Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.
Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centred on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We're about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.
Job PurposeThe Quality Assurance Consultant monitors and analyses the interactions of agents and customers to provide feedback to the employees and managers on adherence to policies, procedures and customer experience whilst maintaining relationships with business partners.Quality Assurance also supports operations on the following skillsets; Policy Maintenance (all skillsets, including survey), Issuance of new business (including bulk business), Sales, Online support hub, Broker liaison officer and Centre of Expertise, by conducting evaluations on these roles and aligning QA processes as well as coaching in line with business strategy.Support the PLCC to sustain profitable growth through effective evaluations and coaching of staff.Identify opportunities for evaluations, guided self-evaluations and coaching of staff for training or process improvement while facilitating employee development.The Quality Assurance Consultant will execute targeted audits of both live and historical interactions.The Quality Assurance Consultant is required to conduct Quality Information Sessions with agents as required.Qualitative and Quantitative Reporting (Daily, Weekly and Monthly performance and trend analysis) will also form an integral part of the job requirement.The Quality Assurance Consultant is to adhere to the Calibration process, to ensure that there is alignment amongst the team and that they are upholding the same expectations.The Quality Assurance Consultant must remain current on all Standard Operating Procedures in the PLCC and identify / highlight process improvement opportunities.Key ResponsibilitiesPlan and assist in conducting of regular quality and risk review procedures.Provide feedback to Individuals and Leaders.Keep up to date on internal and external developments and practice to ensure their input and advice is appropriate and forward looking.Help to ensure that the PLCC operates in accordance with relevant regulatory and legal requirements and works to ensure that awareness of such requirements is raised and promoted throughout this area.Collaborate on initiatives / projects.Evaluating and measuring customer satisfaction and other performance outcomes.Design and develop QA templates.Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) adherence.Support team engagement and teamwork.Qualifications and ExperienceMatric / Grade 12.Short term insurance related qualification (min NQF lev 4); or similar.RE is advantageous.Experience and KnowledgeMinimum of 3 – 5 years' experience in short term insurance, Personal Lines.Good understanding of contact centre processes, systems (namely, Policy Centre, Avaya and USD).Coaching skills and experience.Previous Quality Assurance experience advantageous.Excellent computer literacy, particularly Intermediate Excel.Report writing experience an advantage.Experience in a client service environment.Experience in contact centre technology applications.Good understanding of basic financial principles, e.g. profit, growth, etc.Good understanding of contact centre processes and SLA's.Working with people.Deciding and Initiating Action.Client Service Orientation.Teamwork and Support.Building Relationships.Communication.Problem Solving.Delivering Quality.Commercial Thinking/Awareness.SkillsProcess improvement skills.Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborating with internal colleagues and external stakeholders/clients (hybrid way of work).Time management.Coaching skills.Independent self-management.Build a successful career with usWe'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.
Turnaround timeThe 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.
Our commitment to transformationAt Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.
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