Metropolitan, a South African financial services provider, offers life insurance, funeral cover, retirement plans, and investment solutions, and is part of the Momentum Group. Their services include various funeral cover options with potential CashBack benefits, life and health insurance, retirement planning guidance including on the Two-Pot Retirement System, and investment plans for savings and long-term goals.

Role Purpose

• Attract, acquire and retain clients by selling company products to generate new business and to provide after sales service to clients to ensure client retention, increase market share and contribute to the overall business objectives and its longterm viability, To assist clients with creating a personalised financial and investment plan through providing advice according to set company standards and procedures.

Requirements

• Matric/ N4 Equivalent Qualification.
• FAIS requirements based on DOFA date
• Relevant regulatory examinations if you are already working in the financial services industry.
• 5 years’ experience for individuals with matric
• 1-2 years’ experience for individuals with undergraduate degree (preferred)
• Strong computer literacy skills
• Fluency in English
• Driver’s license (desirable)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Engage with prospect clients to understand their financial needs.
• Sell products that align with the clients’ financial requirements.
• Accurately record client information and sales details
• Achieve targets related to production, quality and conversion.
• Comply with legislative regulations and adhere to all compliance requirements.

Competencies

• Verbally fluent
• Numerical reasoning ability
• Be able to plan and manage their time.
• Self-reliant
• Be resilient (drive, determination, risk tolerance, bounce back after setbacks)
• Manage relationships well.
• Demonstrate sales behaviors (deal with difficult clients, competitive, achieving, persistent).
• Be entrepreneurial (set ambitious, targets, self-reliant, financial prosperity in high-risk environment, autonomy)