Our client, a leading insurance company in Kenya is seeking to hire a Business Development officer – Insurance who will be responsible for generating new business, ensuring growth of the portfolio and retention of existing clients. Must have a 5 years’ relevant experience as a business development officer for an insurance company.

Key Requirements:

• Identify, target and build new relationships with existing and potential clients for revenue growth.
• Develop a credible pipeline of prospective clients and growth strategies that enable you to achieve.
• Achieving personal monthly and annual targets.
• Clearly articulate value propositions for segments and industries for existing and prospective clients.
• Develop business growth strategies to help drive revenue growth.
• Creating targeted sales and marketing plans.
• Understand client needs and be able to tailor solutions to address them.
• Participate in product development and creation of marketing collaterals to support targeted value propositions.
• Participate in development of various products distribution channels.
• Develop a calendar for marketing campaigns.
• Maintain existing relationships in order to protect existing books of business.
• Provide weekly and monthly production reports.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in a Business-related field.
• COP or Diploma in Insurance (AIIK) or ACII.
• 5 years working experience as a business development officer for an insurance company.
• Positive attitude, self-motivated, self-driven and able to.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Good negotiation and networking skills.
• Passionate, confident, energetic, and proactive.
• Organizational and analytical skills.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability.