, offers recurring saving solutions to various segments within the market.

As Wealthsmiths™ we believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives you every opportunity to achieve success. Sanlam is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.

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Job Purpose

Responsible for the growth in performance, sales production and profitability of the Savings market.

Key Responsibilities

• Market Savings products and its application pro-actively on a one-to-many basis by spreading the message, as well as one-to-one initiatives promoting strategic supporters and convincing non-supporters.
• Build and maintain relationships with Sanlam Financial Advisors and Broker Distribution field management.
• Support SPF Distribution with the following:
• Product training, accreditation and competitive positioning.
• Identify opportunities to increase penetration or relevant markets.
• Develop and implement strategies, tactics and business plans to penetrate target markets; open new markets and sources; Market expansions; etc.

• Increase gross sales in relevant markets.
• Meet targeted business volumes.
• Support the development of marketing material, as well as tools that will assist in marketing risk products.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in commerce, law or other relevant qualification.
• CFP qualification will be advantageous

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Distribution channels and structures (Financial Advisors / Broker Distribution, etc.)
• Understanding of our competitor products (including Sanlam's products).
• Technical knowledge abut financial services industry and trends.
• Experience in managing small projects.
• Experience in working with multiple stakeholders.

Experience

• 3-5 years relevant experience in a sales capacity within the financial services industry.
• Computer Literacy (MS office packages and Outlook)

Competencies

• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills for interacting at all levels.
• Ability to operate at a strategic level.
• Decision making.
• Conceptual and innovative thinking.
• Treating customers fairly / Customer orientation.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
• Influencing and gaining commitment.
• Building and maintaining relationships.
• Results driven.
• Stress tolerance.
• Ability to maintain high standards of professional integrity.
• Presentation skills.

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Position Description

As part of the SPF Succession Planning Process, this role in Sanlam Personal Finance has become available due to the retirement of the current incumbent. As such, an opportunity is available to appoint a new Manager Forensic Investigations.

This role reports to the Head of Forensics : SPF Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing advice and guidance to own team regarding the handling of sensitive/complex cases involving any form of unlawful conduct.
• Managing of own team in terms of effective and dynamic functioning of team, trained and skilled personnel and performance management.
• Ensure that own team members adhere and comply with the Code of Professional Conduct for SPF Forensic Investigations.
• Provide expert advice and compile reports as well as recommendations with regards to irregularities, unlawful conduct and preventative measures to Sanlam Life management (including fraud awareness presentations).
• Monitor and report on cases where recommendations made by Forensics are deviated from by management, to Head of Forensics, as per the Sanlam Life Insurance Fraud Risk Management Policy.
• Formulating and presenting of quarterly Fraud Risk Reports at the respective risk forum meetings to executive management and/or directors as contracted by the Head of Forensics.
• Provide input into the strategic direction of Forensics that will ensure effective plans for dealing with fraud prevention, detection and response to confirmed fraud cases.
• Liaise with relevant regulatory and industry authorities on fraud and regulatory environment.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Law, Commerce or the Forensic Investigation field
• ICFP and/or CFE certification

Knowledge:

• Sound knowledge of legislation, regulations and legal principles applicable to the financial industry (FAIS, LTIA, FICA, PRECCA, POPIA, Criminal and Civil Procedure Act etc.).
• Sound knowledge of the statutory and common law principles applicable to economic crime.
• Knowledge of the environment in which a long term insurer operates, as well as knowledge of financial institutions in general.
• Thorough knowledge of investigative methodology and techniques.

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience in managing a team of specialists responsible for the investigation of high level and complex financial crimes.

Competencies

• Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• High ethical standards and professional attitude
• Accountability
• Proven ability to lead a team of people
• Strategic thinking ability
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail

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Position Details

Sanlam Personal Finance provides clients in the entry, middle, affluent and self-employed markets in South Africa with a comprehensive range of financial service solutions to facilitate their long term wealth creation, protection and niche financing needs.

Position Description

The financial service industry is the place to be for an ambitious Professional!

