Healthcare Operations Consultant (Permanent) Sandton 5WW76RV5

MyCareerCraft; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

MyCareerCraft is seeking a Healthcare Operations Consultant to support corporate clients with healthcare and employee benefits solutions. The role blends operational delivery, project coordination, and client service to ensure accurate data, smooth benefit programmes, and high-quality service.

Responsibilities include managing enrolments and changes, coordinating with insurers, supporting renewals, and liaising with HR teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in employee benefits operations or healthcare benefits administration
• Degree required
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Project management capabilities
• Strong mathematical and analytical abilities
• Proficiency in Excel and data reporting
• Experience with medical schemes or coordinating insurer relationships
• Exposure to consulting or professional services environments

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operational aspects of healthcare benefit programmes, including enrolments, changes, terminations, and exception handling
• Validate and manage client data, ensuring accuracy of member records with insurers and administrators
• Liaise with internal teams and external providers to monitor claims, resolve service issues, and implement client requests
• Support renewals and benefit changes by preparing documentation, tracking deadlines, and coordinating with stakeholders
• Act as a primary operational contact for client HR teams
• Prepare concise updates and follow-ups after client meetings involving healthcare services
• Communicate clearly with internal teams and external providers to align expectations and ensure service quality
• Assist with implementation projects such as scheme migrations, option comparisons, and benefit upgrades
• Track project tasks, timelines, and deliverables, escalating risks or bottlenecks as needed
• Contribute to operational procedures and service documentation
• Ensure processes comply with internal standards and external regulatory requirements relevant to medical schemes and benefit administration
• Monitor service performance metrics and report on trends or issues

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Data reporting

Healthcare benefits knowledge

Consulting experience

Education

Degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Healthcare Operations Consultant (Permanent) Sandton 5WW76RV5

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About the job Healthcare Operations Consultant (Permanent) Sandton 5WW76RV5

We are looking for an Operations Consultant – Healthcare to support the delivery of healthcare and employee benefits solutions for corporate clients. The role combines operational execution, project coordination, and client service, ensuring benefit programmes run smoothly, data is accurate, and clients receive high-quality service.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Delivery

Oversee day-to-day operational aspects of healthcare benefit programmes, including enrolments, changes, terminations, and exception handling.

Validate and manage client data, ensuring accuracy of member records with insurers and administrators.

Liaise with internal teams and external providers to monitor claims, resolve service issues, and implement client requests.

Support renewals and benefit changes by preparing documentation, tracking deadlines, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Client Engagement & Support

Act as a primary operational contact for client HR teams.

Prepare concise updates and follow-ups after client meetings involving healthcare services.

Communicate clearly with internal teams and external providers to align expectations and ensure service quality.

Project Coordination

Assist with implementation projects such as scheme migrations, option comparisons, and benefit upgrades.

Track project tasks, timelines, and deliverables, escalating risks or bottlenecks as needed.

Process & Compliance

Contribute to operational procedures and service documentation.

Ensure processes comply with internal standards and external regulatory requirements relevant to medical schemes and benefit administration.

Monitor service performance metrics and report on trends or issues.

Skills and Experience

Required

3+ years in employee benefits operations, healthcare benefits administration, or a related operational role.

Degree

Strong organisational skills and ability to manage detailed, process-driven work with multiple stakeholders.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Project Management skills and abilities

• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Very strong technical analysis, reporting and presentation design experience

Proficiency in Excel and experience handling and reporting on data

• Experience with medical schemes, benefit administration platforms, or coordinating insurer relationships.

Exposure to consulting or professional services environments.

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