Senior Trust Practitioner

Job Classification

Requisition - 144647 - Melissa Cloete

Business Unit - Nedbank Private and Wealth; Nedgroup Trust 

Location - Nedbank Clocktower Campus, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Closing Date - 30 March 2026

Employment Equity Statement: Preference will be given to applicants from Underrepresented Groups

Job Family

Career Stream

Leadership Pipeline

Job Purpose

The role is based at our Cape Town offices and would require you to be in office 3 days a week.

You will take on the role of professional nominee, to provide specialist trust services and in support of other business development activities within Nedgroup Trust.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as professional trustee and manage relationships with all stakeholders on a book of trust clients, consisting of
  testamentary, inter vivos and special trusts.
• General risk management and governance of the Trust;
• Compliance with all relevant legislation;
• Protection of Trust assets and the interests of beneficiaries;
• Providing expertise as a professional trustee;
• Building professional relationships with various stakeholders;
• Co-ordination of administration, bookkeeping, compliance and legal functions;
• Conducting trustee meetings;
• Drafting of resolutions;
• Liaison between all stakeholders, ie. settlors, beneficiaries, co-trustees, investment managers, accounting andtax consultants and all other third parties.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Advanced Diploma in Estate and Trust Administration
• Law Degree (advantageous)

Essential Certifications

Preferred Certifications

Fiduciary Institute of South Africa.

Minimum Experience Level

3-5 years in a Banking/ Financial Services environment

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies