Managing Director in a Leading Insurance Brokerage Company

A rapidly growing proprietary Insurance Brokerage Company with significant presence in the marketplace is currently seeking high calibre professionals to join its workforce:

Job Title: Managing Director

Location: Lagos

Job Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the entire business’ functions and performance. He/She will be responsible for the overall making and efficiency of all departments. This position reports directly to the Board of Directors.

Core Responsibilities:

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the company
• People Strategic Management and ensuring business growth and development
• Increases management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities.
• Establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.
• Gaining new business by identifying and exploiting opportunities in the local market.
• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with clients, primarily insurance Company and distributors.
• Increasing profitability of existing product lines by encouraging clients to use added value services wherever possible.
• Ensuring credibility with clients by maintaining detailed knowledge of current market conditions and competitors’ products:
• Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices.
• Provide leadership and vision to the organization by assisting the Board and staff with the development of long range and annual plans and with the evaluation and reporting of progress on plans.
• Direct and coordinate organization’s financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.
• Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
• Any other responsibilities as may be assigned by management.

Requirement
Who should apply?

• A good first degree in any Management course (minimum of second class lower) from a reputable tertiary institution. An MBA or any other higher degree will be an added advantage
• Professional qualification(s) in insurance (e.g ACII) or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the insurance sector Managerial working experience
• Leadership, business and interpersonal proficiency
• Ability to set up and deliver on business targets, plans
• Excellent negotiator and business leader
• Self-directed, flexible and tactical
• High quality communication and presentation dexterity
• Good computer and technology skills
• Puts the interests of the company and its clients first
• Applicants should be between 35 & 40 years of age.

Remuneration:
Attractive and consistent with what is applicable in the industry.

Application Closing Date
24th June, 2014

How To Apply:
Please send your curriculum vitae to: [email protected] . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.