Role: Partnerships & Affinities Specialist

SUMMARY:
Role: Partnerships & Affinities Specialist

POSITION INFO:

Role: Partnerships & Affinities Specialist

Category: Insurance

Location: Rivonia

Salary: Market-related

Our client is a highly innovative, multi-distribution insurer in South Africa that has been shaking up the financial services industry since 2006. Known for their fresh, customer-focused approach, they were the first to launch direct online life insurance and USSD policy management in the country. They are consistently evolving to help South Africans make smart choices, protect their families, and grow their wealth.

Key Responsibilities:

Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead and collaborate within fluid project teams to exchange ideas. Identify, engage, and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to drive mutual commitment.

Commercial & Business Planning: Contribute to long-term business plans, forecast performance against KPIs, and manage the commercial results of your product lines by analyzing market trends and optimizing resources.

Project & Operations Management: Oversee strategic operational areas and manage a diverse portfolio of projects from conception to execution.

Product Training & Enablement: Identify training gaps, design customized product training content, and run complex courses to enhance team and channel performance.

Insights & Reporting: Coordinate data collection, analyze market and financial trends, and prepare analytics reports to steer executive decision-making.

Requirements :

Experience: 6–10 years of comprehensive experience in partnership management, affinity channels, or financial services distribution.

Education: A University or Postgraduate (Master''s) Degree.

Strategic & Financial Acumen: Strong big-picture thinking with the ability to interpret financial indicators to make data-driven business choices.

Exceptional Communication: Mastery of multi-mode communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills to comfortably engage with diverse audiences.

Regulatory Knowledge: Sound independence in interpreting and applying industry laws, policies, and regulations.

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