Swiss Reinsurance Company: Claims Internship Programme 2023

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, commonly known as Swiss Re, is recruiting and invites applications from recent graduates for the Claims Internship Programme 2023.

• Closing date: On-going
• Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

About the role: We are looking for a learner in the Life & Health Claims Department in Cape Town.

Do you have first-rate organisational skills, attention to detail, a proactive approach and good analytical thinking? Then we are looking for you!

Your job will include amongst others:

• General internal administration i.e., process and governance.
• Track and manage departmental projects.
• Coordinating and organising internal and external meetings, preparing agendas, taking meeting minutes.

• Maintaining client contact details list.
• Helping to organise training events and seminars etc.
• Assisting with the preparation of presentations, client resource material, hand-outs.

• Electronic filing, scanning, and archiving or physical and electronic documents on Share Point and maintain an organised electronic filing system.
• Daily triaging claims on claims adjudication system.

• Assisting with the keeping of statistics and drawing of statistical reports and dashboards from the system.
• Assisting with the synopsising and pre-assessment of claims
• Assisting with the development and maintenance of a medical and other resource lists.

This role is being filled as 12 months contract.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree, higher certificate, or diploma in Business Administration or similar
• Fresh graduate with maximum 1 year working experience

• Some basic knowledge in project management would be an advantage.
• Excellent English, written and spoken. Ability to speak and write any other language spoken in Sub Saharan Africa (e.g., Portuguese, Swahili, French) would be an advantage.

• Excellent and up-to-date knowledge of MS Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word).
• Excellent communication skills with people at all levels and from all backgrounds/cultures.
• Proactive attitude and ‘can do’ mentality, solution oriented.

• Strong team player, yet assertive and able to manage conflicts.
• Good at completing tasks to deadlines, sometimes under pressure.
• Analytically minded with the ability to critically review existing processes.

Preference will be given to Employee Equity candidates.