Business Development Officer - Insurance

BankSome Group is made up of highly talented, diverse and motivated people who are dedicated to re-defining the business of Construction, Real Estate, Insurance Brokerage, International health Insurance, Bricks & Blocks, Wood & Aluminium, Renewable Energy and Property Management. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria and having presence in the United Kingdom and China. The company has developed a good business relationship with a vast network of experts around the world. - Develop new business relationships, generate and negotiate new income for BGIB to an agreed annual target of 30 % of previous year invoiced revenue (to increase year on year). - Assist in developing a business plan and sales strategy that ensures attainment of company sales goals and profitability. -  Prepare action plans for self for effective search of new clients, sales leads and prospects. - Assist in the initiation, development and coordination of business presentations and action plans to penetrate new corporate clients. - Provides timely feedback to the Managing Director/Head of Sales regarding performance. - Maintains accurate records of all sales and activity. - Make presentations on set targets and review of previous and planned activities during the weekly sales meeting. - Assists in the development and implementation of marketing plans as needed. - Creates and conducts proposal presentations and ‘request for proposals’ (RFP) responses. -  Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes. - Possess drive, motivation and acute attention to detail in ensuring all sales opportunities are captured and explored. - Identify and resolve client complaints and enquires promptly. - Presenting product to potential clients through direct communication in face to face meetings, telephone calls and emails - Establish, maintain and follow-up on current client and potential client relationships; build client loyalty, obtain referrals and manage client database. - Facilitates at least one internal training in a year - Check insurance claims to solidify trust and safeguard the reputation - Preparing reports for insurance underwriters - Advising clients on making claims on their policies - Renewing or amending existing policies for clients - Marketing services - Collecting insurance premiumsPerform other duties as may be assigned by the Managing Director    - Bachelor’s Degree required. - 2+ years Sales Administration and Analysis experience required, lead and/or supervisory experience preferred. - A strong background in Insurance - Effective leadership, development and training skills required. - Solid business acumen; ability to understand short and long-term consequences. - Skilled in developing clear, succinct articulation of communications objectives in the form of project briefs. - Strong presentation skills and persuasiveness. - Possesses teamwork, leadership and facilitation skills in order to cut across many diverse functional disciplines and regional cultures. - Excellent problem solving and analytical skills. - Possess strong business acumen. - Data driven and process oriented. - Strong customer satisfaction focus skills. - Knowledgeable on call center operations and product lines.  Pension, Hmo