Discovery Learnerships

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives.

We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose and whose own values align with those of Discovery.

Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best.

As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits

Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to shape employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces.

It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance are brought to companies and employees.

Key Purpose of the Graduate Programme

The successful candidate will participate in a twelve-month graduate programme that will provide theoretical and practical exposure to the environment.

This is aimed at exposing the selected candidate to the role, allowing for further growth, and equipping the candidate with the necessary skill set to perform the role.

This will be advantageous to the candidate when permanent or secondment roles become available.

This graduate programme will be managed by the Corporate and Employee Benefits business unit and will require candidates to make arrangements to have tasks completed in their own capacity over above their usual job requirements.

duties and responsibilities:

Processing of all daily and monthly transactional activity within agreed service levels

Process data comparison to prepare reconciliation of premiums to ensure that the client is applying correct rates against internal billing.

Liaison with both internal and external clients to ensure resolution of client queries (TWT); as per SLA

Responsible for entire billing process including monitoring monthly billing, contributions allocation and sending statements.

Compare bank statement against scheme batch remits to ensure the accurate allocation of payments/premiums to correct schemes.

Issue credit control where necessary.

Handling of general admin queries

Personal Attributes and Skills

The successful candidate would need to have the following competencies:

Drives results

Values driven

Optimistic

Learns on the fly

Resilient

Instils trust

People savvy

Problem solver

Analytical

Working with people

Relating and networking

Writing and reporting

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

A South African ID

Diploma / Bachelor of commerce degree, Bachelor of Science in IT, Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Science (advantageous) and related qualifications

MS Office, especially Excel

Learnership – Wealth Management: DCDS

Discovery Connect

Learnership: Wealth Management

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives.

We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery.

Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best.

As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Connect

Discovery Connect uses the world’s foremost lead generation and conversion techniques to deliver the highest quality sales and service for all Discovery’s products.

We aim to cover one million lives with our extensive product range – from health insurance, long and short term insurance and investments, to banking and Vitality.

Key Purpose of the role

This Learnership leads to a nationally recognised NC: Wealth Management NQF Level 5 qualification which consists of structured learning components combined with practical/workplace experience in the Financial Services industry.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Wealth Management:

Telesales, Administration, Data analytics, Compliance, lead prequalifying, Quoting, client servicing, claims, pre-sale underwriting and new business,

Personal Attributes and Skills

Innovative/ critical thinking/ and problem-solving skills

Good attention to detail and levels of accuracy

Sets high standards for quality and quantity and works in a systematic, methodical and orderly manner.

Time management and planning skills

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Ability to work independently and in a team orientated environment

Service driven, a sense of urgency and a team player.

Adapts to changing circumstances and handles criticism well and learns from it.

Speaks fluently and writes in a well-structured and logical manner

Education and Experience

Grade 12 is essential.

Maths (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

English (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

Maths Literacy (Minimum Level 5 – 60%)

2nd language (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

May have an incomplete tertiary (financial) qualification (advantage)

Specific Requirements:

Not be engaged in post Matric studies or formal employment;

Not have completed any previous Learnership.

Be between the ages of 18 and 30 years;

Have effective communication skills in the written & verbal English language;

Possess basic computer skills mainly MS Excel & MS Outlook

Only South African candidates by birth will be considered.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Learnership – Long Term Insurance

Discovery Health (GAU Service Team)

Learnership: Long Term Insurance

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives.

We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery.

Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best.

As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose of the role

This Learnership leads to a nationally recognised FETC: Long Term Insurance NQF Level 4 qualification; which consists of structured learning components combined with practical/workplace experience in the Financial Services industry.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Long Term Insurance – Discovery Health:

Call Centre: Medical Aid client servicing, claims, new business and health benefits administration

Personal Attributes and Skills

Innovative/ critical thinking/ and problem solving skills

Good attention to detail and levels of accuracy

Sets high standards for quality and quantity and works in a systematic, methodical and orderly manner.

Time management and planning skills

Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment

Ability to work independently and in a team orientated environment

Service driven, a sense of urgency and a team player.

Adapts to changing circumstances and handles criticism well and learns from it.

Education and Experience

Grade 12 is essential.

Maths (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

English (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

Maths Literacy (Minimum Level 5 – 60% )

2nd language (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

May have an incomplete tertiary qualification (advantage)

Specific Requirements:

Not be engaged in post Matric studies or formal employment;

Not have completed any previous Learnership.

Be between the ages of 18 and 25 years;

Have effective communication skills in the written & verbal English language;

Possess basic computer skills mainly MS Excel & MS Outlook

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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