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Key Purpose

To take responsibility for the entire financial reporting function of various Discovery administered resctricted medical schemes. From the processing of journals up to the preparation of management accounts and reporting to the Council for Medical Schemes.

 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Preparation of journals and management accounts

• Month-end reconciliations (balance sheet and income statement)

• Completion and submission of statutory returns

• Liaising directly with relevant external parties (Clients, auditors, service providers)

• Various administrative ad-hoc tasks such as processing of payments

 

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Attention to detail

• Reliable

• Motivated

• Team player

• Self-driven in a work from home environment

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

• Good time management skills

• Analytical thinker

• Proficient in Excel

 

Education and Experience

• Accounting degree or equivalent

• 3-4 years’ experience in an accounting role

• SAICA/SAIPA articles advantageous

 

Employment Equity  

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Key Purpose

Design and implement robust, scalable and optimally performing systems using Java related technologies, according to provided specifications, standards and procedures, while ensuring compliance with the architectural standards and guidelines laid out by Discovery.

 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Design:

• Translate business requirements into technical designs adhering to Discovery Insure processes, standards and guidelines, taking cognisance of performance, security and scalability requirements. Deliver within agreed timeframes.

• Liaise with relevant parties where clarification of business requirements or resolution to technical issues is needed

• Research and find effective solutions to technical issues that arise

• Estimate development timelines based on business requirements

Development:

• Construct robust, maintainable, scalable, optimally performing system code in line with technical specifications, following prescribed process, standards and procedures. Deliver within agreed timeframes

• Conduct unit testing and fix any defects found

Testing:

• Verify build stability and quality with development team before releasing to test team, aiming to release with zero defects

• Assist the Business analyst in ensuring the test pack includes relevant scenarios and test data.

• Consult and assist in reviewing risk / impact of defects found in testing, and assist with fixing where necessary

Support / Troubleshooting:

• Assist system users with technical support issues and handle according to defined procedures

• Ability to effectively analyse root cause of system errors (data errors, performance and stability issues)

Mentoring / Team development:

• Actively coach other developers to understand and apply the Insure coding and architectural standards correctly, as well as any technologies in use

• Perform code review to ensure logical correctness, maintainability, scalability, performance, compliance with architectural standards and frameworks

• Assist in identifying training needs of team members

Personal development:

• Keep abreast of current technological trends and how these might be applied in the Discovery environment

• Constant improvement of knowledge of the various applications, their functionalities and data models

General:

• Ability to communicate clearly, constructively and effectively. Easily able to follow and participate in technical, business process, and other discussions

• Able to build business relationships with other members of team and the business areas we support.

 

Personal Attributes and Skills

Technical Competencies

• Excellent understanding of Object Orientated principals and Java language fundamentals

• Knowledge of commonly used design patterns

• Broad understanding of how to put together an EE-based business solution from scratch

• EJB

• HTML

• JSF

• JQuery

• JAXB

• SOAP Web services

• Message Driven Beans

• UML

• XML/XSD

• SQL 

Behavioural Skills:

• Action orientated go-getter, hungry to learn and add real value

• Structured and analytical problem solver: Obsessive about finding solutions to problems: action oriented problem solver.

• Able to plan, organise and prioritize own work

• Able to multitask

• Able to work independently

• Team player: reliable, works actively with others towards common goal, communicates constructively, shares information, knowledge and experience, treats others in a respectful and supportive manner

 

Education and Experience

Essential:

• 6+ years’ experience in Java development with exposure to core competencies listed

 

Advantageous Experience

 

• REST Web services

• JSON

• Business Process Management Tools

• Apache Camel

• Apache Webserver Configuration

• JBOSS Configuration

• CSS

• GIT

• Integrated Build Tools

• HTML 5

• Knowledge of Short Term Insurance industry

 

Working knowledge of:

• Software development within SDLC

• Unit Testing

• Data modelling and design of database structures

 

• BSc Computer Science /Information Systems degree

• Formal Java qualification

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
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Key Purpose

The key purpose of this role is to use big data, predictive analytics and up to date AI techniques in order to identify and detect potential fraud within the Discovery Health business. The successful candidate will need to be able to mine large data sets to find and present new insights to business

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Connecting with a multitude of stakeholders to understand the data in a healthcare and fraud context

• Mining large structured and unstructured datasets for data exploration to find new insights to detect healthcare fraud

• Research and application of the most up to date machine learning algorithms and AI techniques

