Team Manager Claims Admin

Who are we?

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.

What will you do?

A position is available at Santam Claims Non-Motor Front Office for a position as a Documents Processing and Administration Team Manager.

JOB PURPOSE

The successful candidate will manage people, costs, quality, providing client satisfaction by monitoring and meeting targets, deadlines, and compliance to Service Level Agreements. The duties include ensuring the outputs and various targets of the team are achieved. Resolve stakeholder enquiries. The successful candidate will conduct performance appraisals for direct reports. Handling of performance related issues and disciplinary matters and monitoring performance.

The successful candidate will together with the team create opportunities to identify and implement processes improvement in their environment with the goal to achieve best practise and development of staff. In addition, ensure staff resource planning and reporting on adherence and deliver manager reports.

What will make you successful in this role?

Key Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with Santam, industry and legal regulatory requirements ensuring TCF and POPIA are embedded in the process.

Ensuring that the various targets of the team are achieved.

Ensuring compliance with various timelines in terms of the current processes

Deal with escalations to and from other departments

Resolve client / broker enquiries and complaints.

Identify and implement improvement opportunities.

Provide feedback to leaders and management team.

Keep up to date on internal and external developments and practice to ensure their input and advice is appropriate and forward thinking.

Collaborate on initiatives / projects.

Evaluating and measuring customer satisfaction and other performance outcomes

Managing of external and internal relationships

Managing performance related issues and employee relations

Analyze, assess and calculate the cost of non-quality data in Santams operational systems.

Design and implement data quality reports for management and business unit.

Document and maintain metadata about data elements in the metadata repository (e.g., rules, formulas,

definitions, terminology). The metadata will be used to standardize terminology, definitions, etc. across

platforms.

Establishing standards for data definition and usage, developing data quality measures and participating

in data correction efforts.

Maintain information policies and procedures.

Maintain information archiving and disposal procedures.

Work with business units and determine essential information requirements.

Broad experience using various IT tools for data queries, retrieval, reports, and data quality.

Excellent problem-solving skills, including ability to anticipate problems and use judgment appropriately

to plan solutions.

In depth knowledge of short-term insurance business processes and data structures.

Business analysis knowledge and techniques.

Ability to work effectively with a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and skill levels.

Well-developed multi-tasking skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualification And Experience

Grade 12

Insurance related qualification

Relevant Diploma/ B Degree (advantageous)

Lean-Six Sigma Blackbelt certification(advantageous)

Must be computer literate (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point)

Must have at least 5 years short-term claims insurance industry experience

2-4 years experience in leading people

Good understanding of Contact Centre processes and SLAs

Strong client service orientation

Ability to work independently and under pressure.

Knowledge And Skills

Strong conflict management, negotiation and communication skills

Strong conceptual development

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strong leadership skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good planning skills

Ability to articulate complex or technical concepts and issues in business terms.

Knowledge of claims processes and claims handling skills

Working knowledge of Santam Systems (e.g. BPM, Main Frame, Qlikview, ClaimCenter)

Personal & Commercial Lines knowledge

Personal Attributes

Business insight - Contributing independently

Manages complexity - Contributing independently

Plans and aligns - Contributing independently

Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

Were 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 independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Being resilient - Contributing independently

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.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.