Discovery

The Programme 

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: 
 
The successful incumbent will be principally responsible for all data analysis within the Health People space.  
 
This includes but isn’t limited to, gathering and compiling relevant data sets and identifying important trends on all people-related matters. 
  
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to: 
  
Data Analysis. 

• Capturing relevant HR data. 
• Exit and Orientation Interview trending and presentation. 
• Analysis of performance data and drive completion. 
• Update and maintain headcount data to ensure all relevant fields are complete. 
• Liaising with relevant staff to source relevant information. 
• Driving of various ad hoc projects as requested. 
• Logging of relevant calls on the CA system. 
• Researching relevant topics and compiling communication for this. 
• Identify HR data patterns, trends and correlations that support HR related decisions. 
• Collaborate with the HR community to identify data driven solutions.
• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging trends in HR analytics. 

Required Skills and Abilities 

Essential: 

• Matric. 
• BSc/ BCom (Analytics/Math’s/Stats).

Advantageous: 

• Honors in relevant field of study. 

Technical Skills and Knowledge: 
 
Essential: 

• Analytical. 
• Strong communication skills. 
• People Savvy. 
• Problem Solver. 
• Advanced proficiency in MS suite (MS Excel and PowerPoint).
• Specific experience in doing v-look up, pivots and formulas on excel.  

The Discovery Health People Vision is to be the best people function globally, focused on placing the best people, developing, and retaining them to enable the business vision.  
 
We achieve this through a deliberate focus on four People Pillars: 

• Attracting and retaining the best talent, and providing an environment for optimal performance, impact and contribution. 
• Cultivating and sustaining a culture of diversity and inclusion, where all our employees have a sense of belonging; Developing and enhancing employee and leadership capability; and 
• Offering a rich employee value proposition, prioritizing superior employee experience and employee wellbeing.
• The culture within the department is to continuously seek ways to elevate the People function through constant learning, knowledge sharing and innovation while driving best practice and change throughout Discovery Health.  

About Us: 
 
As a proudly South African company and a global financial services provider, we differentiate ourselves by focusing on how our products are adding value to people’s lives, while impacting society in a positive and sustainable way.  
 
We achieve this with our Shared-value Insurance model that offers incentives to encourage people to be healthier and enhances and protects their lives.  
 
Our model delivers better health and value for clients, superior results for the business, and a healthier society.