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Risk Consultant

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Location: 

Durban, ZA

Date:  16 Sept 2025
Reference:  141863

Risk Consultant

Job Requisition - 141863
Closing Date - 23 September 2025
Location - KZN
Cluster - Nedbank Wealth - Division - Nedbank Insurance
Please Note: Preference will be given to applicants from Underrepresented Groups

Job Family

Sales And Services

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical

FAIS Affected

FAIS Affected - Yes

Job Purpose

To attain new and expand existing client base for Nedbank to grow the Nedbank brand and optimise revenue according to business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

  • Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (eg: staff surveys etc).
  • Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
  • Follow laid down processes in opening of accounts by using checklist and account opening matrix.
  • Complete weekly compliance training and assessment online to keep up to date on changes.
  • Keep relevant compliance Letter of Authority up to date and inform clients at each interaction.
  • Action daily control reports and attach correct documentation.
  • Identify new clients and their needs through needs analysis and provide a suitable solution.
  • Cross sell to existing clients by establishing need through financial fitness discussions.
  • Obtain referrals from existing clients as well as leads from other Business Units through area collaboration.
  • Ensure that every deal done is priced in line with Business Unit objective and strategy.
  • Generate revenue through charging for ad hoc services provided to clients.
  • Monitor and manage sales on a daily; weekly and monthly basis in order to achieve monthly targets.
  • Increase market share by converting secondary clients to primary clients and ensuring accounts are entrenched.
  • Participate in end of day discussion and apply recommendations from manager to optimise sales results.
  • Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions.
  • Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
  • Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
  • Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
  • Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team. Maintain world class service standards when dealing with clients by listening; attending to their needs; keeping them in the loop and making things happen for them.
  • Ensure that client complaints and queries are resolved timeously by using relevant complaints system.
  • Adhere to the ask once promise to clients according to Nedbank strategy.
  • Build relationships with clients through regular contact and having an individual interest in them.
  • Network with internal stakeholders to collaborate in order to provide complete solution to clients.
  • Obtain regular feedback from clients by requesting completion of feedback forms.
  • Mitigate risk to Nedbank by identifyingand verifying clients manually or using relevant technology.
  • Adhere to clean desk policy to minimise risk of exposing client confidentiality.
  • Reduce fraudulent transactions by reporting suspicious transactions to the relevant department.

Minimum Experience Level

1 - 2 years as a Sales Consultant in a Financial industry

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

  • Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Bachelor of Commerce: Banking or accounting. FAIS qualification, Regulatory Examinations 1.

Job Responsibilities Continue

Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Business terms and definitions
  • Data analysis
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Nedbank policies and procedures
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Relevant software and systems knowledge
  • Business writing skills
  • Nedbank culture
  • Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
  • Banking knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

  • Continuous Learning
  • Energy
  • Advancing Sales Discussions
  • High-Impact Communication
  • Managing Work
  • Sales Disposition
  • Sustaining Customer Satisfaction

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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 

 

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