Unit Leader - Thika At Liberty Life

Job SummaryThe Unit Leader will be charged with the responsibility of recruitment, coaching, talent management and maintaining a high-performance culture within the Unitthrough individual sales and with the help of Sales Agents in line with Liberty Life business objectives and code of ethics.Key ResponsibilitiesTo recruit, train, supervise and motivate Agents within Liberty Life for the purpose of soliciting, procuring and promptly submitting to Liberty Life applications for insurance and annuity products offered by Liberty Life in Kenya.To offer training and development to Liberty Life Agents under own unit while coaching and mentoring the agents for high performanceTo identify and nurture talent/high performers within the unitEnsure that the team achieves set production targets through completion and signing of performance contracts with his/her agentsAssist in goal setting by agents as well as their continuous goal evaluation and appraisalTimely reports on team production every week to the Agency ManagerEstablishing and maintaining a sound client base and leads for agents within the unitTo implement market dominance strategy by creating and nurturing sustainable business relationships with Employer Markets for distribution of Liberty Life productsSpecificationA Unit Leader will be any agent with a proven and successful sales track record. The minimum requirements to be considered for a Unit Leader are:Must have Certificate of Proficiency (COP) or completed any other insurance professional qualificationMust have a valid IRA Licence for the current yearCompleted an Academic Diploma or Diploma in InsuranceProven good performance record of 3 years from a financial institution or insurance companyMust have a proven performance record in ethical business practices and above reproach in matters, integrityGood interpersonal and organization skillsStrong presentation skillsAbility to excel in a fast paced, multi-faceted team environmentAbility to work under minimum supervisionGood problem-solving skillsAbility to coach and mentor a teamPrior experience in leading a sales team within the insurance industry is an added advantage