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Internship: Legal Advisor

Discovery – Umbrella Funds

Legal Advisor Internship

About Discovery

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.

About Discovery Employee Benefits

Discovery Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to be shaping employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance is brought to companies and employees.

Key Purpose

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality legal advice and assistance is made available to Discovery Employee Benefits in the most efficient way. To represent Discovery in legal matters before the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance and Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Provision of legal advice and assistance relating to:

– design of products for Discovery Employee Benefits

– drafting and vetting of legal contracts and marketing material

– Participation in claims decisions for Discovery Life and Discovery Insure

• Liaison with the relevant Financial Industry Bodies
• Represent Discovery in legal matters before the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance and Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance
• Provision of Product Education and support to Financial Service Providers
• Ensuring that business is advised of any legal or regulatory changes
• Preparing and finalizing agreements of a commercial nature in liaison with contracting parties
• Delivering outputs within acceptable timeframes, manage external Legal Counsel, Competencies to work with Legal Counsel at Group Level
• Oversee that all drafted contracts and policy documents are in line with legislation and compliant with legislative requirements
• Oversee the general day to day functions within the legal division and make certain that all processes and documents are aligned and compliant
• Attend to all correspondence or queries from the Industry Ombudsman or Regulators timeously
• Providing holistic solutions to internal and external clients
• Manage compliance and risk in company policies and procedures of the business

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Deciding and initiating action
• Working with People
• Persuading and Influencing
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Writing and Reporting
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analysing
• Learning and Researching
• Planning & Organising
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
• Excellent legal writing skills, with particular emphasis on contract-writing
• Strong legal drafting and negotiating skills
• Knowledge of Regulatory requirements – FAIS, FICA, Long Term Insurance Act, Short Term Insurance Act
• High level of knowledge of Financial Services Industry legislation and regulations
• Drafting & vetting of contracts and related documentation for insurance products

Education and Experience

• LLB / BDegree in Law
• Proficient on MS Office. Computer literacy essential specifically Microsoft Word & PowerPoint and Excel

Internship: HR Administrator – Johannesburg

Discovery – Health

Human Resources Administrator: Intern

About Discovery

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

The HR Administrator: Intern will support the Performance Services Department with day-to-day HR administration. The incumbent will be an integral part of the Performance Services Team assisting with, but not limited to the following: Recruitment administration, HR Administration, Reporting, Data Capturing, Filing, Project Administration etc. The incumbent must also be an ambassador for Discovery Health Performance Services.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to:

• Recruitment administration,
• HR Administration,
• Reporting,
• Data Capturing,
• Database management
• Project Administration
• Be an ambassador for Discovery Health Performance Services

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Strong Relationship skills.
• Strong Collaboration skills.
• Strong focus on Service Excellence.
• Takes Initiative.
• Process and Task driven.
• Attention to detail.
• Uses discretion when dealing with confidential correspondence/information.
• Manages time effectively.
• Works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way, within strict SLAs.
• Works productively in a pressurized environment.
• Team player

Education and Experience

Essential

• Matric/ Grade 12.
• B Degree in HR/ HR related field.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office

Advantageous

• Relevant Honors qualification in HR related field.

Internship: HR Administrator – Cape Town

Discovery Health

HR administrator

About Discovery

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

The successful applicant will support the Performance Services Department with day to day HR administration and will be an integral part of the Performance Services Team assisting with, but not limited to the following: Recruitment administration, HR Administration, Reporting, Data Capturing, Filing, Project Administration etc. Be an ambassador for Discovery Health Performance Services

Key outputs

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions:

• Recruitment administration,
• HR Administration,
• Reporting,
• Data Capturing,
• Filing,
• Project Administration etc.
•  Be an ambassador for Discovery Health Performance Services

Competencies and Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong focus on Service Excellence.
• Takes Initiative.
• Process and Task driven.
• Attention to detail.
•  Uses discretion when dealing with confidential correspondence/information
• Manages time effectively.
• Works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way, within strict SLAs.
• Works productively in a pressurized environment

Knowledge

• Discovery Health processes

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Interpersonal skills
• Strong Relationship skills.
•  Strong Collaboration skills.

Personal Attribute and Skills:

• Customer Centric
• Empathetic
• Numerical  

Education and Experience

Education:

• Matric
• Highly proficient MS Office Skills

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year Discovery experience.

Advantageous

• Relevant Qualification
• Previous Admin/HR experience

Internship: Project Administrator

Discovery – Group Information Services | Commercial

Operations

Project Administrator – Group Information Services (PMO)

About Discovery

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.

About GSS PMO

The PMO provides a world class service to internal and external customer in delivering complex programme and projects that support the strategic objectives of our customers. The skills and expertise in the team allows a diverse offering in delivery of end-to-end services with expertise in programme and project management – initiatives typically focused on elements such as strategy, product conceptualization, business transformation, technical & software development, operations, change management and more.

Our environment is fast-paced and demands energy, drive, enthusiasm, ownership and creativity, but it rewards with an extremely fulfilling and stimulating environment that actively supports career growth and development.

Key Purpose

Provides project administration and project office administrative support to the GSS PMO team. This will include ensuring that all project administration is managed, minutes of meetings and project plans are captured.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Provide administration support to Project Managers on specific projects
• Provide project administration support to Forum chairs and drive good governance
• Synergy (PMO Tool) – Drive the use of the tool. Create and maintain project sites.Ensure all relevant documentation saved onto Synergy aligned to the project governance approach.
• Meeting minutes, Issue, Action, Risk and Decision logs – Ensure the correct documentation standards are applied to all projects. Assist in meetings with capturing and distributing minutes and other project related outputs. Assist with preparation of project meeting materials and presentations. Assist with meeting scheduling and venue arrangements. Assist with follow up on actions and updating relevant logs.
• Project Reports – Extract and provide project summary reporting in line with agreed deliverables to support the Project Manager or Project Management Office
• Time capture administration – To ensure accurate and timely time capture on all projects in DevSched. Setup of users, resolve queries, training
• Provide administration support to the GSS change forums
• Ensure that approved initiatives are created in DevSched
• Schedule maintenance – project plans
• Distribute relevant documents to project stakeholders

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Strong Attention to detail
• Microsoft Office – with intermediate Excel
• Highly organised and good planning skills
• Proactive, flexible and adaptable to a varied environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills.
• Team player
• Personal insight and a natural capacity to self-reflect, learn and develop
• Ability to work in pressurized environment and meet deadlines
• Ability to adapt to constant change
• Customer Focus. Dedicate to meeting expectations of our client. Develop and sustain productive relationships
• Drive to results, with a desire to attain standards of excellence
• Problem solving. Ability to see the detail, set priorities, anticipate consequences and identify solutions. Look beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answer,
• Enthusiasm and initiative. Openly contributes to and participates in debates for process improvements, new initiatives and their implementation
• Personal learning. Knows personal strengths, weaknesses and picks up on the need to adapt personal and interpersonal behaviours quickly

Education and Experience

Essential

• Matric
• Project Management Qualification – Fundamental in Project Management/Project Management Foundation
• 2 years’ experience in administration

Advantageous

• NQF Level 5 or Business Degree
• Experience in IT / Systems development environment
• 1 year experience in project management administration

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All the best with your applications.