Branch Consultant/ Financial Advisor - Alberton 1

Date: 4 Feb 2025

Location: Springs, Gauteng, ZA

Who are we?

Sanlam Developing Markets (SDM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanlam Life Limited and is one of the top financial services providers in the South African entry-level and emerging middle market. It aims to understand the unique requirements of clients and offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions that cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover, and personal accident plans.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Gain and maintain an in-depth understanding of SRM product ranges.
• Understand the customer’s needs, financial goals, and means, and provide the right product(s) that will satisfy their goals in the best and most affordable way.
• Continuously update and inform customers of new products or changes in existing products.
• Validate client details in line with product and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct due diligence on clients to identify and flag risks.
• Manage own capacity to ensure daily appointments are prioritized while allowing time for walk-in clients.

In-branch Client Service and Client Retention:

• Responsible for servicing and managing all client profiles to ensure clients remain on the books.
• Send payment reminders, conduct follow-ups, and remain in contact to address potential queries.
• Manage and report on NTUs (clients Not Taken Up) by putting controls in place.
• Consult with clients on alternative payment arrangements.
• Resolve various types of client queries in the branch or escalate as necessary.

Quality, Compliance and Continuous Development:

• Remain up to date with compliance and quality standards.
• Identify risks and flag potentially fraudulent activities.
• Log all activities as per regulations and standard operating procedures.

Monthly Planning and Reporting:

• Responsible for reporting on activities daily.
• Collate data on activities for weekly and monthly reporting deadlines.

Qualification and Experience:

• 1-year experience in a sales or marketing capacity.
• Experience within insurance branches an advantage.
• Matric (Grade 12).
• RE5 advantageous.
• FAIS Compliant (Wealth Management) as per DOFA requirements.
• Class of Business training (to be completed within 12 months of employment).

Knowledge and Skills

• Broker Support
• Administration and processing of new and existing business
• Business Building
• Partnership Building
• Coach and develop others

Personal Attributes

• Business insight - Contributing independently
• Decision quality - Contributing independently
• Builds effective teams - Contributing independently
• Plans and aligns - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realize their worth. Through its five business clusters, the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently
• Customer focus - Contributing independently
• Drives results - Contributing independently
• Collaborates - Contributing independently
• Being resilient - Contributing independently

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity.