Openings at OUTsurance

Job Description

• The OUTlife Sales department is responsible for quoting clients as a result of Inbound calls, Internet leads or an OUTbound function and converting these leads into sales in terms of the quality and quantity criteria in place. The successful sales advisor needs to be a strong sales person with excellent change agent and adaptability skills.
• Convert lead/quotes to sales in terms of the minimum quantity and quality targets that are in place.

Required Competencies & Personal Attributes:

Competencies:

• Attention to detail/Quality oriented
• Deadline and results oriented/Work standards
• Initiative
• Enthusiastic and passionate about the job and the company
• Effective at planning and organisation/Work management
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Judgment/Problem solving
• Adaptability
• Integrity
• Tolerance for stress

Skills:

• Selling skills
• Resilience
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Negotiations
• Keyboard skills
• Administration skills
• Influencing
• Practical learning
• Computer literacy

Qualifications

• Matric
• FAIS Regulatory Exam
• Recognized Qualification depending on previous advice giving roles

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Job Description
Role Overview

• Our business product offering has grown significantly over the years which has led to the development of the OUTsurance Broker Tied Agent Model.
• The incumbent of this position will be responsible for growing and developing the business insurance portfolio by building a book of short-term insurance. The individual will sell personal lines and Commercial lines by prospecting and canvassing for new business sales.

Competencies

• Self-starter and entrepreneur mindset
• Strong Business Acumen
• Communication (verbal and written) in English
• Analytical, Numerical & mathematical skills
• Team supervisory skills
• Confident and enthusiastic self-starter who can take initiative
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team - balances team and individual responsibility, provides and accepts feedback
• Problem-solving skill
• Relationship management skills
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Resilience - Ability to work well under pressure in dynamic environment
• Flexible and adaptable
• Influential, concise, rational and practical communicator
• Creative flair and innovative thinker
• Discretion, judgment and high levels of trust

Qualifications
General:

• Completed Matric or National Senior Certificate
• Must have your own reliable vehicle with uninterrupted access to the vehicle
• Valid code B driver’s license
• 3 years of external sales experience in a face-to-face selling environment
• Experience in lead generation, cold calling, relationship management and opening doors

Should you have previous experience as a FAIS representative the following is non-negotiable:

• FAIS credits/Full Insurance Qualifications (depending on Date of first appointment - DOFA)
• RE5 (depending on Date of first appointment - DOFA)

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Job Description
Purpose

• The internship is a structured work-based program, affording unemployed graduates work experience in our company. The successful applicants will enter into a 12-month fixed term Internship agreement (not an employment contract) with the company and receive a stipend. 
• Are you passionate about using data to challenge the norm? Internal Audit is looking for a strong data analytics individual to join the Internal Audit team. The Internal Audit team assists the organisation in maintaining effective controls by assessing the reliability of financial reports, monitoring the company’s compliance with laws and regulations, and advising management on developing smart control solutions. We’re looking for a detail-oriented team player who has an interest in Insurance products and wants to gain insight into the company’s operations and control processes.
• The Data Analytics team-members leverage their programming and advanced analytics skillsets to work closely with the auditors and develop data-centric analysis and testing strategies that derive insight and help the Internal Audit team to better understand the company’s unique processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Extract data from the company’s data warehouse, profile the data to identify key features, patterns and outliers; and performing scenario-based testing.
• Assess the quality of data extracted to understand potential limitations or issues.
• Review SQL code to identify sources of data and the accuracy and completeness thereof.
• Understand and provide guidance on the appropriateness of individual access to data.
• Develop and maintain Management Information Systems in order to streamline and drive automated reporting.
• Develop visualisation analytics and reporting to present scenarios from the data; both at a high level to highlight potential risks and at a detailed level to enable root cause analyses.
• Assist the Internal Auditors by using hands-on analysis of company data and providing insights from this.
• Help the Internal Audit team understand the data tools, approaches and infrastructure available to them.
• Work with the Internal Audit team to build strategic self-service data products that enable the team to more efficiently and effectively work with company data and identify potential risks.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Engineering, Informatics or equivalent
• Knowledge of any programming language with a willingness to learn SQL programming.
• Knowledge of visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of analytical/statistical programming such as Python, R, or SAS would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral). Ability to communicate what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner.
• Drive and Motivation. Ability to handle multiple tasks and takes initiative to improve their own performance.
• Creativity/Innovation. Ability to create new ways to improve current processes and develop solutions that are grounded in reality and have practical value.