Allan Gray Vacancies – 16 June

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Electrician

Requisition ID 9014 – Posted 08/06/2026 – South Africa – Facilities – Cape Town

Job Summary

The Maintenance Electrician will perform complex technical work, on a journeyman level, in the installation, operation, maintenance, modification, service and repair of electrical systems, equipment, fixtures and related electro-mechanical systems, in accordance with applicable Electrical Industry Codes.

Job Responsibilities

• Inspect the premises regularly to identify equipment and machines in need of repair
• Troubleshoot issues to determine necessary repairs
• Plan and conduct routine electrical maintenance using the applicable buildings blueprints or equipment manual as mandated
• Repair faulty wiring where a specialised electrical technician is not required

Additional Duties

• The incumbent will be asked to perform additional maintenance duties on occasion
• Be on standby and work overtime when required

Experience and Skills

• 2–3 years’ electrical experience
• PLC programming experience
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
• Experience with CCTV and access control systems
• Medium- and low-voltage switching experience
• Mechanical experience
• Advanced computer literacy

Qualifications

• N3 in Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Trade Test
• Valid Code 08 driver’s licence
• Wireless licence (advantageous)

Competencies

• Good interpersonal relations and communication skills
• Customer focused
• Ability to use initiative
• Integrity
• Service orientated
• Accountability

Location

Cape Town

Closing Date

18 June 2026

Please include copies of your matric certificate and university transcripts.

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Investment Service Consultant

Requisition ID 8854 – Posted 29/05/2026 – South Africa – Client Services – Cape Town

Job Title

Investment Service Consultant | Retail Client Services

Description

The Investment Service Consultant role is a permanent position suitable for recent graduates with less than 2 years of work experience. 

Job Summary

Why should you consider Allan Gray?

At Allan Gray, you will spend your days doing meaningful and engaging work with smart, inspiring colleagues. Our steadfast commitment to long-term investing extends to our people, and we embrace diversity and offer a supportive work environment. We provide performance-based financial rewards and encourage your career and skills development. Growth is an essential part of your journey at Allan Gray. Therefore, our leaders are accessible to help you develop and set you up for a long-term career. Your physical and mental well-being are top priorities, and we provide access to services and platforms to support you in these areas.

Purpose of the role

Our Client Service Centre is integral to our service offering for clients and independent financial advisers. As an Investment Service Consultant, your purpose will be to build clients’ and advisers’ trust and confidence through providing world-class service.

Our consultants do impactful work by empowering our clients on their investment journey. You will gain in-depth knowledge of Allan Gray’s range of products and develop the necessary skills to confidently communicate with and educate our clients.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service to investors, potential investors and independent financial advisers via our various servicing channels, i.e. inbound calls and emails, face-to-face interactions.
• Build trust and confidence by explaining our investment philosophy and long-term approach to investing.
• Educate clients by sharing product and fund knowledge and empower them to make informed investment decisions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of transactions and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Actively participate in the organisation’s drive towards continuous improvement by contributing to solutions to client problems.

Skills and Competencies

• This role is suited to individuals who are highly performance driven and seek new challenges.
• A growth mindset and resilience are key attributes to successfully navigate the ever-changing needs of clients and the financial services industry.
• The role requires high adaptability, vigour and agility.
• Our consultants need to be empathetic and client focused.  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• The ability to deal with complexity in a high-pressure environment, analytical thinking, attention to detail and problem-solving ability are crucial to ensure we always do what is best for clients.
• A genuine passion for people and a commitment to service excellence are vital to building long-term and meaningful relationships with our clients.
• Consistently strong academic record. 

Qualifications

• A completed or currently completing a Bachelors of Commerce or Business Science degree
• Specialisations in Finance, Economics, Investment Management, Statistics and related fields will be considered

Location

Cape Town

Relocation assistance provided for successful hires outside of CPT (Ts & Cs Apply).

