ROLE PURPOSE Accountable for developing, enhancing and sustaining long-term relationships with a portfolio of clients to drive member retention and growth strategies, delivering an exceptional customer service, to enable the Scheme to achieve its strategic objectives. |
Key Responsibilities
Functional Management - Build and maintain professional relationships with employer groups to support member growth and retention.
- Provide guidance, advocacy and administrative support to prospective and existing members on Scheme benefits, contributions and processes.
- Manage, investigate and resolve stakeholder queries professionally, escalating where necessary.
- Serve as the first point of escalation and coordinate solutions with internal teams and service providers.
- Prepare accurate quarterly and annual Employer Group Reports for presentations.
- Support new business events, campaigns and key year-end initiatives.
- Identify process, service and quality improvement opportunities based on stakeholder feedback.
- Collaborate with internal divisions to resolve member, broker, provider and stakeholder queries.
- Maintain updated knowledge of the medical scheme industry, benefits and product offerings.
- Own reliable vehicle required
- Travel for business is a requirement for this role.
Risk & Compliance Management - Apply fraud controls, risk-prevention measures and sound governance principles.
- Support internal, external and ISO audit requirements by providing accurate information.
- Maintain compliance with quality and service standards aligned to ISO protocols.
- Enforce SLAs to reduce operational risk and support business continuity.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of Standard Operating Procedures.
- Ensure adherence to all relevant legislation, policies and organisational procedures.
Stakeholder Management
- Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to support service excellence and expectations management.
- Provide support to business units where cross-functional collaboration is required to achieve organisational outcomes.
EXPERIENCE | QUALIFICATION |
- 2 Years Sales/Portfolio Management
- 6 Years in the Medical Aid industry
- 2 years in corporate account management or sales in medical schemes
- 2 years minimum Retentions management
- 2 years minimum Corporate Account management
- Minimum 5 years working experience in a medical Scheme/Medical Administrator
- Technical knowledge 5 years of NEXUS system experience
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- Diploma in Sales/Marketing or Business Administration (NQF Level 6)
- RE5 (Advantageous)
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Knowledge | Skills | Attributes |
- Relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks
- Risk Management practices and principles
- Key Account Management
- Business acumen
- Technical problem solving
- Claims Assessing
- Annexures and Scheme rules
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- Verbal and Written Communication
- Conflict management
- Microsoft office
- Negotiation
- Computer literacy
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- Resilience
- Detail Orientation
- Innovative Thinking
- Customer Centric
- Results Focused
- Quality Focused
- Compliance Driven
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Assertiveness
- Confidentiality
- Active Listening
- Emotional Maturity
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