Employee Benefits Specialist

SUMMARY:
Employee Benefits Specialist

POSITION INFO:

The strategic purpose of this role is to Generate income from  Retirement funds to contribute to the profitability for the business by providing a professional, quality service and consulting advice to clients; client satisfaction, retention and expansion.

The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating all internal and external contacts communications; keeping abreast of developments in industry, generating new business for the division

Responsibilities:

• In-depth professional knowledge and experience in a specialised field or broad knowledge of employee benefits consulting, risk benefits and investments
• Technical, specialist or analytical skills acquired through tertiary education or the equivalent experience
• Exposure to Detailed written procedures
• Exposure to Detailed technical and/or functional instructions or queries
• Experience Detailed e-mail or mail correspondence
• Proven track record in communication written company policy documents

Qualifications:

• Recognised Bachelor’s degree (3 year) 
• CFP / CFA advantageous
• At least 4 years’ employee benefits consulting, risk benefits and investments experience required of which at least 3 years must be in a supervisory capacity
• Up to date CPD (FAIS and professional bodies)

Technical Abilities Required:

• Application and compliance with FAIS requirements
• Managing a team (understanding HR policies, motivating staff, directing behaviour)
• Supervising Reps on supervision
• Financial literacy (numeracy skills)
• Running/facilitating meetings
• Professional etiquette
• Problem solving (conflict management, negotiation skills, leading)
• Ability to apply legal framework
• Purposeful collaboration (ability to collaborate across teams and platforms)
• Solutioning and advisory:  advise clients on solutions/ products and wider market
• Financial literacy (numeracy skills)

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