Closing Date

30 June 2026

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Experienced Operations Consultant 

Requisition ID 8967 – Posted 20/04/2026 – South Africa – Administration – Cape Town

About the role

Operations consultants play a key role in upholding the operational quality that supports our retail investment offering. Work in this space includes validating and processing clients’ financial transactions within a regulated framework, engaging with clients, advisers and administrators to ensure compliance, resolving queries and more.

About the company

With over five decades of investing experience, Allan Gray focuses on generating long-term wealth for our clients, who include individuals, retirement funds, insurers, trusts, companies and foundations. Our clients invest through our focused range of unit trusts, retirement products and life insurance investment pools or in segregated portfolios across both the Institutional and Retail business. 

Experience and competencies

•    A minimum of four years’ investment administration experience within the Unit Trust, LISP, Retirement and/or Employee Benefits industry.
•    Sound knowledge of FICA, FAIS, FATCA and POPIA
•    Experience in processing one or more of the below instructions:
     – New investment instructions and client onboarding
     – Switches 
     – Transfers (e.g. Section 14)
     – Withdrawal and/or claim instructions (divorce, death, retirement, resignation, etc.)
     – Estate Late accounts
•    A track record in accuracy, compliance and operational excellence
•    Client focused with good verbal and written communication skills
•    Strong organisational skills 
•    Able to function in a fast paced and high-pressure environment 
•    Proficiency in MS Office 

Location

The Silo Office, Cape Town

Closing Date

4 December 2026

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Operations Consultant

Requisition ID 8844 – Posted 13/01/2026 – South Africa – Administration – Cape Town

Join Our Retail Operations Team

We’re looking for motivated, client-focused individuals to join of our dynamic Retail Operations Team.

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional service and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

About the company

Allan Gray is Africa’s largest privately-owned investment management company, managing more than R500bn of assets. We are focused on generating long-term wealth for our clients, who include individuals, retirement funds, insurers, trusts, companies and foundations. They invest through our focused range of unit trusts, retirement products and life insurance investment pools or in segregated portfolios across both the Institutional and Retail business. Our headquarters are in Cape Town, with additional offices across South Africa, as well as in Guernsey, Namibia and Botswana.

Why should you consider Allan Gray?

Our steadfast commitment to long-term investing extends to our people, our greatest assets. You will spend your days doing meaningful work and engaging with smart, inspiring colleagues. Growth is an essential part of your journey at Allan Gray, and leaders are accessible to help you develop your skills and set you up for success. Your physical and mental well-being are priorities, and access to services to support you in these areas are provided.

Purpose of the role

The position is within the Retail Operations division, an area responsible for processing transactions from clients and independent financial advisers, as well as providing administrative support for the firm’s retail investment offering.

The purpose of the role is to ensure the high service standard at Allan Gray is maintained through building strong client relationships and delivering excellent client service to our clients and independent financial advisers. You will be responsible for ensuring all incoming instructions are responded to and processed and any pending instructions are followed up on. You will report to a team leader, which requires you to work actively within a team but also independently.

Responsibilities

• Checking and accurately processing all incoming or pending instructions. These include:
• New business transactions, e.g. opening a new investment account
• Existing business transactions, e.g. where a client adds or withdraws money or makes changes to their investment
• Providing clients and advisers with a superior level of client service through call and email communications, e.g. responding on time and diligently to all requests from clients, advisers and internal business teams
• Maintaining accurate record-keeping on internal systems of all interactions with clients and advisers
• Knowledge of various legislative requirements relating to investment products
• Supporting members of your team and the team leader, e.g. assisting with technical queries, workflow and processes

Job Specification

• Relevant Business Degree and/or Job-Related Experience
• Sound knowledge of the Life Insurance industry (including Pension Funds) and/or the Unit Trust industry would also be an advantage

Key Attributes and Competencies

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Client-focused with strong verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and agile with the ability to function well under pressure
• Intermediate computer literacy skills in Microsoft Word or Excel

Location

The Silo Office, Cape Town

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We wish you all the best with your applications