As part of an ongoing transformation agenda, our client is seeking the services of people who are humble, smart and hungry for success in a bid to create a world class insurance service provider. Only persons who can sell Honey to Bess need apply.
The Role: Regional Head
Location: Port Harcourt
Successful candidates will be required to:
- Lead the business development initiatives of the Company for sustainable growth and development in the region.
- Plan and implement the overall marketing strategy, as well as, coordinate marketing and sales efforts within the region.
- Design, implement and facilitate annual marketing plan for the region.
- Monitor and ensure the efficiency of the region’s new businesses, policy servicing and claims settlement systems.
- Lead the development of marketing budgets and manage the region’s operating budget.
- Identify opportunities to deepen relationship with brokers and clients through marketing and events and forums.
- Support market and competitor research efforts to ensure that the Company’s products and services are the best in the region.
- Perform any other duties or serve other roles as required by the Executive Director, Marketing.
The Person
The right candidate must:
- Possess strong knowledge of marketing and in particular, insurance
- Possess strong knowledge of relationships among insurance practitioners in the region.
- Possess first degree in any business or social science field from a reputable institution of higher learning.
- Membership of CIIN, CIM or second degree will be an added advantage
- Possess minimum of ten years experience in marketing/sales, two of which should be in management position in a leading insurance/financial services organization.
General Requirements
- Be proactive and attach great importance to integrity and transparency.
- Possess strong analytical minds and pay attention to details.
- Excellent leadership, verbal, written communications and computer skills.
- Be excellent team, players, with drive and great interpersonal skills.
- Be able to cope with change, to be flexible and handle uncertainty
- Possess strong presentation skills.
- Be able to cope with change, to be flexible and handle uncertainty.
- Be able to make sense of issues, identify and solve problems and “think on one’s feet”
- Be result oriented.
- Be able to maintain appropriately directed energy and stamina, to exercise self-control and to learn new behaviors.
- Possess ability to exhibit tact and diplomacy in negotiations.
- Demonstrate ability to effectively priotize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- For all leading role, relevant training from leading business schools would be clear advantage.
Interested candidates are requested to send in their applications, along with a current detailed resume as attachment, online not later 30th August 2011 to: recruitment@mastermindshrsg.com
