PURPOSE OF ROLE

The ability to investigate and apply expertise to data with an intended objective to deliver on the specific area of expertise.

The ability to analyze data and extract trends to ensure improvement of processes and or customer satisfaction. This could be in the form of innovative ideas as well as the task of compiling reports.

Engage and list to current challenges in the team/business and use expertise to Trouble shoot issues in order to provide workable solutions

The ability to tackle a Problem with the intent of using expertise/capability and or experience to resolve speedily

Perform quality assurance based on the specialized requirements of the role.

Should be able to ensure strong stake holder management ito Communication i.e. feedback to clients, managing clients, responding to clients, attend to queries timeously

Engage in a professional manner whether it be verbal or face to face

Have the ability to communicate via different communication channels

Ensure that the brand or image of SEB is always maintained by adhering to the values (in keeping in line with the KPI and values of the company)

Be a strong team player

Have both both industry knowledge and experience

Ensure that the role is carried out with the relevant accuracy, attention to detail and following instructions.

Ensure that judgement and attention to detail is applied to the role

Ensure that the role is completed within required deadlines and should have the ability to organize, plan, set goals and deliver accordingly.

Strong interpersonal skills as cross team collaboration is required.

Have the ability to innovate in the role

Quality of work should be thorough

Conscious of the abuse of company resources

Ability to work through Funds Adjudicator (PFA) and FSCA complaints and queries against the Funds administered by SALT Employee Benefits and responding to them timeously and accurately.

Must have a clear understanding of the legislation governing the Retirement Fund Industry.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Areas of Responsibilities

Timeous Reponses to Queries

• Identify the source of the complaint by identifying all parties to a complaint, and direct that the relevant information be sought from all parties
• Accurate query response within the stipulated timelines
• Have good problem solving capabilities

Record Keeping/Filing

• Record/track complaints and determinations received from the PFA, FSCA and other sources
• Have a systematic filing system for all complaints, queries, responses and determinations issued by the PFA and other relevant Authorities

Reporting

• Controlling the outcome of PFA determinations issued and ensuring adherence
• Provide a weekly report/update of all complaints to Management
• Provide monthly reports for the relevant stakeholders
• Be able to deal with Board of Trustees and other stakeholder enquiries

Time and Quality Management

• Meet production standards in terms of quality and quantity
• Ensure written and verbal communication (internally and externally) is dealt with professionally and within the agreed service level agreements

KPI

• Investigation of Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) complaints
• Respond to PFA/FSCA complaints in respect of the different Funds Administered by SALT EB within the prescribed timeframes.
• Draft eight responses per day, forty per week and one hundred and sixty per month
• Timeous implementation of OPFA determinations.
• Ensure that responses to PFA and other stakeholders are of high-quality standard, furthermore, to ensure that supporting documents relate the drafted response
• Attend to PFA queries relating to responses/Attorney and member queries
• Ensure that all the matters are attended to timeously and deliver high quality work

RECORD KEEPING

Recording of new complaints and determinations for reporting purposes to EXCO and relevant stakeholders.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Matric
• Excel
• Communication (Written and Verbal)
• English (Business writing and email etiquette)
• Stakeholder management (CRM)
• Industry knowledge and experience
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Working under pressure And Deadline driven
• Organizational skills / Planning and prioritizing
• Interpersonal skills
• Settings goals
• Cross team collaboration
• Innovation
• Management of time
• Analysis of data
• Judgement/Decision making
• Innovation
• Negotiation and Conflict Management
• Networking
• Persuasion
• Prospecting
• Public Speaking
• Research
• Computer literacy.
• Pensions Law knowledge, particularly the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956
• Knowledge of other SA Laws relevant to the Retirement Fund Industry
• 3 to 5 years experience in PFA case management or complaints resolution
• 3 to 5 years experience in the Retirement Fund Industry/Employee Benefits

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant LLB, BCom, or Bachelors Degree,
• 3 to 5 years experience in a similar position
• EB experience
• Pension Law experience

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