Graduate - Gis

What will you do?

Santam’s Group Underwriting team, Risk Management and Risk Solutions has 4 Graduate roles available. The role reports to the Tech Specialist: Risk Management and will be based at the Santam Head Office in Bellville. What will make you successful in this role?

The Graduate will be responsible for geocoding - the conversion of an address to coordinates using a geocoder. This job will appeal to anyone who wants to gain experience in address data cleaning in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within an insurance risk environment. Anyone with a Natural Science degree or diploma, and a desire to work hard and learn, should apply.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE**:
Perform the cleaning of address data - enforcing an address format to be applied.
Geocoding of cleaned addresses (batch or manual). Training will be provided.
Provide regular feedback on progress and deliverables on assigned address data batches.
A certain quota of addresses need to be geocoded per week. Qualifications

Any degree or diploma in Natural Sciences.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint.
An understanding of GIS and geocoding (advantageous).
Basic proficiency in ESRI ArcGIS Pro will be beneficial. Skills

Data capture, data preparation and analytics
Good communication
Ability to work under pressure
Teamwork
Analytical thinking
Problem solving
Time management
Attention to detail Competencies

Client focus
Flexibility and adaptability
Drives results
Collaborates
Cultivates innovation
Decision quality
Data analysis
Problem solving
Reporting and administration
Plans and aligns
Balances stakeholders About the company

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.
Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.
At Santam we are 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. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.