Batch Processing Communications Administrator

2 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Central Services**Function**:Information Technology**Date**:6 Mar 2024- Discovery -Group Information Services- Batch Processing Communications Administrator**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.**About Interactive Messaging**
- Interactive Messaging enables the creation, distribution, receipting, storage and retrieval of all outbound communications (triggered, bulk), across various channels for businesses in the Discovery Group (Discovery Life, Invest, Health, Insure, Card, Vitality RSA, Vitality Life UK, and The Vitality Group USA), as well as the workflow routing of all inbound communications to the Discovery Group. We are a service focused team that has a drive to solve problems with urgency, and meet the needs of our clients to the best of our ability.**Key Purpose**-
- The Batch Communication Processing Administrator role involves processing communication batches, scheduling, setting up, executing, and monitoring batched communication while using batch scheduling tools. This includes creation of services, running test cases, receipting, and dispatching of communication batches, and taking responsibility for technical administrative duties within the role to ensure compliance to standard operating procedures.
The Batch Communication Processing Administrator will advise on process improvements and best practice proposing and documenting all changes. They will be required to consult with business during planning sessions for
large communication batches and periods of high volume and advise on risk mitigating actions to ensure that the business requirements are met within SLA**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**
- Liaise with external teams to ensure customer requirements are understood and met
- Adhere to standard operating procedures and appropriate policies to ensure compliance, identifying and documenting improvements.
- Produce test cases against which business stakeholders can test their communications, that will be batch dispatched
- Monitor, manage and communicate with business on communications scheduling and dispatching of the HAL Bulk System
- Making recommendations to prevent technical issues from arising
- Adhere to a workforce scheduling plan for bulk dispatch of communications
- Ensure that bulk dispatched communications process correctly and completely

**Personal Attributes and Skills**
- Learning orientation
- Structured and analytical problem solving
- Prioritization
- Planning and organizing
- Stress Management and ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines

**Education and Experience**

**Essential**:

- IT related degree/diploma

**Minimum Required Experience**:

- One year experience in system administration

**Technical Skills/ Knowledge**:

- Understanding the systems environment and ability to interpret technical specifications documents
- Problem solving. Analytical and systemic thinking.
- 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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