Specialist: Broker Consultant at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• To provide advice & support to brokers & IFA's that engenders their trust & support in selling Liberty business to their clients. Develop, maintain & grow business relationships to increase market share through execution of defined sales objectives.

Minimum Experience

• 2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications [Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Outputs

Process

• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Ensure business retention through the application of various sales techniques such as rate negotiations, product comparisons and changing perceptions.
• Provide product training in order to ensure the transfer of product knowledge, enabling appropriate recommendations to clients.
• Ensures that underwriting practice and rules are fully understood and appreciated.
• Resolves any new business and servicing obstacles and blockages to increase Broker/IFA satisfaction and positively influence service perception.
• Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
• Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
• Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialisation.