Assistant Manager Business Development - First Assurance Kenya

### **Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.** With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. [My Career Development Portal](https://absahr.service-now.com/careerdevelopmentportal): **Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility.** **Job Summary** To support delivery of targeted business (non-medical) growth with the right parameters. **Job Description** **Business Development** * Management of broker Relationships to deliver targeted premium outputs. * Pipeline business management quotation processing and transmitting the same to brokers within TATSs * Draw up and operate SLAs with brokers for differentiated service delivery.  * Adhere to Interdepartmental Service level Standards   in liaison with Underwriting team across the branches. * Champion cross selling   for corporate business and other special assignments as allocated * 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 results of market. **Financial** * Deliver financial    parameters for GWP, loss ratios, cross selling * Debt management broker 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 required for brand management   through brand management activities as per the structured calendar **Operations & Compliance**  * Actively keep up to date with all 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.  **Management reporting** * Prepare accurate production reports/ other   statistics   for management reporting * Represent the department in the absence of the head of the department in various business reporting **Education and Experience Required** * Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field (Actuarial Science, B.Com Insurance, Business Administration)   * 7 – 10 years of sales management and business development experience in Insurance, at least 5 - 6 of which should be in General Insurance and holding a management role. * ACII, Diploma in Insurance (UK) or AIIK, Diploma in Insurance (Kenya) or with good progress in either.  **Education** Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)