Actuarial Specialist

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

What will you do?

We have a vacancy for a talented Actuarial Specialist to join our dynamic team in Alice Lane, Sandton. The position will give the successful candidate wide ranging exposure to the investment and retirement industry. The successful candidate will report to and work closely with the Head of Investment Strategy, assisting the team in meeting their objectives in terms of profitability and growth while driving innovation and client centricity.
 

Key Responsibilities

Technical Product Support

• Assist with client investment feedback
• Provide technical investment support to product teams
• Perform quantitative and qualitative investment analyses
• Assist with specialised proposals on investment products
• Provide technical product support to distribution team (including competitor analysis)
• Draft and maintain product information
• Over time, deliver presentations to existing clients and new business pitches to prospective clients

Solution Development

• Assist with the development and implementation of new solutions, including research and idea testing and enhancing existing solutions

Analysis and Information Gathering 

• Documents changes to existing business processes when relevant to implementation.
• Provide effective management information

Stakeholder Engagement

• Consult and engage with key stakeholders including, actuarial, administration, product owners, investment specialists, intermediaries, internal investment managers and clients
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients

Qualification and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree 
• Progress towards either an actuarial / CFA qualification
• Zero to three years relevant working experience
• Prior experience in an investment, employee benefits and/or actuarial environment would be advantageous
• Proficiency in the Microsoft suite of applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) 
   

Core Competencies

• Cultivates Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
• Client Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results and meets deadlines, even under tough circumstances.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resilience - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
   

Behavioural Competencies

• Proactive and self-starter
• Ability to use initiative and work independently
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Customer services orientation
• Excellent planning and organizational skills

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. 

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