General Insurance Unit Manager Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya

Title: General Insurance Unit Manager

Reports to: Sales Manager Branches

Overall Description

The main focus of this position is to recruit. train, develop, motivate, manage productivity, ensure compliance and prepare reports of the sales agents in the unit.

Main responsibilities:

• Recruit sales agents as per the set annual manpower budget in order to achieve the Company’s production targets.
• Ensure that the sales agents are professionally trained in order to sell and service the Company products.
• Review the sales agents’ performance to ensure they meet the company’s minimum acceptable set standards.
• Identify and administer motivational strategies in order to ensure that the agents are developing and meeting their personal goals.
• Generate and analyze weekly unit production reports for the consumption of sales Manager Branches
• Ensure compliance with the regulatory body and Company’s code of ethical conduct.
• To grow Company sales and attain ambitious Company targets.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate must have:

• Bachelor Degree in a business related field
• Possess professional qualifications in insurance namely ACII, COP or in progress towards attaining it
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in selling General Insurance products, out of which 2 years must have been served as a Team / unit Leader with proven growth record.
• Computer literate with excellent presentation skills
• Be passionate about service delivery
• Be of high integrity
• Reliable
• Excellent networking and relationship building skills
• Financial planning skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Your Attributes

• You must be extremely disciplined and goal oriented.
• You must be innovative and systems driven.
• Excellent presentation, communication and leadership skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Ability to excel in a high pressure environment.

Remuneration

• Basic Salary and Override Commissions.

If you believe that you are the right candidate and can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application letter to ericknjugunamadison@gmail.com and current detailed CV with daytime contacts to reach us on or before close of business on 12th April 2011