Graduate Advisor (Port Elizabeth)

PPS Recruitment; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 100,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

PPS Recruitment offers a three-year internship to launch a graduate into professional financial planning in the South African market. The Graduate Advisor will prospect and build a client base among young professionals, while marketing PPS products from a well-established platform.

The role requires dedication to professional development, on-campus workshops, and adherence to compliance. Mentorship will be provided as part of the newly developed model.

Qualifications

• Interest in professional financial planning and career development.
• Driver's license and own transport are required.
• MS Office literacy is required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills are essential.
• Target-driven with incentive remuneration.

Responsibilities

• Have a focused approach toward becoming a professional Financial Planner.
• Host financial workshops for students and young professionals.
• Educate existing clients on sound financial principles.
• Guide students and young professionals to make correct financial choices from the start.
• Liaise with PPS Marketing Specialist on marketing activities and workshops on campus.
• Make appointments with PPS student members to discuss the PPS student product range and benefits.
• Build a client base by selling the PPS student product range to PPS student members.
• Adhere to regulatory and compliance processes of the financial industry.
• Stay up to date and excel in qualifications and knowledge of the financial industry.
• Willing to be mentored and trained by experienced managers in this new model.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Reliability

Resilience

Quality oriented

Relationship building

Education

Driver's license and own transport

CFP advantageous

Tools

MS Office

Job description

This is a three-year internship position and is designed to be used as a springboard to launch a young graduate professional’s career in the financial industry.

The successful candidate must have the desire and long-term vision to build a professional practice for professionals by marketing risk and investment products from a well established platform. Because this period is recognised as the building period, the intern will have to be target orientated and motivated by incentive remuneration, as the package is incentivised and linked to sales targets.

The Graduate Advisor will be responsible for prospecting and building a client base within the young professional student base.

Formal Qualifications:

• CFP would be advantageous
• South African driver’s license and must have own transport

Experience and Knowledge:

• Insurance industry-related knowledge and experience would be advantageous
• Knowledge of the PPS product range and PPS membership would be an advantage

Computer Literacy:

• Computer Literate (MS Office Package)

Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Skills:

• Relating to customers within a diverse market
• Communication in writing.
• Communicating orally with good presentation skills.
• Quality orientated.
• Reliable.
• Resilient

Duties and Responsibilities

• Have a very focused approach toward becoming a professional Financial Planner.
• Host financial workshops for students and young professionals.
• Educate existing clients on sound financial principles.
• Guide students and young professionals to make the correct financial choices from the start.
• Liaise with a PPS Marketing Specialist on all marketing activities and workshops on campus.
• Make appointments with existing PPS student members to discuss the PPS student product range and benefits.
• Build a client base by selling the PPS student product range to PPS student members.
• Adhere to the regulation and compliance process of the financial industry.
• Stay up to date and excel in terms of qualifications and knowledge of the financial industry.
• Must be willing to be mentored and trained by experienced managers in this newly developed model.