Third party Marketing brings Big opportunities, Big rewards

Sanlam Broker Distribution is the distinctive hub of our business, central to driving investor flows and keeping our brand and national footprint as strong as it is. We are a dynamic, innovative and high performance distribution channel, committed to the value of independent intermediated advice and to long-term relationships between brokers and their clients.

As an integral part of Sanlam Broker Distribution, your primary focus will be to work with brokers being the interface between themselves and Sanlam Broker Distribution to reach business objectives in a dynamic, innovative and high performance business.

Key Responsibilities

Output/Core Tasks

Your success will come from:

• promoting and marketing the company products
• building strong relationships with brokers
• providing efficient service
• meeting and exceeding your targets
• supporting brokers in their practices and assist them to grow their businesses.

What’s in it for you?

Unique remuneration structure that will see you well rewarded for your

• success
• Get to manage your own income
• Work with visionaries in the industry who value entrepreneurship and
• creativity
• Represent one of the top well respected South African companies
• Be invested in and grow your talents

Minimum Requirements

To be successful you will need to demonstrate good experience in

• the Financial Services Industry specifically in life insurance
• marketing principles and sales skills in order to meet your targets
• experience in third party marketing
• relevant regulatory legislation and compliance knowledge

Do you have what it takes?

• Completed Business/Commerce/Marketing degree
• Preferably Post graduate diploma in Financial Planning/RFP3/Wealth

Management 3

• Goal and target motivated
• Sales and marketing orientation
• Natural relationship builder

Competencies

• Technical and Professional Knowledge
• Entrepreneurship
• Treating Customers Fairly
• Decision Making
• Continuous Learning
• Gaining Commitment
• Work Standards
• Adaptability
• Tenacity
• Initiative
• Communicate effectively in English and Afrikaans
• Impact

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Job Grade 9/10

Position Description

We are looking to appoint experienced Underwriters at any of our Cape Town / Johannesburg or Pretoria branches. These positions guarantee long term career benefits and career satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Underwrite risk Business applications with respect to medicals, occupation and part-time activities according to competency levels.
• Escalate sub-standard cases.
• Underwrite standard rate cases with or without medical reports.
• Request medical and/or limit requirements.
• Placement of cases according to Reassurance treaty and related guidelines.

Minimum Requirements

Applicants must work a minimum of 19 compulsory overtime hours per month.

Qualification

• Grade 12 with Biology/Life Orientation and Mathematics / Accountancy / Financial accountancy as subject.
• Relevant qualification will be advantageous

Experience

• Medical and/or Financial underwriting experience of at least 5 years
• Bilingual (English and Afrikaans)

Knowledge

• Underwriting processes
• Application of underwriting- and re-insurance policy
• Understand medical terminology (anatomy and physiology)
• Knowledge of prognosis of medical conditions
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Financial Statements and Questionnaires
• Knowledge of financial underwriting and business insurance is compulsory
• Computer literate and use of relevant Underwriting software/programs

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Information gathering
• Adaptability
• Communication (Fully bilingual English & Afrikaans)
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Result Driven

Promoting excellence and commitment towards Employment Equity.

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Position Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design. Develop and maintain appropriately-scaled effective solutions to support data cleansing, migration and reconciliation activity in MS SQL Server T-SQL integration Services and related tools.
• Ensure design and development take into account all aspects of requirements – including data quality, customer experience architecture, security & operations – so that software is fit for the purpose.
• Deliver a robust, testable, repeatable framework of jobs and scripts for migrating data and producing reconciliation reports to confirm success or failure.
• Work with third party suppliers to understand their software APIs and integrate them with SPW solutions to load and extract data.
• Identify and solve performance bottlenecks in SQL Server and database platforms.
• Manage MS SQL Server database environments that support data migration and backups and recoveries in test environments.
• Only use approved technologies when developing systems and adhere to department, industry and regulatory standards.
• Provide support for solutions, including analysis, issue tracking and resolution. Take pro-active ownership of support tasks and see them through to completion.
• Report progress on development at daily stand-ups and escalate issues or slippage in a timely fashion, identifying remedial action to keep the project or business as usual on track.
• Demonstrate a logical and structured approach to time management and task prioritisation. Work within project/business as usual timelines and budgets. Be able to organise own time, schedule tasks for completion and deliver work to that schedule.

