Allan Grey, a leading financial services organisation, is currently recruiting young individuals for roles in its retail client services and retail operations divisions through their graduate opportunities programme.
Allan Gray’s graduate roles in our Retail Client Services and Retail Operations teams are designed to provide an opportunity for young professionals to start building a track record of high performance.
Your academic background, passion for investments and interpersonal skills, combined with our structured training program and leadership support, will provide a strong foundation for success in these roles and further career opportunities. You will gain extensive investment product and industry knowledge and work with dynamic and high performing teams, to help you fulfill a rewarding long-term career at Allan Gray.
Successful candidates will be assessed for suitability as an investment service consultant in Retail Client Services or as an operations consultant in Retail Operations.
Your purpose as an investment service consultant in Retail Client Services:
Your role as an investment service consultant is to engage in intellectual and comprehensive interactions with our clients via our various servicing channels while actively participating in the firm’s drive for service excellence.
Your interactions will be all encompassing and may include (but not limited to) discussions on products, processes, transactions, tax and legislative implications, our investment philosophy, industry trends and performance of our unit trust funds.
Your purpose as an operations consultant in Retail Operations:
Our Retail Operations teams process transactions from clients and provide administrative support for the firm’s retail investment offering.
Our operations consultants are responsible for ensuring that all incoming instructions are responded to and processed within a specific timeframe and regulatory framework.
Operation consultants interact with clients and advisers to provide updates on transactions and to follow-up on any pending instructions, while maintaining a high level of service excellence.
Qualifying criteria
- Final year students currently completing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Commerce or Business Science, with majors in, but not limited to, Finance, Economics, Investments, Mathematics and Statistics, Engineering.
- Strong, consistent academic track record across matric and university.
- Students who are eligible to work in South Africa and start their career between December 2024 and February 2025.
What you need to succeed
- Strong client focus and interest in investments.
- Highly adaptable and resilient.
- Highly performance driven and individually accountable.
- An enquiring mind and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong numerical, verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team of skilled individuals while delivering on own personal goals.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Accuracy with strong attention to detail
How to Apply
Click here to apply online for the Allan grey graduate opportunities programme
Closing Date: 26 July 2024
