177 Business Consultant jobs in South Africa

Job Description,
To grow and manage a base of Life Assurance Intermediaries through strategic business development and relationship management. The role focuses on building strong, collaborative partnerships that drive long-term growth and engagement.

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Requirements
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Education

• LLB/Bachelors degree in Marketing, or related
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification (preferred)

Experience

• At least 5 years' experience in the financial services or Life Assurance industry in a sales role

Knowledge And Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of the Life Assurance or Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge (and skill) in how to successfully influence and persuade others by understanding how their individual needs and motivations link to goals (essential)
• MS Office package skills
• Sales negotiation skills

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Duties and Responsibilities
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• Recruit a panel of brokers to support the glu risk business
• Facilitate training, accreditation, and vesting of brokers on glu and PPS products and systems
• Conduct market research and execute strategic business plans
• Serve as a product specialist and assist in training PPS staff on glu products and processes
• Deliver presentations at worksites and on Technicon and university campuses to students and lecturers
• Co-manage a portfolio of PPS internal intermediaries until fully vested
• Recruit new agents focused on glu offerings
• Collaborate with PPS subsidiaries (PPS Investments and PPS Short-Term Insurance) to generate and convert leads
• Provide sales support to intermediaries by preparing quotes, benefit statements, and other relevant documentation
• Maintain consistent communication and feedback with advisers regarding intermediary operations
• Plan, organise, and manage engagements with intermediaries and their managers
• Drive continuous improvement in client service standards
• Ensure all business practices align with Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles

Competencies

• Effective Communication
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Ethics and Integrity

To grow and manage a base of Life Assurance Intermediaries through strategic business development and relationship management. The role focuses on building strong, collaborative partnerships that drive long-term growth and engagement.

Education:

• LLB/Bachelors degree in Marketing, or related
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification (preferred)

Experience:

• At least 5 years' experience in the financial services or Life Assurance industry in a sales role

Knowledge and Skills:

• Intermediate knowledge of the Life Assurance or Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge (and skill) in how to successfully influence and persuade others by understanding how their individual needs and motivations link to goals (essential)
• MS Office package, particularly Internet, Outlook and Excel.
• Sales negotiation skills

• Recruit a panel of brokers to support the glu risk business
• Facilitate training, accreditation, and vesting of brokers on glu and PPS products and systems
• Conduct market research and execute strategic business plans
• Serve as a product specialist and assist in training PPS staff on glu products and processes
• Deliver presentations at worksites and on Technicon and university campuses to students and lecturers
• Co-manage a portfolio of PPS internal intermediaries until fully vested
• Recruit new agents focused on glu offerings
• Collaborate with PPS subsidiaries (PPS Investments and PPS Short-Term Insurance) to generate and convert leads
• Provide sales support to intermediaries by preparing quotes, benefit statements, and other relevant documentation
• Maintain consistent communication and feedback with advisers regarding intermediary operations
• Plan, organise, and manage engagements with intermediaries and their managers
• Drive continuous improvement in client service standards
• Ensure all business practices align with Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles

Competencies:

• Effective Communication
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Ethics and Integrity
• Presentation skills
• Time management skills

To grow and manage a base of Life Assurance Intermediaries through strategic business development and relationship management. The role focuses on building strong, collaborative partnerships that drive long-term growth and engagement.

Education:

• LLB/Bachelors degree in Marketing, or related
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification (preferred)

Experience:

• At least 5 years' experience in the financial services or Life Assurance industry in a sales role

Knowledge and Skills:

• Intermediate knowledge of the Life Assurance or Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge (and skill) in how to successfully influence and persuade others by understanding how their individual needs and motivations link to goals (essential)
• MS Office package skills
• Sales negotiation skills

• Recruit a panel of brokers to support the glu risk business
• Facilitate training, accreditation, and vesting of brokers on glu and PPS products and systems
• Conduct market research and execute strategic business plans
• Serve as a product specialist and assist in training PPS staff on glu products and processes
• Deliver presentations at worksites and on Technicon and university campuses to students and lecturers
• Co-manage a portfolio of PPS internal intermediaries until fully vested
• Recruit new agents focused on glu offerings
• Collaborate with PPS subsidiaries (PPS Investments and PPS Short-Term Insurance) to generate and convert leads
• Provide sales support to intermediaries by preparing quotes, benefit statements, and other relevant documentation
• Maintain consistent communication and feedback with advisers regarding intermediary operations
• Plan, organise, and manage engagements with intermediaries and their managers
• Drive continuous improvement in client service standards
• Ensure all business practices align with Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles

Competencies:

• Effective Communication
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Ethics and Integrity

Key Purpose

Boost product sales through relationship-building, outstanding service, and technical know-how.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

All work must be done accurately, comprehensively and in-line with set quality standards and timelines.

