Customer Service Consultant - Policy Services (Durban)

Overview

Job title : Customer Service Consultant - Policy Services (Durban)

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

Deadline : November 23, 2025

Responsibilities

• Obtain and capture information from insured or designated persons for purpose of settling claim with insurance carrier. To assist with administrative amendments, provide information and insights on policies, additional benefits and up-sell products to the customer.
• Help manage customers by carrying out standard activities and provide solutions for first call resolution and completion of customer request and executed according to the required standard.
• Ask questions and probe for clarity to gathers relevant information to assist in resolving customer request.
• Identify the products or services that best meet the customer's stated needs, explain the selection to the customer, and influence the customer to make a purchase.
• Respond to routine requests using telephonic conversation or emails and to more unusual requests by editing templates to create customised responses (internal and external).
• Develop working knowledge of the organisation's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.
• Update policy information e.g change of address, change policy holder details, banking details and attend to the customer request on a range of policy related issues. Provide best practice support to customers on the administration process requirements and other departmental systems, in line with claims policy, rules and SLAs.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Work according to an assigned schedule.
• Follow a range of mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and / or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.

Education

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