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Job Description

This role manages a team of financial and client relations consultants and all processes in a branch to ensure achievement of objectives and drive overall branch performance. Individually accountable, over periods of 1 day to 3 months for ensuring sales targets and objectives of the team are achieved.

Supports and motivates the consultant team in the branch to drive sales and service of insurance and lending products, as well as referrals and collections and effectively communicating and setting clear expectations on targets and required outcomes.
Manages the branch as a profit centre, ensuring the appropriate balance of products sold, service and expenses.
Manages and supervises the consultant team through effective performance appraisal, handling of disciplinary issues, and monitoring of staff attendance.
Conducts manager reviews and ensures policies, procedures and company values are adhered to in all branch operations, and that there is a compliance of processes for audit purposes and deal proactively with any non-compliance.
Ensures that consultants are properly trained and internal capabilities are developed through the identification of talent, ongoing informal and formal coaching and mentoring and the structuring of effective development plans focused on both sales and soft skills.
Plans and monitors daily and future activities and progress to identify any impact on targets and productivity and ensure all operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Maintains branch operations through effective expense and cost management in support of branch profitability.
Ensures that all people resources, systems and equipment are in place, functional and comply with the corporate identity to promote professionalism and efficiency of the branch.
Achieves superior customer service and client centric behaviour through resolving client queries and complaints promptly, professionally and effectively.
Manages the relationship with internal & external stakeholders (RMM, i-Wyze, Octogen, PFA, etc.) and to effectively manage the referral process between business units.
Proactively identifies new business or sales opportunities and actively and effectively market the products and services to ensure business growth.

Minimum Requirements:

National Senior Certificate or NQF 4 equivalent qualification

RE 5 (advantageous)

Skills

Education

Closing Date

22 November 2024

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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