Agency Training & Development Manager

UAP Life is a fully owned subsidiary of UAP Holdings and one the leading life insurers in the country.

To effectively grow our client base and product offering, we are looking for qualified individuals to fill the position of:-

Agency Training & Development Manager

Reporting to the National Sales Manager this position is to design and implement comprehensive sales training programmes aimed at enabling the retail sales team achieve set corporate objectives by performing the following key tasks;

• Designing sales skills modules and certification training programmes in consultation with the Regional Sales Managers\Sales Managers and the National Sales Manager
• Inducting the Newly recruited financial planners and Sales Managers into the UAP way of selling – carrying out the on- boarding training process
• Imparting product & process training to sales team
• Carrying out joint sales calls with Sales Managers for high net worth individuals profiles and also to profile successful financial planners
• Monitoring advisor activation
• Ensuring full compliance and certification of financial advisors and sales managers across the business
• Providing one on one coaching and field training in conjunction with sales managers
• Assisting Sales Managers and Regional Sales Managers in advisor recruitments by conducting career sessions

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Commerce, Economics, Education, Finance or any other business related field is desirable.
  
• 2-4 years’ experience in Management and or training of a sales team in a bank or insurance industry, 1 of which must be training delivery in a reputable Life Insurance Company.
  
• Qualifications in training and development will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies:

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate high levels of the following key competencies: -

• High caliber sales professional with a strong inclination to transfer his\her abilities to others and making a personal impact on the lives of trainees
• Ability to easily move between a trainer and a business coach
• High level of initiative and self-motivation
• Strong working knowledge of Ms Office suite of programmes
• High internal conviction of the role life insurance plays
• Passionate about developing people and constantly upgrading his\her personal competencies
• Good communications and inter personal skills

For consideration email your cover letter and resume to recruitment@uapkenya.com addressed to the Group Human Resource Manager, indicating your current remuneration to be received before close of business 10th February 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.