Recruitment and Selection Consultant: SanlamConnect:East Coast Region: Umhlanga

Purpose of the Role

• This is a specialist role that reports directly through to the Regional General Manager. The primary purpose of the role is to undertake focused recruitment of Advisers.
• Undertake focused recruitment of Financial Advisers aligned to business needs.
• Manage the end-to-end screening and selection process for Adviser candidates.
• Conduct candidate sourcing through targeted recruitment channels such as worksites, universities, referrals, and other recruitment platforms.
• Assess candidates against required competencies, skills, qualifications, and employment equity requirements.
• Facilitate interviews, reference checks, screening, and recruitment administration.
• Ensure compliance with SanlamConnect recruitment policies, governance standards, and relevant labour legislation, including the Employment Equity Act and Basic Conditions of Employment Act.
• Promote and represent the Sanlam brand professionally in the market.
• Provide guidance to candidates regarding remuneration, benefits, employment contracts, and the contracting process.
• Build and maintain recruitment networks and talent pipelines to support regional business growth.

Required Skills

Verbal Communication - Advanced

• Works at an advanced level to express ideas, request actions, formulate plans, and policies by means of clear and effective verbal communications. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Builds Rapport - Advanced

• Works at an advanced level to quickly and effectively establish trust within the buying centers in the client's organization. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Closes Effectively - Fully Competent

• Works with full competence to pre-plan, suggest, and confirm mutually beneficial commitments that are appropriate and clear and that move the sales/client relationship forward. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Initiates Compelling Sales Conversations - Fully Competent

• Works with full competence to propose a mutually agreed-upon agenda to start sales conversations that offer value to the client. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Intermediaries Process - Fully Competent

• Works with full competence to understand the role and responsibilities of the intermediary in relation to both client and product providers. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Maintains the Relationship - Advanced

• Works at an advanced level to cultivate and sustain positive interpersonal connections, fostering trust, collaboration, and effective communication to support enduring professional relationships. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

General Experience

• Financial services, distribution/sales experience will be a strong recommendation 
• Experience with regards to the recruitment of staff, either in a managerial capacity and/or Human Resources capacity
• Business/Management knowledge: Good knowledge of overall company information (history, successes, value offering)
• SanlamConnect Recruitment/Selection policy, governances and practices
• Sanlam brand and image representation
• Advertising and marketing
• Manpower planning
• Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act
• Targeted recruitment sources (i.e.: worksites, universities etc.)
• Candidate profiles (Competencies, skills, qualifications, demographic fit etc.)
• SanlamConnect Remuneration and Benefits (basic, commission structure, pension, medical aid, tax, group life etc.)
• Interviewing, referencing and screening knowledge and skills
• FA/ Employment contracts and contracting process

Education

• Matric
• Degree or Diploma with 2 to 3 years related experience.
• Required Behavioural Competencies
• Communicates Effectively
• Manages Complexity
• Ensures Accountability
• Builds Networks
• Instils Trust
• Customer Focus

Turnaround times

• The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
• If you meet the above criteria, and is interested in applying for this role, please submit your CV.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4 November 2026.