Client Services - Summer Students

Alberta Financial Services Corporation; Alberta; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization that values its people and the agricultural industry! As a Summer Student at AFSC, you will gain hands-on experience in client care, insurance, or lending while providing essential support to clients and staff. This role is perfect for those passionate about agriculture and eager to contribute to the community. You'll develop valuable skills in client service and sales support, all while working in a flexible environment that fosters growth and learning. If you're ready to make a difference and learn from industry experts, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• Candidates should be enrolled in a post-secondary institution for fall 2025.
• Experience in the agricultural industry is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent client service and branch sales support.
• Assist with data input, report generation, and other office duties.

Skills

Client service

Communication

Sales support

Data input

Report generation

Education

Post-secondary enrollment in Agriculture or Business

Job description

Posted Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM | Expires Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM

At AFSC, we care about each other, about Alberta and about agriculture. PEOPLE ARE OUR FOUNDATION. We want to work with talented people from a wide range of backgrounds. We strive to create a psychologically safe environment where we can all be ourselves and perform to the best of our abilities. CLIENTS ARE OUR FOCUS. The perseverance and hard work we see from our clients inspires us to show that same work ethic in everything that we do. EXCELLENCE IS OUR ASPIRATION. We are innovative, knowledgeable, and diverse and love what Albertan agriculture produces for people around the world. Working together, we grow and sustain the agriculture industry in Alberta.

Location is flexible, within Alberta, dependent on the successful applicant.

Reporting to the Team Leader, the Summer Student will be a client-facing representative and is responsible for providing excellent client service and branch sales support. You will be responsible for the full range of sales support and office administration duties including computer data input, report generation, and other assigned duties in accordance with AFSC standards.

Over the summer, you will develop a level of familiarity with all AFSC programs, products, and services while gaining first-hand experience with the unique financial services that we provide our clients. We are looking for summer students in three areas of the business: client care, insurance, and lending. Please indicate your preference in your application.

Client Care:

Summer Student – Client Care will be a self-starter and a great communicator. You will assist with various requests for information and provide assistance in the office where needed. You will train to be the first impression and a key contributor for the Client Care Team.

Insurance:

Summer Student - Insurance will work with branch staff to support while learning and gaining an understanding of risk mitigation as part of the crop production cycle for agriculture producers in the province of Alberta.

Lending:

Summer Student – Lending will work with a Team Leader – Lending and/or Relationship Manager Lending to enhance client experience through sales and service interactions, assist with portfolio management, prepare and submit proposals for approval, supported by adequate analysis. The successful candidate will be instructed in lending principles and process.

Candidates should be either enrolled in, registered to attend, or attending a post-secondary institution in the fall of 2025. Preference will be given to those in Agriculture or Business programs.

Experience in the agricultural industry will be considered an asset.

About AFSC

For over 80 years Agriculture Financial Services (AFSC) has provided Alberta's agricultural producers and agribusinesses with loans, crop insurance, and farm income disaster assistance. At AFSC, we’re proud of the work we do to help build a strong, growing, and diversified agriculture and agri-food industry in Alberta. Many AFSC team members are also producers and know first-hand the challenges and rewards Alberta producers face.