Welcome to our website fursatimes.com. In This Article, Are you looking for General Manager Vacancies at Victoria Insurance Brokers Limited. The Victoria Insurance Brokers Limited is the leading insurance broker in Tanzania established in 2017 with the main business operations in Dar es Salaam. The company is a regulated insurance broking service company dedicated to providing insurance broking services to targeted individuals and corporate customers.
The Company is looking for a dynamic and visionary individual with proven strategic leadership experience and a professional to fill the position of the General Manager.
Job Overview
The General Manager is responsible for the entire business’s performance, efficiency, sustainability and the overall decision making in the company. The incumbent shall have the following specific duties and responsibilities: –
- 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.
- Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices and compliance.
- Ensure the organization and its mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders
- Accomplish company objectives by 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 service providers.
- Oversees design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services
- Ensuring credibility with clients by maintaining detailed knowledge of current market conditions and competitors’ products;
- Increases management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counselling, and disciplining managers; 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.
- 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.
Competency Required
- Leadership to nurture and sustain employee satisfaction, and to manage changes.
- Performance Management to optimize productivity
- Organization development to effectively structure the company for optimal performance
- Knowledge and experience in modern financial management for insurance & brokerage firms.
- Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with and manage customer expectations (internal and external), and other stakeholders who impact performance.
- Knowledge and effective application of all relevant insurance policies, processes, procedures and guidelines to consistently achieve required compliance standards or benchmarks.
- Self-empowerment to enable development of open communication, teamwork and trust that are needed to support performance and customer-service oriented culture.
Qualifications, skills and experience
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in Insurance, Business Administration, Actuarial Science or economics. Masters of Business Administration will be an added advantage.
- Attained professional qualifications CII or trained as professional sales and insurance.
- Proven years of experience at least ten years in insurance, reinsurance and broking services in preferably in senior positions.
- Full awareness and appreciation of business dynamics in insurance industry
- Proven leadership and people management skills with a high level of commitment and enthusiasm
- Good communication, negotiation and presentation skills
- Good experience financial management, control and planning and administration
- Strong problem solving, analytical skills and creativity
- Adept at working with diverse teams, delivering change and demonstrating value for money.
- Strong strategy formulation and implementation skills including the ability to communicate strategy and results concisely and simply.
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Application Process
Please send your application and CV to:
Email: info@victoriafinance.co.tz
Deadline: 31st August, 2024
