Graduate Financial Advisor Intern: Launch Your Client Career

Company : PPS; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 100,000 - 145,000; Part time

Job summary

PPS invites graduates to join a 24‑month Graduate Intern: Financial Advisor programme in Johannesburg, starting February 2026. The role focuses on sourcing, connecting, meeting, upselling and cross-selling to grow a client base of graduate professionals.

Upon completion, opportunities in a commission-earning financial advisor role await, servicing post-graduate and professional clients. Interns will be registered on the FSCA representative register and gain exposure to long-term insurance, wills

Qualifications

• Matric (Grade 12)
• NQF level 7 completed or to be completed by end of 2025 (bachelor’s degree, bachelor of technology, or advanced diploma)
• Preference for Post Graduate Diploma or Honours in Financial Planning or Financial Planning Law
• No prior experience required as this is a graduate position
• South African citizenship and under the age of 34
• Foreign qualifications must be accompanied by a SAQA Certificate of Evaluation
• Not eligible if previously part of an insurance industry internship or graduate programme of six months or more

Responsibilities

• Find prospective clients through lead generation
• Call prospective clients using cold calling techniques
• Build a professional network and sustainable business within the graduate professional market both in person and on social media
• Meet with prospective clients in-person and virtually
• Prepare and present proposals and financial solutions to prospective clients
• Onboard prospective clients and provide after-sales care
• Deliver financial advice and implement PPS solutions tailored to client needs
• Provide suitable advice aligned with the requirements of graduate professionals
• Organise small worksite marketing events at client offices
• Develop and grow a personal book of clients

Job description

PPS invites graduates to join a 24‑month Graduate Intern: Financial Advisor programme in Johannesburg, starting February 2026. The role focuses on sourcing, connecting, meeting, upselling and cross-selling to grow a client base of graduate professionals.

Upon completion, opportunities in a commission-earning financial advisor role await, servicing post-graduate and professional clients. Interns will be registered on the FSCA representative register and gain exposure to long-term insurance, wills