Metropolitan Life invites South African unemployed youth who are between the ages of 18 and 35 to apply for Learnership Programme 2023-2024
Position: Learnership Programme
Reference Number: MMH230905-1
Position Type: Temporary
Role Family: Operations
Cluster: Metropolitan Life
Remote Opportunity: Some of the time
Location – Country: South Africa
Location – Province: Gauteng
Location – Town / City: Gauteng, North West, Limpopo, Free-State
Introduction
Metropolitan is one of the oldest financial services brands in South Africa. With a 125-year legacy of serving the communities in which it operates, Metropolitan represents true empowerment in serving Africa’s people through affordable financial solutions that create financial growth and security.
Metropolitan operates in South Africa, but the brand is also present in 12 African countries including, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Lesotho, and Swaziland. Metropolitan provides financial wellness solutions that meet the needs of low-income clients, including funeral insurance, health, savings, hospital cash-back cover, retirement solutions and life insurance.
Visit us at: www.metropolitan.co.za
Role Purpose
A exciting opportunity for unemployed youth interested in joining Metropolitan Life for a 12-month Learnership Programme starting October 2023. If you have a keen interest in sales and customer service and are looking to grow your career in the insurance industry, then this opportunity is for you.
This Learnership programme aims to give youth an opportunity to gain workplace experience within the insurance industry. Through this learnership, Learners will have the opportunity obtain a Wealth Management NQF level 4 qualification and to work closely with and gain knowledge from experts in the insurance industry.
Requirements
- Grade 12 or an equivalent NQF4 qualification
- Aged between 18 and 35
- South African citizen by birth
- Unemployed
- Belonging to a previously disadvantaged group
- People living with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Duties & Responsibilities
- Complete all theoratical learning assessments
- Timeously complete all administrative and reporting duties related to the role
- Collate, compile and distribute documents to the required standards within defined time-frames
- Attend to all queries in a professional manner in order to provide an excellent client experience and ensuring client service level agreements are met and exceeded
- Screen and route all queries received to appropriate stakeholders and assitst in the resolution of client queries
- Maintain the relevant office housekeeping standards
- Escalate faults/errors on applications to Line Manager
Competencies
Attention to detail with good planning and time management skills
Numerical reasoning ability and analytical skills
Fluent verbal and written communication and comprehension in english
Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
Computer literacy
POLICY
We are committed to Employment Equity, diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. All appointments are made in alignment to our Employment Equity goals and we encourage people with disabilities to apply.
Closing Date: 08 September 2023
We encourage people with disabilities to apply.