• Present data and model findings in a way that provides actionable insights

• Implementing results for use in both the internal and external environments

• Monitoring model performance

• Improve processes and databases where opportunities arise

Personal Attributes and Skills

Technical skills core:

• Expert in data science programming languages such as R, Python, Scala

• Expert in data manipulation skills including SQL to extract, transform and load data

• Experience in interactive data exploration and data-driven story telling

• Understanding and application of Big Data and distributed computing principles

• Hands on experience with Big Data systems will be preferred

• Strong analytical and statistical knowledge with an understanding of the latest machine learning algorithms for both structured and unstructured data

• Ability to formulate problem statements and develop a plan for tackling the problem

• Strong ability to communicate findings and recommendations from data (visual, verbal and written)

• Integration and implementation experience

Behavioral skills:

• A passion for data exploration and analytics

• Self-starter

• Willingness to learn and grow exponentially

• A restless curiosity towards data and uncovering unknown correlations

• Ability to work cohesively in a team environment and balance multiple priorities

• A team player who can work alone when required and without supervision

• High level of attention to detail, resilience, enthusiasm, energy and drive

• Positive, can-do attitude

• Ethical and able to maintain confidentiality and manage boundaries

• Aligned to Discovery values and core purpose

Education and Experience

• Honours or Master’s degree in either Data Science, Statistics, or Applied Mathematics with some experience in software engineering, computer science or working with big disparate sets of data, OR

• Honours or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering with solid experience in statistical modelling, data mining and machine learning

• Other analytical qualifications will also be considered if accompanied by the relevant experience

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose of the role

The primary function of this role is to conduct quality audits on the critical business processes within the business and provide a DPMO score for the work processed within Discovery Life Group Risk. A key purpose is to add value to current processes by identifying gaps and proposing innovative recommendations that will impact efficiencies and the quality of work produced. You will therefore need advanced technical skills, particularly in excel, excellent communication skills and be comfortable working to extremely tight deadlines.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Conduct quality audits across critical business processes within the Discovery Life Group Risk area

• Conduct risk-based audits taking cognisance of business rules, process protocols and guidelines, compliance, legislative and regulatory requirements

• Provide error trend analysis and feedback reports on issues identified

• Compile daily/ weekly/ monthly stats

• Need to align quality assurance standards across Discovery (where applicable)

• Sound understanding of the Group Risk products and business processes

• Have a good understanding of the business rules and check for correct application of these when work is processed or when information is provided to clients

• Need to understand and know the application of Compliance and Legislative requirements within the product offering and business processes

• Stay abreast of quality assurance best practice adopted within other areas across Discovery

• Adhoc data analysis and reporting

• Application of the Lean Six Sigma methodology in quality audits

• Identifying areas of concern and system related issues

• Preparing DPMO assessment sheets and reports on audit findings for various departments

• Defining opportunities for processes or cases to be audited

• Feedback to business on audit findings

• Ability to map business processes in accordance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) methodology adopted within Discovery

• Ongoing maintenance of SOP’s for all business processes

• Conduct bi-annual iQS audits across Discovery Life and Invest business areas

• Participation in DNV external audits

Personal Attributes and Skills     

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following competencies:
 

• Analytical and problem solving abilities

• Methodical and attention to detail

• Numerical ability to compile stats

• Able to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision making

• Ability to prioritise and organise effectively

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to discuss QA feedback at all levels of management

• Assertive and a team player yet able to work independently

• Able to take ownership and responsibility for the function

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Understanding of complex Excel formulas, pivot tables, graphs and macro’s.Advanced knowledge and experience in the MS Office products, including Excel, Access and PowerPoint- Deliver informative, well-organized information.

• Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.

• Ability to analyze and interpret data.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks

• Good data mapping, data mining and data tracking abilities.

• Strong trouble shooting abilities.

• Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective and professional.

• Generates innovative solutions by approaching problems with curiosity and open mindedness, using existing information to its fullest potential.

• Ability to work with accuracy and to strict deadlines.

Education and Experience

Matric Essential IRCA ISO 9001: 2015 Lead Auditor certification advantageous Employee benefits or Group Risk experience beneficial Good understanding of the ISO standard and Quality Management Up to 2 years’ experience working in a data analysis and reporting role Advanced knowledge and experience of MS Office products including Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint Understanding of complex Excel formulas, pivot tables, and graphs. COP 5 years QA experience (preferable)

 

 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.                    

