Graduate Intern

SanlamConnect, is dedicated to supporting, growing and empowering clients with affordable, easy and suitable solutions, primarily through face-to-face intermediary channels, but also directly. We have approximately 2,000 tied advisers and 2,000 supporting independent brokers, all dedicated to meet the financial needs of our clients. Our vision: We aspire to be the best at building enduring relationships by connecting clients with Sanlam. We create sustainable value by attracting new clients, supporting ongoing client engagement and providing adaptive solutions designed to answer life’s financial questions. ULTIMATELY, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE FINANCIALLY CONFIDENT, SECURE AND PROSPEROUS. What will you do?
This in an internship for graduates who require work experience in order to gain a professional qualification or unemployed graduates who require work experience to become more marketable.

**Output/Core Tasks**:
This is a 12 month contract position allowing the incumbent to gain relevant work experience in the financial services industry. The individual will be exposed to training and office administration whilst being part of an administrative team at SanlamConnect.
- Provide administration support to Management Team
- Provide support to the Financial Advisers and or Brokers
- Co-ordinate and manage events
- Monitor new business received
- Monitor outstanding premiums
- Account Payments

What will make you successful in this role?
Qualification & experience
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Business related National Diploma or Degree (Marketing, Legal, Financial Planning, Human Resources)
- Preferably no or very limited previous working experience

Knowledge and skills

To be successful you will need to demonstrate good experience in:

- Knowledge of and experience in MS Office

Personal qualities
- Cultivates innovation
- Client centricity
- Results driven
- Collaboration
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Communicates effectively
- Plans and aligns
- Action oriented
- Treating customers fairly

Turnaround time
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its business clusters - Life and Savings, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Investment, Santam, as well as the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. 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.