• Developing and maintaining broker relationships
• Review New business pipeline, follow-up and tracking
• Assist with comparison quotes, proposals and new business quotes.
• Technical training of and ongoing product support to Financial Advisors and support staff on all required platforms.
• Monitoring and managing production figures, penetration, minimum criteria, rewards and recognition criteria.
• Dealing with queries and providing information on a range of sales and service issues
• Liaising with internal departments on processing issues
• Building relationships with internal departments to ensure superior service is offered to clients.
• General practice management
• Keeping up to date with competitor product and service offering and industry
• developments
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives

Competencies:

• Assertiveness
• Self-confidence
• Honest and ethical
• Resilience
• Perseverance
• Able to manage stress and stressful situations
• Results driven
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Self -Disciplined
• Able to influence and negotiate
• Persuasiveness
• Build strong relationships
• Use own initiative
• Decisiveness

Education and Experience

Education

• Minimum: Business degree
• Beneficial: NQF5 in Wealth Management or Financial Planning
• RE5

Experience

• 2 years in client facing Insurance industry experience.
• Sound knowledge of Insurance products
• Beneficial: Knowledge of underwriting processes
• Broker consulting experience in an insurance company.
• Beneficial: An understanding of Financial Planning
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

Other

• Valid drivers license
• Own insured transport
• Smart Phone
• Willingness to undertake business travel across South Africa

Job Description,
To grow and manage a base of Life Assurance Intermediaries through strategic business development and relationship management. The role focuses on building strong, collaborative partnerships that drive long-term growth and engagement.

,
Requirements
,

Education

• LLB/Bachelors degree in Marketing, or related
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification (preferred)

Experience

• At least 5 years' experience in the financial services or Life Assurance industry within a sales role

Knowledge And Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of the Life Assurance or Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge (and skill) in how to successfully influence and persuade others by understanding how their individual needs and motivations link to goals (essential)
• MS Office package, particularly Internet, Outlook and Excel.
• Sales negotiation skills

,
Duties and Responsibilities
,

• Recruit a panel of brokers to support the glu risk business
• Facilitate training, accreditation, and vesting of brokers on glu and PPS products and systems
• Conduct market research and execute strategic business plans
• Serve as a product specialist and assist in training PPS staff on glu products and processes
• Deliver presentations at worksites and on Technicon and university campuses to students and lecturers
• Co-manage a portfolio of PPS internal intermediaries until fully vested
• Recruit new agents focused on glu offerings
• Collaborate with PPS subsidiaries (PPS Investments and PPS Short-Term Insurance) to generate and convert leads
• Provide sales support to intermediaries by preparing quotes, benefit statements, and other relevant documentation
• Maintain consistent communication and feedback with advisers regarding intermediary operations
• Plan, organise, and manage engagements with intermediaries and their managers
• Drive continuous improvement in client service standards
• Ensure all business practices align with Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles

Competencies

• Effective Communication
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Ethics and Integrity

To grow and manage a base of Life Assurance Intermediaries through strategic business development and relationship management. The role focuses on building strong, collaborative partnerships that drive long-term growth and engagement.

Education:

• LLB/Bachelors degree in Marketing, or related
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Certification (preferred)

Experience:

• At least 5 years' experience in the financial services or Life Assurance industry within a sales role

Knowledge and Skills:

• Intermediate knowledge of the Life Assurance or Financial Services Industry
• Knowledge (and skill) in how to successfully influence and persuade others by understanding how their individual needs and motivations link to goals (essential)
• MS Office package, particularly Internet, Outlook and Excel.
• Sales negotiation skills

• Recruit a panel of brokers to support the glu risk business
• Facilitate training, accreditation, and vesting of brokers on glu and PPS products and systems
• Conduct market research and execute strategic business plans
• Serve as a product specialist and assist in training PPS staff on glu products and processes
• Deliver presentations at worksites and on Technicon and university campuses to students and lecturers
• Co-manage a portfolio of PPS internal intermediaries until fully vested
• Recruit new agents focused on glu offerings
• Collaborate with PPS subsidiaries (PPS Investments and PPS Short-Term Insurance) to generate and convert leads
• Provide sales support to intermediaries by preparing quotes, benefit statements, and other relevant documentation
• Maintain consistent communication and feedback with advisers regarding intermediary operations
• Plan, organise, and manage engagements with intermediaries and their managers
• Drive continuous improvement in client service standards
• Ensure all business practices align with Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles

Competencies:

• Effective Communication
• Business Acumen
• Client Focus
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Orientation
• Results Orientation
• Planning and Organising
• Ethics and Integrity

