Graduate - Junior Business Analyst at Sanlam for Informatics, Information Technology, Software Engineering graduates
- Career Exibs SA
- Jul 14, 2025
- 3 min read
Graduate: Junior Business Analyst: SLS: Sanlam Risk & Savings: Bellville
Date: 10 Jul 2025
Location: Bellville, Western Cape, ZA
Company: Sanlam Group
Who are we?
Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of the following business units Retail Mass, Corporate, Risk and Savings, Glacier and various business enabling functions. The Sanlam Life and Savings Office provides strategic direction, coordination and support to the four clusters, as well as performing governance oversight that includes assurance provided by second line of defense functions in SLS, to enable us to meet our business objectives.
Sanlam Risk and Savings (SRS), which is one of the businesses within SLS, offers risk and savings solutions to various segments within the market.
What will you do?
We are offering an opportunity to unemployed South African citizen graduates between the ages of 18-35 who are seeking to start their career as a Junior Business Analyst. It will be a 12-month contract position, allowing the incumbent to gain relevant work experience in the financial services industry. The individual will be exposed to training and gain experience within the Change Portfolio team. Once the 12-month contract is completed, you would have gained experience which will help you to fulfil a career as a Junior Business Analyst.
The successful graduate will:
• Identify, analyse and define business requirements for long term insurance quotations and New Business; Write the Business Requirements Specification (BRS); Prepare and use case specifications supported by appropriate diagrams with the identifications of test conditions and ensure integration of changes into process environment.• Conduct post implementation reviews to ensure that processes have been successfully implemented, are being adhered to and identify any refinements required.• Understand the interrelation of processes between different areas of the company and formulate recommendations, where appropriate, for reform and improvement of these process flows.• Make recommendations for the enhancement or replacement of existing software and/or home-grown solutions / applications used within Sanlam Risk & Savings with modern, practical, cost-effective solutions in order to give Sanlam Risk & Savings a competitive edge.• Identify opportunities where new technology; digital developments and/or automation can be value adding in Sanlam Risk & Savings.• Develop and maintain work management and resource planning statistics for departments and seek to continually improve and monitor the integrity of the underlying data.• User testing.
What will make you successful in this role?
Role requirements
• Grade 12.• Degree or Diploma in either: BSc. / B Comm. in Informatics, Information Technology, Software Engineering.• Unemployed South African citizen (in the age bracket of 18-35 years).• Not on any other INSETA programme.• Include proof of relevant qualification.• Include most recent results OR latest results of above-mentioned subjects.
Core Competencies
• Communicates effectively (verbal & written)• Analytical thinking• Decision quality• Information gathering• Cultivates innovation• Concern for accuracy• Plans and aligns• Customer focus• Collaborates• Team success• Drives results• Being resilient
Build a successful career with us
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core Competencies
Being resilient - Contributing dependently
Customer focus - Contributing dependently
Collaborates - Contributing dependently
Cultivates innovation - Contributing dependently
Drives results - Contributing dependently
Turnaround time
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.
Closing date: 16/07/2025