Life Insurance Sales Advisor (Field)

Selling financial products in Pietermaritzburg means knowing the rules as well as the pitch. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll report in Pietermaritzburg. Relocation is not covered for this one. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Track daily sales, conversions and lapse rates on the team board.
• Save policies when clients call to cancel.
• Keep your record of advice complete for compliance audits.
• Treat clients fairly under TCF rules and never oversell.
• Visit clients at home or work for field advice appointments.
• Call warm leads from the dialler and qualify them in the first minute.
• Read the FAIS disclosures and record client consent on every call.

• Six months or more of sales, telesales or call centre work
• Matric, including Maths or Maths Literacy
• Honest selling, even when the easy sale is the wrong one
• You are comfortable earning a large part of your pay in commission

• A qualification such as a Higher Certificate in Financial Planning
• Completed class of business training for short-term or long-term insurance

• Basic salary plus uncapped commission
• Monthly sales competitions with cash prizes
• CPD hours logged and funded

• Show commission history with real figures from payslips; interviewers trust numbers over claims.
• If you have passed RE5, say so in your headline; it is the first filter in most financial sales ads.