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<img id="photoDetail" src="https://www.discovery.co.za/gallery/template-resources/banners/general/smartpeople-recruit.jpg" style="width:1250.0px;height:301.0px"> Discovery – Sales & Distribution <h1 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Virtual Consultant</h1> About Discovery Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society. Key Purpose Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge via Virtual platforms. Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to : All work must be done accurately, comprehensively and in-line with set quality standards and timelines. <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Increase Discovery products sales through building relationships, superior client service and technical expertise</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Create strategic business partnerships with multiple intermediary stakeholders.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Project management of new business process, from end to end.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Develop comprehensive business plans that align with advisor objectives.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Intermediary reporting and trend analysis.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71;text-indent:24.0px">Consistently deliver Discovery value proposition.</li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 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part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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