WHO ARE WE?

Sanlam was established as a life insurance company in South Africa but has since transformed into a diversified financial services group that operates across the African continent, India, Malaysia and selected developed markets, with listings on the Johannesburg, A2X and Namibian stock exchanges. In 2018 the Group celebrated its centenary as well as 20 years since demutualisation and listing in South Africa and Namibia. Sanlam is one of the largest internationally active insurance groups in the world with a presence in 43 countries and has the biggest non-banking financial services footprint on the African continent.

What will you do?

A role exists in the Group Transformation Office (GTO) within the Market Development and Sustainability Division of the Sanlam Group. The role will report to the Transformation Business Partner in the Transformation Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for fulfilling tasks set out by the department, these are listed below:

RESPONSIBIBLITIES

Provide general administrative and project management support to the Group Transformation Team
Coordinate activities pertaining to the implementation of initiatives in the Group Transformation Team.
Ability to build relationships with various internal and external stakeholders in support of sustainability projects.
Provide reporting and data management support to the transformation team.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Be in possession of a degree (BCom or other relevant fields) or a 3-year National Diploma.
Must be between the ages of 18-34
Must not have already or previously been included in an Inseta internship funded programme

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Office Management skills
Good organisation skills
Knowledge of Transformation and B-BBEE landscape
Knowledge of legislation which influences Transformation and BEE
MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Outlook
Knowledge of project management principles
Strong reporting and analytical skills

COMPETENCIES

Plans and aligns – Contributing dependently
Communicates effectively – Contributing dependently
Action orientated – Contributing dependently
Optimises work processes – Contributing dependently

TURNAROUND TIME

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME: SANLAM