Talent Pool | Business / Broker Consultant

Overview

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

Boost product sales through relationship-building, outstanding service, and technical know-how.

Areas of Responsibility

All work must be done accurately, comprehensively and in-line with set quality standards and timelines.

• Developing and maintaining broker relationships, review new business pipeline, follow-up and tracking, assist with comparison quotes, proposals and new business quotes.
• Technical training of and ongoing product support to Financial Advisors and support staff on all required platforms.
• Monitoring and managing production figures, penetration, minimum criteria, rewards and recognition criteria.
• Dealing with queries and providing information on a range of sales and service issues.
• Liaising with internal departments on processing issues.
• Building relationships with internal departments to ensure superior service is offered to clients.
• General practice management.
• Keeping up to date with competitor product and service offerings and industry developments.
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives.
• Self-confidence, honest and ethical, resilience, perseveranceli>
• Ability to manage stress and stressful situations.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Ability to influence and negotiate.
• Build strong relationships, use own initiative.

Education and Experience

Beneficial : NQF5 in Wealth Management or Financial Planning.

RE5 : 2 years in client facing Insurance industry experience.

Sound knowledge of Insurance products.

Beneficial

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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