Job Description

Who are we?

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?

The primary function of this role is to provide support to the Recruitment and selection Consultant in terms of the following:

Output/Core Tasks:

• Office and diary management
• Mail and information management
• Travel arrangements
• Organising and preparation of meetings; functions; presentations; conferences; workshops; satellite broadcasts, video conferences etc.
• Preparation of documents and the distribution thereof for the above
• Minute taking
• Consolidate and provide relevant reports
• Assistance with managing the MyWorkspace process
• Assist with adhoc requests
• E2 Financial payments & order supplies
• Providing support to Managed Outsourced Units

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualification and Experience

• Grade 12
• Secretarial Qualification/Diploma
• A minimum of two years Secretarial/Personal assistant experience.
• Previous experience in a Sales environment will be an advantage.

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

• E2 Financials and Service Request system (SRS)
• Amex Travel system
• Computer literacy (specifically advanced knowledge and well developed skills with regards to MS-Office)

Personal Qualities

• Communication & Literacy
• Assertiveness
• Adaptability/flexible
• Concern for accuracy and attention to detail and order
• Technical knowledge & skills
• Treating customers fairly (TCF)
• Stress tolerance
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Managing work
• Organization/Time Management
• Detailed orientated

Process for Application

• If you meet the above criteria, and are interested in applying for this role, please submit your CV

The recruiter reserves the right to withdraw the advertisement prior to the closing date or to allow further applications to be submitted after the closing date indicated.

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.

Our aim is to help you build a successful career with us

We are 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 realize their worth. Through its business clusters - SanlamConnect, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate Santam, MiWay, 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.

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