Personal Assistant to RE: Gauteng North: Lynwood Pretoria

SanlamConnect, is dedicated to supporting, growing and empowering clients with affordable, easy and suitable solutions, primarily through face-to-face intermediary channels, but also directly. We have approximately 2, 000 tied advisers and 2, 000 supporting independent brokers, all dedicated to meet the financial needs of our clients. Our vision: We aspire to be the best at building enduring relationships by connecting clients with Sanlam. We create sustainable value by attracting new clients, supporting ongoing client engagement and providing adaptive solutions designed to answer lifes financial questions. ULTIMATELY, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE FINANCIALLY CONFIDENT, SECURE AND PROSPEROUS.

What will you do?

Provide secretarial support to the Regional Executive Distribution Intermediaries in Lynnwood.

The ideal individual must have strong administrative skills and strong planning and organisation skills, be detail-orientated, structured, have good communication skills and the ability to multi-task in a high performance culture environment.

Provide secretarial support to the Regional Executive in terms of the following:

• Office and diary management
• Mail and information management
• Travel arrangements
• Organising and preparation of meetings; functions; presentations; conferences; workshops; satellite broadcasts, video conferences etc.
• Preparation of documents and the distribution thereof for the above
• Minute taking
• Consolidate and provide relevant reports
• Support team members with all secretarial duties
• Assist with adhoc requests

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualification & Experience

• Matric
• Secretarial Qualification/Diploma
• A minimum of two years Secretarial/Personal assistant experience.
• Previous experience in a Sales environment will be an advantage.
• Knowledge and in-depth experience in the use of the Microsoft Office tools, especially Word, Power Point, Excel and Teams, as well as a Zoom.

Personal Qualities

• Cultivates Innovation
• Client Focus
• Drive Results
• Collaborates
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Communication & Literacy
• Assertiveness
• Concern for accuracy and order
• Technical knowledge & skills
• Treating customers fairly (TCF)
• Stress tolerance
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Managing work

Process for Application

• If you meet the above criteria, and you are interested in applying for this role, please submit your CV
• The closing date for applications is 15th January 2024.

The recruiter reserves the right to withdraw the advertisement prior to the closing date or to allow further applications to be submitted after the closing date indicated.

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.

Our aim is to help you build a successful career with us

Were 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 realize their worth. Through its business clusters Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate Santam, Miway, as well as the Group Office the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.