Business Development Officer

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

NICO General is the leading short-term insurer in Malawi which strives to ensure the security and peace of mind of its clients. It delivers a reliable and timely claims service that is second to none in the Malawi market. NICO General is an equal opportunity employer and diversity is an integral part of our Business, History, Culture, and Identity. Inclusion is the way we treat and perceive all differences, and all forms of diversity are seen as real value for the Company and has the following vacancies:

NICO General, an Equal Opportunity Employer, has the following vacancies:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – MZUZU

Job specification

• Business Development Planning — Based on allocated targets, identifying and analysing business growth opportunities, and developing appropriate strategies for business growth.
• Business development, growth, and customer acquisition — Setting prospects priorities and service standards to achieve new business, ensuring that acquisition initiatives and targets are met, generating proposals that increase value to the company, and soliciting and following up on sales pipelines.
• Client service support — Post sales servicing of new business clients, ensuring adherence to client service level agreements, provision of advisory services to existing and prospective clients, and ensuring resolution of clients’ complaints and queries.
• Business intelligence — Reporting on market intelligence, conducting research on products and service offerings, identifying product and service gaps in the market.

REQUIRED SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A self-starter and self-motivated individual.
• Results driven
• Analytical logical thinker with good problem-solving skills
• Ability to work on a wide range of deliverables at the same time.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to plan and organise in line with job requirements.
• Excellent negotiation skills

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A first university degree in Commerce, Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, or any of the Social Sciences from a reputable and recognized university.
• A good understanding of general insurance business.
• At least four (4) years’ experience in Business Development role

Interested applicants should send their letters with a detailed Curriculum Vitae containing three (3) traceable referees to: recruitment@nicogeneral.com not later than 28th December, 2024