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.
Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.
The focus of the role will be to support the Vitality Drive International team with data analysis, product research and operational delivery across international behaviour-change driving programmes. The intern will gain exposure to telematics data, rewards design, driver engagement, actuarial analysis and the development of scalable shared-value solutions for insurers, fleets and partners in global markets.
-Analyse driving, engagement, rewards and programme performance data to support product and commercial decisions
-Assist with research into international telematics, mobility, insurance and behaviour-change trends
-Support the design and refinement of Vitality Drive features, including goals, rewards, streaks, leaderboards and driver engagement mechanics
-Work with product, actuarial, analytics, technology and operations teams to help deliver client and partner requirements
-Prepare concise documentation, analysis summaries and presentation inputs for internal stakeholders and international clients
-Values Driven
-Optimistic
-Learns on the Fly
-Resilient
-Instils Trust
-People Savvy
-Analytical and curious
-Comfortable working with data and ambiguity
-Able to communicate technical insights clearly and practically
-People leadership and squad management (Advanced)
-Programming skills: SQL, Python (Intermediate)
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Imagine a world where people live healthier, more enhanced and protected lives… A world in which each organisation is a powerful influencer and responsible corporate citizen, committed to being a force for social good. As a leading innovator in healthcare, wellness, insurance, investments, financial and life planning, Discovery works ceaselessly to make this vision a reality.
Fuelled by our passion for enhancing lives and our desire to innovate, Discovery consistently sets global standards, creating shared value through shared intellectual capital. A testament to this is our Vitality programme, which is both a platform to incentivise people to live healthier lives as well as a channel through which shared value is delivered.
We are a proudly South African-born, global company with health, life and short term insurance operations in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and a presence in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, China and Japan through our Global Vitality Network. We uphold our promise of shared value by being a positive disruptor that focusses on bringing about sustainable change in the lives of the people and communities we serve across the globe.
Our Vitality Shared-Value Insurance model has received international recognition, including being ranked 17th in Fortune’s index of 51 companies “changing the world” in August 2015, and named a leading health innovator at the World Economic Forum in January 2017.
Our values of leadership, honesty, innovation and fairness act as our compass, directing our business practices to take advantage of every opportunity while looking for ways to dazzle clients.
With an unwavering commitment to being the best shared value insurance organisation in the world, Discovery is a powerful force for social good.
