Sanlam: Admin Assistant Internship Programme 2025 / 2026

The Segment Administrative Assistant will join the Niche Markets department, which is responsible, among other things, for supporting the Intermediaries business (which provides financial planning products and services to clients) with business intelligence and market insights in relation to identified, niche markets as well as the key accounts (such as government departments and corporates) within these niche markets. 

Responsibilities:

The role will be responsible for:

• Building, generating and distributing key account production reports.
• Processing payments to vendors on SAP.
• Administrating access permit applications made by financial advisers to key accounts.
• Re-engineering and/or automating administrative processes (such as the permit application process) to increase efficiencies.
• Capturing data relating to key accounts.
• Conducting research to unearth key account opportunities.

Requirements:

• Successful candidate should be unemployed, between ages of 18-35.
• Must have Grade 12 certificate
• Unemployed graduates who have successfully achieved Matric PLUS a relevant qualification, a post-school qualification, e.g. degree, postgraduate etc.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong organizational skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and multitask.
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and a willingness to learn and grow.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Advanced Excel: build pivot tables and classic pivot tables, use slicers within pivot tables, and do VLOOKUP’s