Position: Business Development Officers
2 Positions
Location: Coast Region
Industry: Insurance
Our client, a Leading Life Assurance group in the region, with well-established
operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania seeks to enhance its capacity to
service group clients in the regions/counties and seeking to recruit Business
Development Officers.
The right candidates will need to be conversant with technical
aspects of group business (group life, credit life, PRS, and DA business) and
accurately handle all types of client enquiries in this regard with minimal or
no reference to head office.
We are looking for persons who are not only resident in the
Coast region but are also thoroughly conversant with this region and have
extensive business contacts.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Gaining
new business by identifying and exploiting new business opportunities in
the regional market
- Looking
for and opening new Group Risks and Retirement Benefits markets within the
region and providing competitive quotations to prospects
- Consulting
on the most effective cover for a particular need, while taking a number
of factors into account
- Setting
up meetings, preparing and delivering presentations to potential clients
- Developing
and maintaining good working relationships with intermediaries and
existing customers
- Training
and supporting Tied Life Agents (TLAs) in the region on group business.
- Training
and supporting intermediaries in respect of retirement benefit schemes and
group risks
- Working
closely with brokers, independent intermediaries to meet premium targets
- Delivering
good customer service by responding swiftly to queries and concerns from
clients and attending service meetings of Group Risks customers
- Attending
meetings for trustees/AGMs and providing education on retirement plans to
scheme members
- Monitoring
and reporting on performance against agreed sales and retention targets
Qualifications and Experience
- An
undergraduate degree in a business or social science related field
- Have
ACII or IIK qualification or demonstrate significant progress towards
attainment of the same
- At
least 4 years’ experience in marketing of life and pensions solutions to
corporate and organized groups
- Thorough
familiarity with the market in the Coast Region will be an added advantage
- Appreciable
understanding of the Kenya insurance market, the prevailing business environment
and products by the competition
- Self-motivated
but able to work as part of a team
- Good
organizational, time-management skills, negotiation skills and
persuasiveness
- Confidence
presenting to large groups of people
- Trustworthiness
and discretion when handling confidential information
To apply, send your CV only to jobs@flexi-personnel.com before
Friday 19th April 2013.
Clearly indicate the position applied for and your minimum
salary expectation on the subject line.
