Career Openings in a Life Assurance Company in Nigeria, June 28th 2016

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One of the fastest growing Life Assurance Companies in Nigeria, with Head Office in Lagos, widely spread branch network and subsidiaries within and outside the country. As parts of our growth
strategy and to further strengthen our hold in the market, our company is in need of self motivated and creative individuals with strong entrepreneurial skills, coupled with exceptional leadership to fill the under listed position:


Job Title: Head, E-Business
Job Ref: HEB 001
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Job Function

• Attend to customers’ enquiry and requests electronically.
• Ensure regular and ad-hoc correspondence with customers via e- mails.
• Ensure that customers are fully informed about their policy position electronically.
• Sending of renewal notices to all policy holders electronically.
• Periodic product/process review to better fit customers’ needs.
• Making viable inputs to the development of new products.
• Provide customers with product and service information electronically,
• Capturing, Updating and management of Data from both existing policy holder and potential new target clients,
• Respond to e-mails from policyholders and would be policyholders.
• Management of Payment of renewal premium via web site through the use of electronic debit/credit card.
• Sending of seasonal greetings (Birthdays, anniversary, festival etc.) via sms to both existing and potential clients.
• Collaborate with a business marketing and Sales Management Team using the electronic tools to reach sales goals and provide accurate information and offering s to business partners.

Skills

• Strong computer skills are critical.
• Be creative, able to handle stress, mature, highly motivated, self disciplined and decisive yet flexible.
• Possesses solid and written communication skills
• Be able to build a good rapport with co-workers and clients.
• Strong attention to details and a willingness to work independently
• Have sound judgment and tack along with strong leadership skills is critical

Job Title: Group Head
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Job Purpose

• To build Agency network that will be robust, profitable and sustainable with more agents to sell more policies for more premium per agent.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain at all times the minimum number of Agency Units specified by the company from time to time.
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of his agency
• Ensure that the production and profitability budget of his agency is achieved.
• Ensure continuous recruitment and training of Unit Managers and Financial Planners to meet the company standard requirements
• Sell the company products to meet personal targets
• Mentor and support the field force in closing business and general sale activities
• Prepare agreed daily, weekly, monthly and yearly production/activity reports and submit same to the Agency Coordinator or the Regional Business Development Manager.
• Ensure premium collections and prompt payments of premiums (deposits and renewals) and delivery of all necessary documents including policy documents and correspondences to clients.
• Create new markets and maintain existing ones.
• Assist in closing-up sales and arrange required medical examinations for clients.

Qualification, Skills & Experience

• The desired candidate will be someone who had worked successfully in any Financial Institution.
• He or She must possess the following qualification, skills and experience:
• B.Sc /HND in any discipline from a recognized institution.
• A great flair for marketing
• A minimum of 2 -5years post graduation working career in any financial institution,

Job Title: Zonal Manager
Ref: ZM 003
Locations: South West, South East,  South South, North East, North West
Job Function

• Support the marketing team in implementing the company’s revenue generation plan in the zone.
• Coordinate and supervise all line Managers operating in the zone profitably
• Manage assign sales and company activities in the target zone and sectors.
• Develop innovative ways to deliver the Company’s products and services within the zone
• Play a key role in the day to day running of all branches under the zone J
• To coordinate all staff appraisal exercise in the zone periodically in line with staff performance review policy.
• Assist in the formulation of corporate strategy from time to time.

Qualification, Skills & Experience

• Minimum of B.Sc/HND in any discipline from a recognized institution
• At least 5-8 year in a Financial, Banking/Insurance Institutions
• Possession of Professional qualifications will be an added advantage
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organizing and coordinating skill is desirable

Job Title: Team Lead
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Job Purpose

• Maintain at all times the minimum number of Financial Planners for his unit as specified by the company from time to time.
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of his agency unit
• Ensure that the production and profitability budget of his agency unit is achieved.
• Ensure continuous recruitment and training of Financial Planners to meet the company standard requirements
• Sell the company products to meet personal targets
• Mentor and support the field force in dosing business and general sale activities
• Prepare agreed daily, weekly, monthly and yearly production/activity reports and submit same to the Agency Manager.
• Ensure premium collections and prompt payments of premiums (deposits and renewals) within 24 hours and delivery of all necessary documents including policy documents and correspondences to clients.
• Create new markets and maintain existing ones.
• Assist in closing-up sales and arrange required medical examinations for clients.

Qualification, Skills & Experience
A candidate for this position must, in addition to the key deliverables Specifications stated above must possess the following:

• Have a minimum of eight (8) years experience in sales, preferably in life insurance sales;
• He must be familiar with the local language in the territory where he’s going to be based as an Unit Manager;
• He must have adequate knowledge of life insurance products and other financial related products;
• He must be a great team player;
• He must have good sales records (e.g. persistency);
• He must be a good communicator;
• He must be aggressive and target-oriented;
• He must have good leadership skills, be able to train, counsel, and motivate.
• He must be computer literate
• He must hold a university degree or its equivalent in Insurance or any other discipline.

Job Title: Head, Business Development
Job Ref: HBD 002
Location: Any City, Nigeria
Job Function

• Contributing to the annual sales and marketing plans
• Planning and management of products.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of all marketing activities
• Grow service Sales of assigned customer portfolio through creating and maintaining long term customer relationships/satisfaction.
• Maintain current and competitive knowledge of industry market dynamics in order to offer creative solutions to customers
• Developing and implementation of market opportunities for growth.

Qualification, Skills & Experience

• B.Sc./HND in Accounting, Banking and Business Administration with 3 - 5 years experience in a reputable organization.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their written applications and CV's to:
P.O. Box 6850,
Marina,
Lagos State.
And
Email: [email protected]

Note: Identify clearly on top right hand corner of CV in BOLD the position for your application. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted (By email and Phone call)

Application Deadline  12th July, 2016.

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