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Job Description

Assisting clients with queries and servicing requests on their Health policies with required SLA. Identifying sales opportunities.•Answering inbound calls timeously and making required outbound call

• Managing all queries through to resolution
• Co-ordination of own administration
• Identifying sales opportunities
• Maintaining accurate details and statistics of all queries

 

Key purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration and support services for the sales call center.

 

Key Outputs

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

•Administration and support for the sales team to ensure sales are activated

•Capturing sales information accurately

• Meeting deadlines to ensure the activation of new business sales timeously

•Maintaining accurate details and statistics of all querie.

 

Personal attributes and skills

•Takes initiatives and works under own direction

•Adapts to the team and works well in team environment

•Easily establishes good relationships with people

•Writes and speaks fluently, clearly, correctly and convincingly

•Expresses opinions, information and ket points of argument clearly and avoids unnecessary use of jargon or complicated language

•Develops job and product knowledge and expertise through continual professional development

•Demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger system

•Produces a range of solutions to problems

•Manages time effectively and works strategically to realize organisational goals

•Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction

•Follows policies and procedures

•Works productively in a pressurized environment

 

Qualification & Experience

•At least 2-3 years’ experience in a Health servicing or sales environment in an outbound or Inbound environment.

•Matric

•Excellent Communication skills

•Good Excel and Word skills

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Key Purpose

This team is responsible for the Discovery member application published to the App Store. They work with other Discovery business units to deliver innovative solutions to all members.

Within the Digital Channels system area, the iOS developer will work on the Discovery application together with Product Owners from various business units, Business Analysts, UX/UI designers & Content Teams, System Architect, and managers to understand the overall business need and the requirements, design the system solution using various approaches and technologies, implement the designed solution in the system with high quality source code.

iOS developers will support the projects throughout the project lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, release, and post release support.

iOS developers in the Digital Channels area must be able to technically support and maintain the deployed applications on dev, test and production environments.

 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

 

Intermediate iOS developers must have a competent understanding of:

• The system development life cycle and can explain the developers role in each stage

• The defined system development tools, processes and workflows

• The distinction between business, functional and non-functional requirements and how to implement them

• The importance of delivering high quality source code and how to achieve it

• The technologies used and the systems components structure

• The domain and business terminologies and link them back to system implementations 

Intermediate iOS developers should be able to demonstrate that they can:

• Develop, test, and maintain the deployed application software with high quality

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to ensure a successful, high-quality product and great user experience

• Analyse, maintain and enhance existing application and troubleshoot issues with efficiency.

• Perform accurate development estimation

• Produce technical specifications and designs. Participate in new business development through ideation, prototype development, and project estimates

• Research new techniques, tools, and best practices and share that knowledge with the team and community

• Maintain high standards 

• Analytical and problem solving skills

• Self-starter who takes ownership, is accountable, and is able to work under minimum supervision

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Can help with quality assurance and provide comments                                          

Within 6 months of being in the position, a intermediate iOS developer should be able to demonstrate strong domain knowledge and technologies in relation to the environment that they work in.

Personal Attributes and Skills

Behavioral Skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills (English)

• Ability to work in a self-driven, complex environment with multiple and changing priorities

• Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables

• Ability to think abstractly

• Ability and desire to quickly learn new technologies

• Clean code thinking

 

Technical Skills

• Project Management

• Business Writing Skills

• Presentation and Facilitation Skills

• Process Mapping

• Software testing pack design, functional testing

 

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend existing development activities

• Work with customers to determine project requirements

• Design software to fulfil customer requirements

• Develop software from requirements and specifications

• Find and repair software defects; unit testing, UI automation testing

• Stay current with Apple and iOS standards and guidelines

• Documenting development work done

 

Education and Experience

Minimum

• Informatics degree or Diploma

• 2+ years’ experience developing iOS applications

 

Advantageous

• 1+ year user interface analyst experience

• Software Engineering related degree/qualification

• Honours degree

• Business experience and product knowledge

• Experience in Objective-C is beneficial

Methodologies

• Waterfall and Agile

• Knowledge of OO design principles and development patterns

Tools

• SoapUI (SOAP) / REST client (JSON)

• XCode

• Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)

Technologies

• iOS

• UML

• XML, JSON

• SOAP and REST Web Service Development

Other

• Software architecture

• JAD sessions

• Data modelling techniques