Job Opportunities at NMG Benefits

Role Overview

• The purpose of the role is to unlock opportunities between NMG’s “Member First” (M1) Division and our members by coordinating Benefit Counselling and the subsequent allocation of leads to our Financial Advisors. The role requires the initial hands-on build of the business:  designing the curriculum for the Benefit Counselling offering, recruiting and training Benefit Counsellors and rolling out of the solution across our entire Membership base.    

Responsibilities

Build the business:

• Design and build the curriculum for the Benefit Counselling offering
• Ensure Benefit Counsellors are trained and competent to provide information to Members and thus unlock business leads
• Service the existing client base with the Benefit Counselling offering through collaboration with KAMs
• Budget management

Co-ordinate and facilitate Benefit Counsellor activities at various clients

Manage the relationship between Benefit Counsellors and Financial Advisors

Line Manager functions

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree
• Financial Planning Qualification – minimum of a National Certificate in Financial Planning
• Level 5 Regulatory Exam
• 2-5 years investment, annuity, preservation funds, insurance and/or Employee Benefit experience
• Team management experience
• Experience with training design and co-ordination

Competencies & Skills Required

• People skills and the ability to build and manage relationships
• Customer/ Stakeholder Commitment
• Motivating and Inspiring Team
• Collaboration
• Impact and Influence
• Business Acumen
• Self-starter
• Establish the business
• Leadership and Management

Application due date:

05 May 2023

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Role Overview

• As the Marketing & Communications Executive for NMG Consulting, you will support the delivery of projects across NMG with a primary focus on connecting with our client networks through multiple digital channels including email communications, LinkedIn and our website. You will work closely with a  team to  deliver NMG’s Insights – our information-backed market analysis and analytics for clients across the life insurance, health insurance, wealth management, asset management and reinsurance industries.
• This is an exciting role based in Johannesburg  however working with stakeholders in many domains and countries. To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate accomplishments in a lean and dynamic environment. You can juggle several projects at once, have an eye for design, and are meticulous in your attention to detail. You thrive on collaborating across different deliverables, developing communications materials from written content, and keeping projects and timelines on track. You are curious about how to improve on processes and enjoy exploring new and innovating digital tools for managing mailing lists, developing graphics and tracking client engagement.  

This is an opportunity ideally suited to an individual with a flair for detail and design.

Key Responsibilities

External Marketing & Communications

• Support the design of, and subsequently deliver, mass email campaigns and social media posts, ensuring communication is error-free, adheres to brand guidelines, and delivered on schedule
• Maintain subscriber/ mailing lists, updating and refining lists as needed
• Support efforts to increase NMG Consulting’s LinkedIn following through organic and sponsored content
• Maintain and update the corporate website and our portal ‘NMG Connect’ to provide a visitor experience that is both inspirational, informative, and up to date
• Transform written content into external communication, by developing pieces across multiple distribution platforms (emails, LinkedIn posts, videos)
• Design and deliver supporting collateral such as webpages, infographics, emails, digital media, social media content and others, as needed, using a variety of multimedia tools
• Create and deliver communications plans to support NMG Insights and operational projects, as needed
• Track, measure, and report performance of marketing engagement on the various channels (Website, Email and LinkedIn) against benchmarks and goals
• Analyze data to inform initiatives, inculcate fact-based decisions, and provide strategic insight on brand and channel performance

Internal Communications

• Work with the Human Capital team to support ongoing employer branding efforts
• Support internal communications and employee engagement efforts

Experience

Success in the role will require:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; experience delivering to senior executives
• Experience in a global role
• Outcomes driven and responsive nature, with an ability to balance the inherent tension between tight turnaround times and perfect output
• Resourceful, self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Meticulous, with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven ability to be a self-starter with energy, enthusiasm and drive in a dynamic environment
• Living the NMG Values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Make it Count and Go for It in all that you do

The successful candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate:

• ~5 years’ experience in marketing and communications in a professional services company (preferred)
• Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or comparable professional experience
• Strong design aptitude and writing skills; familiarity with platforms ideally including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Experience in managing and using website CMS, digital communication tools, and social media platforms (e.g., Active Campaign, WordPress, LinkedIn)
• Proficient in graphic design, photo and video editing using Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop)

Application due date:

05 May 2023

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Role Overview

• The Retirement Fund Claims Administrator is responsible for all the tasks identified to administer an active fund. Based on experience, the administrator will also assist the manager with checking of reports and specific additional tasks as identified by the manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Performance Objectives

• Calculation and payment of all claims i.e., withdrawals, retirements, and deaths
• Monthly updating and full reconciliation of Funds.
• Monthly payment of fees, risk benefits etc.
• Monthly updating of accounting transactions.
• Monitoring risk benefit providers in terms of underwriting requirements.
• Preparation for year-end audits.
• Compliance with fund rules and legislative requirements.
• Preparation of data for monthly unit price calculations.
• Prepare member quotes where necessary
• Assist team members as required
• Recording and arching claims on completion thereof
• Build and maintain a good relationship with all the relevant departments within a client. This would include the human resource and payroll departments.
• All the above items should be adhered to within the scope of the service level agreement.

Note:

Your task can at any point change to be specialised or multi-tasked.

Based on your experience: you might be asked to do the following tasks

• Checking and processing of specific steps in the claims process as identified.
• First check for contribution reconciliations.
• Checking of daily risk reports and engage with staff members

Qualifications

• Matric/Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification or working towards one

Experience

• At least 1 – 3 years’ experience in financial industry.
• Experience working on Microsoft applications
• Experience in client services and dealing with people
• Experience in working in a team
• Experience in a checking role will be an advantage (based on years of service)

Competencies

• Computer Skills
• Results driven
• Co-ordination Skills.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Time Management.
• Problem Solving Skills.
• Verbal and Written Communication Skills.
• Able to work independently and with others
• Strong level of responsibility
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy while working under pressure.
• Must be able to plan daily tasks

Application due date:

02 May 2023