Jobs at Santam Insurance

What will you do?

• The Core Insurance Platform team in Santam BITS (Business Information Technology Services) is looking for a Developer, who will be based in Bellville.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The incumbent will be responsible for development, testing, maintaining and supporting software that meets business requirements on the Policy Administration System.  

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
•    Adheres to defined software development lifecycles and best practice (including code standards, code reviews, source control, etc.)
•    Configure and develop screens and applications that meet business requirements (UI’s, business logic, rules, process flow, etc.)
•    Build integration / web services 
•    Create XML payloads for integration between systems
•    Create test data and unit tests to ensure developed software works according to business requirement, design and specification
•    Considers non-functional requirements during software development (eg. performance, load, response, etc.)
•    Prepare and produce releases of software components
•    Support and maintain developed applications and services

Generic Functions
•    Contributes and collaborates with team members across the SDLC from business analysis, design, development and testing in Agile / self-managed team environment
•    Identification of potential risks / issues and give input into risk plan
•    Provide support to other members of the Development Team and members of the Project Management team as required

Quality Assurance
•    Unit and functional testing of developed software to ensure it meets quality standards
•    Participate in code reviews and technical issue resolution meetings
 

What will make you successful in this role?
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
•    Relevant Tertiary IT qualification and/or qualification through experience 
•    Minimum of 3 years’ IT development experience across the systems development lifecycle 
•    Solid experience in :
    Java 8, J2EE 
    XML
    Object oriented development
    Web application development
    Web services
•    Experience or at least familiarity with SQL

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
•    Knowledge of SOLID principles / Design Patterns and their use
•    Working knowledge of the Atlassian Suite of products (e.g. Bamboo, JIRA, Confluence) would be advantageous
•    Knowledge of Agile methods, e.g. Kanban, SCRUM 
•    Knowledge of Groovy advantageous
•    Knowledge of the short term insurance industry is advantageous 
•    Working effectively as a team member sharing responsibility, providing support and maintaining communication
•    Identifying, resolving or escalating risks, issues, dependencies, etc. 
•    Must be able to work in a highly pressurised and dynamic environment
•    Investigation and analysis of information
•    Able to accept accountability for actions and decisions

Knowledge and Skills

• IT Data Analysis
• Project Oversight
• Reporting and Administration
• Quality, Compliance and Accreditation
• Business Requirements Definition
• Technologies

Personal Attributes

• Organisational savvy - Contributing through others
• Manages complexity - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
• Optimises work processes - Contributing through others

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 four business clusters – Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Being resilient - Contributing through others

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. 

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What will you do?
This career opportunity is available at Santam Commercial Underwriting, Survey Department for a Junior Surveyor to be based in Gauteng, Johannesburg.

The Risk Surveyor is tasked with assessing risk while applying technical knowledge. Surveyors conduct detailed risk assessments on the risk, as well as provide an in-depth view to underwriters assisting them to underwrite the risk appropriately, more specifically:
Conducting desktop and physical surveys under the guidance of the Head surveyor.

What will make you successful in this role?

Survey delivery requirements:

• Conduct surveys within the required SLA
• Achieve the agreed productivity levels
• Provide feedback on all queries received under the guidance of the Head surveyor
• Provide the appropriate advice to clients, Brokers and internal staff as required under the guidance of the head surveyor
• Understanding all the legislative requirements/Bylaws
• Understanding the area of operations and hazards (Geographical areas and risks associated) (Process in respect of production and the function and safety of the machinery)
• Interact with various stakeholders (distribution, operations, underwriting and intermediaries) to ensure delivery of our world class surveying competency under the guidance of the Head Surveyor

Stakeholders:

• Under the direction of the head surveyor perform the following:
• Engage with internal and external stake holders (Broker Distribution, Operations etc.) to get buy-in and understanding of our need to survey risks and ensure effective execution of survey processes.
• Provide surveying guidance and support to all Santam Group companies including MiWay, SEM, Namibia and Specialist business as required.
• Engage with external stakeholders (brokers) to educate/ inform, where relevant, and explain survey processes or risk reduction requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Risk surveying or related experience
• Matric and ideally Fire Service Qualification, Technical Engineering Degree or Diploma, or relevant qualification, Minimum NQF level 4 
• Valid driver’s licence                                                                                                  
• Computer literate on Excel, Word, Presentations, etc.  
• Competency at previous level and proven competence at risk surveying, with experience in retention class and exposure stipulated above.                                                                                            
• FPA advanced courses, risk prevention strategies will be an advantage
• Technical training for related risks – High Value Clients, high hazard risks, thatch, will be an advantage.
   

Knoweldege and Skills

• Ability to learn and research
• Ability to manage own work environment
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills and abilities
• Communication Skills
• Understanding of basic fire hazards, firefighting, risk identification
• Basic report writing
• Use of MS Office 365
• Use of policy information systems
• Work in other regions other than base.
• Capacity to operate under pressure
• Self-starter
• Knowledge of Underwriting and underwriting processes
• Knowledge of the policy wording

Competencies

• Delivering results & ability to work under pressure
• Relating and networking with the ability to collaborate effectively
• Analysing and attention to detail
• Applying expertise and technology
• Achieving personal work goals and objectives
• Learning and researching
• Time management Planning and organising
• Writing and reporting
• Following instructions and procedures as well as client Protocols (e.g. induction, Covid 19)
• Working with people
• Ability to be client focused
• Adhering to principles and values

About the company:
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 centered 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.

At 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.