Santam invites unemployed graduates to apply for Graduate / Internship Programme 2021 / 2022.
Internship Application Closing Date : Not Available
Internship Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Duration: 24 months (2 years)
Start date: 1 March 2022
Company: Sanlam Group
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.
Programme Information
Our graduate programme is designed to contribute to your development primarily as follows:
Through our customised onboarding programme, we will settle you into Santam within the first 100 days and set you up for success. You will be immersed in a series of accredited learning assets covering areas meant to anchor you in your journey of 24 months, while we expose you to the latest curated on-line content addressing our DNA embedded in five Santam core competencies.
Santam core competencies:
– Collaborate
– Cultivate innovation
– Client focus
– Drive results
– Flexible and adaptable
If we are to be found ready for future challenges, we want to focus and be deliberate about building these competencies in our people and coupled with that is to prioritise development in leadership capabilities as well.
FutureFit competencies:
– Creativity and problem-solving
– Analytical thinking
– Resilience
– Dealing with ambiguity and complexity
– Digitally savvy
You will be given access to areas of specialisation, as we continue to build your leadership attributes that we want to see in the future.
Electives – Exposure to technical areas of specialisation in short-term insurance as required by your future role, all along being supported through subject matter experts and one-on-one coaching as you endeavor to cement your development through business informed learning projects.
What criteria makes you eligible to apply?
We are looking for exceptional young talent (between the ages of 22 – 30) who want to make a difference.
• Applicants must be in possession of a degree in the following fields:
1. Insurance/Risk Management/Law
2. Actuarial Science/Tax/Marketing
3. Mathematics/Statistics/Data Science
4. Finance/Accounting/Economics
5. Chemical / Civil Engineering
6. Computer Science/Information Technology/Human Resources
7. Agriculture/Hydrology/Geomatic
* Applicants with post-graduate qualifications (Honours/Masters) are welcome to apply.
Personal Attributes
Plans and aligns – Contributing dependentlyCommunicates effectively – Contributing dependentlyAction orientated – Contributing dependentlyOptimises work processes – Contributing dependently
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
Being resilient – Contributing dependentlyCustomer focus – Contributing dependentlyCollaborates – Contributing dependentlyCultivates innovation – Contributing dependentlyDrives results – Contributing dependently
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.
How to apply