Job Description

Who are we?

The Sanlam Retail Affluent (SRA) cluster is responsible for Sanlam's retail business in South Africa. SRA provides clients across different market segments (entry-level, middle-income, affluent, professional market and business owners) with a comprehensive range of appropriate and competitive financial solutions. These include traditional life insurance risk and savings products, investment, retirement, health and fiduciary services. Designed to facilitate long-term wealth creation, protection and niche financing, these solutions are engineered around client needs.

We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives you every opportunity to achieve success. Sanlam is 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 as well as people with disabilities.

Output/Core Tasks:

• Provides legal advice, opinions and solutions on a range of insurance and financial services matters relevant to the business.
• Review legal documentation and provide advice on appropriate action.
• Compose responses to dispute relations matters.
• Keep updated on legislative developments and provide legal updates on industry-related matters
• Compile a newsletter on legal and regulatory developments
• Coordinate legal matters requiring external legal assistance.

Role Requirements:

Qualifications:

• LLB (or equivalent)
• Higher qualification within the legal field will be an advantage

Experience:

• At least 1 year legal experience with exposure to the Financial Services industry as an advantage
• Completion of articles and admission as an attorney will be an advantage.
• Excellent computer skills

Knowledge:

• Interest in the financial services sector, particularly life insurance, retirement funds and other relevant products
• Working knowledge of legal advice on financial services related matters and review of documentation.
• Working knowledge of basic legal documentation reviews.
• Knowledge and understanding of contracts.

Core Competencies:

• Cultivates innovation
• Customer focus
• Collaborates
• Drives results
• Being resilient

Competencies:

• Communicates effectively
• Business insights
• Decision quality
• Analytical thinking
• Order and accuracy, pays attention to detail
• Plans and aligns
• Concern for accuracy - attention to detail,
• Influencing and gaining commitment
• Building relationships

Build a successful career with us

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 four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Closing date: 11 August 2023

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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