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Learnership – Short Term Insurance

Discovery Insure

Learnership: Short Term Insurance

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 to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Insure

Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers and building better businesses through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East.

The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.  

Key Purpose of the role

The Learnership is a learning experience that enables the learner to achieve a national qualification that is registered on the National Qualifications Framework and gain workplace experience in the Short-Term Insurance Industry.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Learners are exposed to the Short-Term Insurance business industry.

Education and Experience

• Grade 12 (Essential)
• Maths (Minimum Level 4 – 50%) (Essential)
• English (Minimum Level 4 – 50%) (Essential)
• Maths Literacy (Minimum Level 5 – 60% or higher) (Essential)
• 2nd language (e.g. home language; Minimum Level 4 – 50%) (Essential)

Qualifying criteria for learnerships:

• Applicant must be a South African citizen by birth, between 18 and 25 years old in the year of the learnership (i.e., 2027)
• Applicants must not have a completed tertiary education qualification.
• Applicants must not be studying during the period of the learnership.
• Applicants should not have any formal work experience.
• Unemployed
• Not being engaged in any post Matric studies
• Not have completed any previous Learnerships

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Learnership – Long Term Insurance

Discovery Health (ECP Service Team)

Learnership: Long Term Insurance

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 the Central Operations Service Team (COST)

The Central Operations Service Team is a vibrant, diverse, dynamic, and driven team within Health Operations. Its mandate is to be agile, allowing it to quickly assimilate and operationalize new functions and services that require incubation and to curate services that require close links to other specialized teams located in Sandton and Port Elizabeth. It currently comprises of several specialized services including the Executive Office, Social Media Servicing, Health Underwriting, Conservation, Non-Disclosure, and most recently the Informa team which are situated in Sandton. Our ECP team comprises of back-office services which include New Business, Gap and Employee Health Solutions.

Key Purpose of the role

This Learnership leads to a nationally recognised FETC: Long Term Insurance NQF Level 4 qualification; which consists of structured learning components combined with practical/workplace experience in the Financial Services industry.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Long Term Insurance – Discovery Health:

Call Centre: New business and health products administration

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Innovative/ critical thinking/ and problem solving skills
• Good attention to detail and levels of accuracy
• Sets high standards for quality and quantity and works in a systematic, methodical and orderly manner.
• Time management and planning skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment
• Ability to work independently and in a team orientated environment
• Service driven, a sense of urgency and a team player.
• Adapts to changing circumstances and handles criticism well and learns from it.

Education and Experience

Grade 12 is essential.

• Maths (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)
• English (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)
• Maths Literacy (Minimum Level 5 – 60% )
• 2nd language (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

May have an incomplete tertiary qualification (advantage)

Specific Requirements:

• Not be engaged in post Matric studies or formal employment;
• Not have completed any previous Learnership.
• Be between the ages of 18 and 25 years;
• Have effective communication skills in the written & verbal English language;
• Possess basic computer skills mainly MS Excel & MS Outlook

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Skills Programme Learner – KZN Learnership : People living with Disabilities (PWD)

Discovery Health (KZN Service Team)

Learnership: Long Term Insurance (People Living with Disabilities)

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 of the role

This Learnership leads to a nationally recognised FETC: Long Term Insurance NQF Level 4 qualification; which consists of structured learning components combined with practical/workplace experience in the Financial Services industry. This programme is strictly for individuals living with a disability.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Long Term Insurance – Discovery Health:

Learners will be given exposure to the long-Term Insurance business – client servicing, claims, business Intiatives and compliance.

• Call Centre: Medical Aid client servicing, claims, new business and health benefits administration.
• Successful candidates from the Learnership Program will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions:
• Servicing all key stakeholders telephonically and via other servicing channels as required until the query has been resolved
• Servicing our members in a customer centric way to ensure that we live by our service principles
• Keeping up to date with product changes to ensure that all key stakeholders are accurately serviced
• Continuously staying abreast of all digital servicing tools within the business and ensuring that the functionality is fully understood
• Achieving and exceeding key performance metrics relating to service delivery.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Innovative/ critical thinking/ and problem solving skills
• Good attention to detail and levels of accuracy
• Sets high standards for quality and quantity and works in a systematic, methodical and orderly manner.
• Time management and planning skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment
• Ability to work independently and in a team orientated environment
• Service driven, a sense of urgency and a team player.
• Adapts to changing circumstances and handles criticism well and learns from it.

Education and Experience

Grade 12 is essential.

• Maths (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)
• English (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)
• Maths Literacy (Minimum Level 5 – 60% )
• 2nd language (Minimum Level 4 – 50%)

May have an incomplete tertiary qualification (advantage)

Specific Requirements:

• Not be currently engaged in post Matric studies (tertiary studies)
• Must not have any formal employment working experience (6 – 12 months experience in Part-time / temporary employment can be allowed)
• Not have completed any previous Learnership.
• Be between the ages of 18 and 25 years;
• Have effective communication skills in the written & verbal English language;
• Possess basic computer skills mainly MS Excel & MS Outlook

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We wish you all the best with your applications