Minimum Requirements

• Business technology degree (B.Com, Information Management qualification).
• Experience in Financial Services is a requirement with Wealth Industry knowledge being an advantage.
• 3 – 4 years solid experience in a data warehousing environment and development framework.
• Exposure to big data.

Experience in:

• report writing and user interaction.
• in managing/creating datamarts, dimension modelling and facts
• Expertise in the Microsoft BI solution offerings including SQL Server 2012/2008 R2 Stack (SSRS, SSAS, SSIS). Knowledge of PowerView, PowerPivot, SharePoint and Excel is an advantage.
• Understanding of BI solutions: operational and analytical, strong knowledge of relational and multi-dimensional database architectures.
• In-depth understanding of the Ralph Kimball data warehouse methodology.
• Knowledge in the technical aspects of BI, including data modelling, ETL, metadata/data management and OLAP tools.
• 5+ years working experience in the field of data warehousing and BI.

Competencies

Technical Competencies

• Exposure to mainstream Microsoft BI tools is a requirement. An added advantage is exposure to Cognos, QlickView, Tableau or similar.
• Advanced Excel, OLAP and presentation skills.
• Familiar with a semantic layer and designing frameworks for reporting and analysis.
• Cube development using SSAS is.
• ETL knowledge (SSIS).
• Data warehousing conceptual and practical knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of SSAS, SSIS and SSRS.
• Exposure to MS PowerQuery and PowerBI is an advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and SQL server skills (SQL 2012 – 2014) s an advantage.
• Knowledge of MDX query.

Behavioural Competencies

• Solid business acumen
• Excellent report writing skills
• Confident and analytical
• Highly organized client focused
• Accurate and detail orientated
• Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Pro-Active approach to work, clients and problem solving
• Learning agility and curiosity
• Assertive and adaptable within a changing environment
• Passionate ownership for results

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Position Description

To be responsible for giving the Business Development Manager support.

Key Responsibilities

The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the Business Development Co-ordinator:

• Assisting the Business Development Manager in servicing Intermediaries and in the process reaching monthly inflow targets
• Training on Glacier products and tools to Intermediary Assistants, Broker Consultants, Intermediary Office Personnel and Intermediaries
• Co-ordinate and manage training functions/events and fund manager presentations
• Travelling to and training Intermediaries /IFA’s and their assistants regarding the administration aspect of investment products & IT systems
• Managing the Intermediaries Database
• Assisting with Glacier proposals, quotations, ICE illustrations and toolbox outputs.
• Attending to general day-to-day tasks associated with supporting the Sales Manager when dealing with clients and intermediaries (Intermediaries/ IFA) i.r.o
• Telephone enquiries and written communication
• Assisting clients/intermediaries with processes & business
• Distribution of marketing materials (application forms, brochures)
• Attending to office administration (co-ordinating of managers diary, preparing documentation, overall smooth flow of day-to-day tasks)
• Building relationships with Intermediaries Assistants, Intermediaries Consultants, Intermediaries,
• Office Personnel and Intermediaries

Minimum Requirements

• 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role within the investment / collective investment service industry
• Preference will be given to candidates with a tertiary qualification/CFP/RFP 1/2/3
• Exposure to investments and traditional life products
• Valid Drivers’ License
• Knowledge of economic principles, environment and investment products

Competencies

• Building and Maintaining Relationships
• Resilience and Tenacity
• Attention to detail
• Analytical thinking and Problem Solving
• Client Services Orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Excellent Decision Making Skills
• Enthusiasm/ Proactive
• Communication and presentation skills (written & verbal)
• Teamwork

Attributes

• Positive, enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to thrive under pressure
• Honesty, integrity and respect