Posted:Dec 10
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Banking
Description:
Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Barclays Africa Group Limited is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and is listed on the JSE Limited. The Group is one of Africa’s major financial services providers offering personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. The Group was formed through combining Absa Group Limited and Barclays’ African operations on 31 July 2013. Reflecting the enlarged group’s pan-African focus, the Group's name changed from Absa Group Limited, to Barclays Africa Group Limited on 2 August 2013. Registered head offices are in South Africa and the Group has majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana,Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Barclays Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. The Group has representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as bancassurance operations in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Barclays Bank Kenya and Barclays Bank Botswana continue to be listed on their respective stock exchanges.Barclays Bank PLC has operations in Egypt and Zimbabwe, which are part of the African business and continue to be run by Barclays Africa Group’s management
Job Description
Business Development- Branch
- Manage relations for all General and Medical business channels at the branch to deliver targeted premium outputs.
- Spearhead and implement market expansion strategies at the branch.
- Pipeline business management, quotation processing and transmitting the same within TATs.
- Draw up and operationalize SLAs with intermediaries for differentiated service delivery.
- Monitor and adhere to inter-departmental service level standards to ensure smooth running of the branch
- Renewal follow-up to achieve the renewal retention ratios.
- Champion cross selling for branch business
- Coordinate intermediaries’ activities at the branch level
Market Intelligence
- Collect market intelligence through research by reading articles, publications, internet, word of mouth and networking daily to keep abreast of market developments.
- Assess market opportunities with respect to competitor sales sources by remaining in touch with market forces and influencing.
- Manage knowledge capital by collecting, categorizing, storing, protecting, and distributing the result of market.
Financial
- Debt management as per the debt management standard
- Manage and control expenditure for travel, events, and promotional items.
- Plan, assign and allocate funds for events plans, or promotional items requited for brand management through brand management activities as per the structured calendar.
Operations & Compliance
- Actively keep up to date with relevant knowledge, legislation and developments within the business unit and insurance industry that may have an impact on the business advantage.
- Coordinate compliance with regulatory requirements for brokers for licensing and on boarding requirements as per ABC third party standards.
Education and Experience Required:
- Degree in Commerce, Insurance, Law, Business Administration
- Qualified ACII or IIK
- At least 8 years in Insurance Sales/or Underwriting
Education
Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
