Assistant Business Consultant

Discovery Consulting Services; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Pretoria is seeking an Assistant Business Consultant to provide administration and support for Broker Consultants. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a strong attention to detail, and relevant experience in the financial services industry. This full-time position may require weekend work. Candidates must be fluent in Afrikaans and English.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in Afrikaans and English language, speaking and writing.
• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous.
• Preferable candidate must live in the Pretoria / Centurion area.

Responsibilities

• Administration and support of Broker Consultants.
• Drafting and processing of new business quotations.
• Review new business and servicing pipeline.

Skills

Logical, analytical problem-solving ability

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Matric RE5

Tertiary qualification

Knowledge of MS Office Suite

2 years Discovery or Insurance industry admin experience

Job description

Key Purpose

Administration and Support of Broker Consultants through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• All work must be done accurately, comprehensively and in line with set quality standards and timelines.
• Drafting and processing of new business and servicing quotations for all product lines within desired SLA's.
• Review new business and servicing pipeline, follow-up and tracking together with Business Consultants.
• Ensure advisers and their support staff are informed of the progress of their queries / applications.
• Set up admin processes and workflow protocol and ensure all brokers / broker support staff are adequately trained thereon.
• Processing and issuing new business and servicing policies.
• Monitoring and managing franchise figures together with Business Consultants.
• Managing and escalating queries ensuring they are done through correct channels.
• Maintaining a high level of accuracy across all processes.
• Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.
• Update Smart Tracker / Workflow process.
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives.
• Deal with telephonic and email general queries.
• Maintaining accurate details and statistics of all queries.
• Treating all stakeholders and business partners with respect.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Logical, analytical problem‑solving ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Time management.
• Ability to take accountability, responsibility and ownership.
• Ability to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision‑making.
• Ability to work in a highly pressurized, target‑oriented environment.
• Ability to deal positively with change and uncertainty.
• Good organisational skills.
• Proactive, self‑motivated.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines timeously.
• Honest and ethical.

Education and Experience

• Matric RE5 (advantageous)
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Tertiary qualification (advantageous).
• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous.
• Discovery and/or Insurance industry admin experience – 2 years or more that is non‑negotiable.
• Preferable candidate must live in the Pretoria / Centurion area as we are based in the Pretoria East area that borders to Centurion.

Work Location & Hours

Office based. Must be able to work weekends when billing falls over the weekend.

Full‑time position from 08:00 to 16:30 Monday to Thursday and on Friday until 16:00.

We are next to the R21 highway.

Candidate must be fluent in Afrikaans and English language, speaking and writing.

Employment Equity

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunities

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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