Job Description

Who are we?

MiWay is a direct financial services company. We are passionate about service excellence, convenience and offering our clients superior value products. Our Vision is to be a world-class direct financial services business that offers a complete array of services under one convenient umbrella - all managed online. Category winners of the Mail & Guardian Top Companies Reputation Awards in 2014, as well as the Deloitte Best Company to Work For Survey 2011 and 2012 - were are passionate about our people. We are positive that with the right people on board, we will continue to grow and give our clients the freedom to do things their way - free from worry and most importantly at peace with all the what-ifs of the world. Company values that every employee subscribes to are: Energy, Freedom, Accountability and Attitude. The ideal candidate is one who has the courage to be bold and subscribes to MiWay's core values! Do you have a positive attitude, love a challenge, treat your colleagues with respect and look for solutions, not problems? If yes, then MiWay is the place for you!

Minimum Qualification Required

• Grade 12/Standard 10/NQF 4

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 5 years short term insurance experience
• Minimum 3 years Claims experience
• Supervisory/Management experience
• Solid understanding of claims procedures

Competencies Required

• Grade 12/Standard 10/NQF 4
• Must be highly proficient in dealing with clients at all levels
• Comprehensive knowledge of legal liability and state regulations
• Thorough knowledge of claims investigation techniques
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Supervisory skills
• Self-motivated, inspire others
• Motivation and desire to excel
• Problem solving skills and solution oriented
• Flexibility
• Ability to multi-task and cope with pressure
• Performance management experience
• Commitment to personal and team goals
• Professionalism
• Ability to apply business rules and processes
• Good interviewing skills
• Provide technical guidance to team members

What will you do?

Responsible for the planning, organising and control of a department. Manages the activities within the department through subordinate supervisors, ensuring that staffing levels are maintained, training is provided and that company standards and productivity levels are maintained. Liaises with other departmental heads. Ensures that each skill level within the communication centre attains the given service level. The incumbent controls the budget, reviews cost saving, initiates and provides input on the training of team leaders. Reviews Call Centre industry benchmarking locally and internationally.

Knowledge and Skills

Drive leads and service targets

Call Centre control and reporting

Budget and expenses

Stakeholder communication

Management of employees

Personal Attributes

Builds effective teams - Contributing independently

Decision quality - Contributing independently

Directs work - Contributing independently

Plans and aligns - Contributing independently

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.

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Being resilient - Contributing independently

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. Deadline to apply: 15 February 2024.

Our commitment to transformation

At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed. MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.

Sanlam