Discovery
Sales and Distribution
Business/Broker Consultant - Mpumalanga
*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
Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.
• Developing and maintaining broker relationships.
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up and tracking.
• Issuing of quotations.
• Technical training of and ongoing product support to financial advisor.
• Dealing with queries and providing information on a range of sales and service issues.
• Liasing with internal departments on processing issues.
• Building relationships with internal departments to ensure superior service is offering to clients.
• Keeping up-to-date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments.
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining broker relationships
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up and tracking
• Issuing of quotations
• Dealing with queries and providing information on a range of sales and service issues
• Liasing with internal departments to ensure superior service is offered to clients
• Keeping up-to-date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Own insured transport, cellphone and drivers license
• Willingness to undertake business travel across South Africa
• Assertiveness
• Self-confidence
• Honest and ethical
• Resilience
• Perseverance
• Able to manage stressful situations
• Results driven
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Self-Disciplined
• Able to influence and negotiate
• Persuasive
• Able to manage stress and stressful situations
• Results driven
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Self-Discipline
• Able to influence and negotiate
• Persuasive
• Build strong relationships
• Use own initiative
• Decisiveness

Education And Experience

• NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning
• RE5 (Advantageous)
• Knowledge of underwriting process
• Broker consulting experience in the financial services industry
• An understanding of financial planning
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Discovery – Sales and Distribution -Corporate Health
*Senior Business Consultant
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
T he Senior Business consultant will be responsible for increasing the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge .

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Drive and implement strategic new business initiatives with intermediaries and employers.
• Increased Discovery Health product sales through building relationships, superior client service and technical expertise.
• Participate in proactive sales and marketing initiatives
• Industry, competitor and product expert.
• In depth strategic reporting support.
• Create strategic business partnerships with multiple intermediary stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships at Exco and Board level.
• Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.
• Project management of complex, new business implementations from end to end.
• Intermediary reporting and trend analysis.
• Consistently deliver Discovery Health value proposition.
• Escalated query resolution and troubleshooting.
• Increase the sales through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up and tracking
• Technical training and ongoing product support to financial advisors.
• Keep up-to-date with competitor product, service offering and industry developments

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Ability to work under pressure
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Time and project management skills
• Above average ability to multi-task on multiple projects without compromising deliverables
• Ability to convert technical information to audience appropriate communication
• Influence and persuasion skills aligned to project deliverables
• Sound knowledge of Sales trends
• Excellent understanding of branding
• Knowledge of various communication channels
• Self-motivated and self-disciplined, with the ability to build strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders across business.
• Proficient in MS Office suite
• Takes initiative and works under own direction
• Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently and have a sense of urgency.
• Responds quickly to the needs of the client and to their reactions and feedback

Education And Experience
Essential:

• Matric

Advantageous

• NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning (FAIS Credits)
• RE5
• Business degree/ Diploma

Experience

• Minimum of 3- 5 years sound medical scheme environment knowledge and experience
• Broker consulting experience in the financial services industry
• An understanding of financial planning
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Momentum, a financial services provider of choice since 1966, known for its entrepreneurial spirit and innovative culture is

committed to wealth creation and preservation, insurance, and income protection for all our clients. We do this through our

understanding of the retail insurance, savings, and investment markets in SA.

Disclaimer As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

Role Purpose
The Retail Business Consultant crafts passionate, energetic, and meaningful partnerships with IFAs that will stand the test of

time. Product, market, and sales intelligence will set them apart from their counterparts. The consultant/IFA relationship will be

strengthened by ease of doing business, first-class services, deep business analysis and continuous improvement of the IFA's

business.

Requirements
Qualifications:

• 3-year tertiary qualification or Willingness to study towards the degree

Experience:

• 1 to 3 years relevant sales and communication experience.
• Experience in Momentum products is an advantage.

Duties & Responsibilities
Engage:

• Be visible to the IFA in order to understand their needs and drive their value proposition
• Visit the IFA and IFA office based on a defined plan and deliver a message
• Analyse, monitor and/or increase prescribed weekly activities to exceed sales targets.
• Present the professional, disciplined nature of the IFA Agenda and minutes of all meetings

Enthuse:

• Understand who we are targeting, the landscape they are working in, competitor influences, events that will enthuse, critical moments of truth used.
• Ensure long-lasting, deep, and meaningful relationships with the IFA
• IFAs to move from non-active supporters to active supporters, to ambassadors

Educate:

• IFA having the perception that Momentum are thought leaders.
• Be the IFA's source of information within Momentum
• Be accountable, innovative, excellent, honest, diverse, and influential in your business dealings
• Enable better financial planning and advice outcomes

Enable:

• IFA having the perception that Momentum are thought leaders.
• Be the IFA's source of information within Momentum
• Be accountable, innovative, excellent, honest, diverse, and influential in your business dealings
• Enable better financial planning and advice outcomes
• Achieve and/or exceed the minimum production targets
• Achieve and/or exceed the minimum productive IFAs required

Competencies

• Brand Ambassadorship
• Leading and Supervising
• Professional standards
• Relating and networking (building rapport and relationships)
• Stress tolerance
• Flawless and effective communication (written and oral)
• Delivering results and meeting stakeholder expectations
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Positively impact and influence on the IFA practice
• Deadline Driven
• Able to travel as much as the job requires and travel documentation in order
• Persuading and influencing