Entry Specialist: Representative Telesales Instant Life (FAIS)

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Entry level
Financial Services
The Role
Conduct telesales for Instant Life funeral insurance products by contacting prospects, explaining policy terms, converting leads, meeting sales targets, upselling appropriate coverage, maintaining follow-ups, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The role requires accurate documentation, ethical selling, regulatory compliance, full disclosure, and adherence to data-protection standards.
Summary Generated by Built In
Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

To support the growth of the company by focusing on customer-centered, quality sales in a telesales environment.

Job Description

KEY FOCUS AREAS

Treat customer fairly and ensure customer satisfaction. Ensure excellent and professional sales of all Instant Life products. Ensuring profitability of self and the company by converting a campaign relevant percentage of all leads to sales. Ensure that productivity targets are met. Achieve required NTU’s rates.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

  •   Actively contact prospective clients (cold calling, referrals, lead follow ups)

  •   Present and explain funeral policy products clearly and ethically

  •   Convert leads into completed policy sales

  •   Meet or exceed monthly sales targets (policies sold, premium value, conversion rate)

  •   Upsell or cross-sell additional cover options where appropriate

  •   Provide accurate information about benefits, premiums, waiting periods, and exclusions

  •   Maintain regular follow-ups with prospects

  •   Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and retention

  •   Ensure full compliance with insurance regulations and company policies

  •   Provide full disclosure of terms and conditions

  •   Avoid misrepresentation or misleading sales tactics

  •   Collect and submit accurate documentation

  • Adhere to POPIA/data protection standards (if applicable in your country)

Education

National Senior Certificate/ Matric (Grade 12): Finance

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

Skills Required

  • National Senior Certificate or Matric Grade 12 with Finance

Absa Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Absa Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Absa Group.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical aid, group life, disability, and funeral cover are described as comprehensive, with features such as terminal‑illness advances and beneficiary grocery benefits. Wellness and assistance offerings support overall financial and personal wellbeing.
  • Retirement Support A pension fund and group retirement arrangements are positioned as core benefits within fixed remuneration. Retirement coverage is embedded alongside other protections as part of standard employment.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility Employee share‑ownership (eKhaya) and equity‑linked awards broaden wealth‑sharing, with dividends or cash‑equivalent participation in some markets. This provides longer‑term value beyond base pay.

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The Company
HQ: Riyadh
39,055 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond. We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.

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