Marketer- JHB

Santam; Johannesburg; Sur place; ZAR 420 000 - 650 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Santam in South Africa seeks a driven professional to grow new business, retain clients, and manage broker relationships from our Wanderers Office Park office in Johannesburg. You will train brokers, load quotations accurately, prepare renewals, and coordinate marketing and client presentations while navigating underwriting and short-term insurance processes.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong track record in underwriting/sales, RE5, FAIS compliance, and a solid understanding of insurance

Qualifications

• BCom or Engineering Degree or a construction/engineering-related diploma.
• Non-Negotiable: Must have at least 3 years within underwriting/sales short-term Engineering insurance experience
• Proven record of generating new business growth
• RE5 (Regulatory Examination 5)
• FAIS compliant as representative, not under supervision
• Comprehensive understanding of insurance legislation
• Minimum of 5 years of short-term underwriting/sales insurance experience
• Must have experience with insurance operating systems
• Valid driver’s license

Responsabilités

• Generating new business growth
• Understanding insurance risks
• Comprehension of policy wordings
• Training brokers on insurance products
• Hosting of functions (Candidate should be well spoken and presentable)
• Road-trip preparation and scheduling of meetings with clients
• PowerPoint presentation preparation
• Solving queries on instructions between various departments
• Accurate loading of quotations
• Material Preparation for training functions
• Broker premium consolidation
• Broker information consolidation
• Broker target consolidation
• Broker area distribution
• Renewal preparation monthly
• Research for Marketing Presentations
• Team coordination within the marketing department
• Good understanding of the insurance industry market and the terminology used.
• Able to evaluate information from a variety of sources and solve problems.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable with phone and face-to-face complex discussions with underwriters, brokers, and any other relevant stakeholders.
• Deadline focused; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and able to organise own workload effectively to prioritise meeting service standards.
• Operationally efficient; able to follow all process requirements.

Connaissances

New business growth

Broker relationships

High-pressure experience

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Formation

BCom or Engineering degree

RE5 certification

FAIS compliance

Outils

Insurance operating systems

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The primary purpose of this position is to drive new business growth, retain clients, manage relationships with new and existing brokers, increase market awareness, and expand the portfolio of brokers which will be based in Wanderers Office Park.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Generating new business growth
• Understanding insurance risks
• Comprehension of policy wordings
• Training brokers on insurance products
• Hosting of functions (Candidate should be well spoken and presentable)
• Road-trip preparation and scheduling of meetings with clients
• PowerPoint presentation preparation
• Solving queries on instructions between various departments
• Accurate loading of quotations
• Material Preparation for training functions
• Broker premium consolidation
• Broker information consolidation
• Broker target consolidation
• Broker area distribution
• Renewal preparation monthly
• Research for Marketing Presentations
• Team coordination within the marketing department

Ad Hoc Functions

• Filing
• Other ad hoc functions in assisting the department

Other Responsibilities

• Good understanding of the insurance industry market and the terminology used.
• Able to evaluate information from a variety of sources and solve problems.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable with phone and face-to-face complex discussions with underwriters, brokers, and any other relevant stakeholders.
• Deadline focused; able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and able to organise own workload effectively to prioritise meeting service standards.
• Operationally efficient; able to follow all process requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• BCom or Engineering Degree or a construction/engineering-related diploma
• Non-Negotiable: Must have at least 3 years within underwriting/sales short-term Engineering insurance experience
• Proven record of generating new business growth
• RE5 (Regulatory Examination 5)
• FAIS compliant as representative, not under supervision
• Comprehensive understanding of insurance legislation
• Minimum of 5 years of short-term underwriting/sales insurance experience
• Must have experience with insurance operating systems
• Valid driver’s license

GENERIC SKILLS

• Generating new business growth
• Broker relationships
• Track record for handling high-pressure work environments
• Computer Literacy
• Strong Communication Skills (Internal & external)
• Competent user of Excel, Word, Outlook, and other Microsoft platforms.

WHO ARE WE:

Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.

Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We’re about people. People drive our business, so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.

At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.

Onboarding

You made it. Here we ensure we receive all your documents to get you onto our payroll system.

Our recruitment process

Advertise

Step 1

Our vacancies are advertised between 3-5 days depending on the market availability of the skills required.

Our recruitment process

Step 2

Could take a couple of days depending on the volume and the screening process, which various according to the complexity of the role.

Our recruitment process

Step 3

Long listed candidates are sent to the hiring manager to review and consider for the next stage of the selection process.

Our recruitment process

Telephonic screening

Step 4

Candidates may be contacted for a short screening interview to get to know them better and to ask any clarity seeking questions.

Our recruitment process

Your interview

Step 5

We use a competency interview model. Interview dates will be confirmed via e-mail. During the interview you will be introduced to the panel and the process will be explained. Remain calm and sell yourself. This is our opportunity to match your skills to the job. You only get one shot!

Our recruitment process

Assessment

Step 6

Should we like what you bring to the table, depending on the job you are being considered for, you may be invited to complete a psychometric assessment. Further employment checks are conducted the ensure the validity of your credentials.

Our recruitment process

Step 7

Prior to an offer being made, there may be a second interview to meet with the Head of Department.Should there be a need for any further interviews, be sure to bring the same charm that got you through your first interview.

Our recruitment process

Onboarding

Step 8

You made it. Here we ensure we receive all your documents to get you onto our payroll system.

TIPS & TRICKS

Getting ready for your interview

There is not just one way to be successful at Santam, nor is there one way to interview with us. Interviewing is a two-way process - it helps us learn about you, and it helps you learn about us, our people, and what you could do here.

Santam has been officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2025 for excellence in people practices. This is the ninth consecutive year that we have achieved this accolade.