Relationship Manager

The Relationship Manager will join a team whose role is to broaden income avenues by attracting and retaining high net worth customers. He/she will be responsible for developing and maintaining business relationships with clients so as to develop and manage the company’s business portfolio. The Relationship Managers will be required to build credibility quickly and establish strong partnerships across a wide and complex network of public and private stakeholders and clientele.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage the successful execution of new and existing strategies and company targets.
2. Build credible and customer focused relationships with both public and private sector organisations, intermediaries and direct business clients.
3. Research, create and follow up on potential new business opportunities and partnerships while maintaining high value relationships with existing partners.
4. Maximize the use of technology in business generation and client service.

 Minimum Requirements

1. A Degree in a business or marketing field with relevant industry qualifications including marketing, insurance, customer service, communications and/or public relations.
2. Extensive experience and demonstrated success in customer relationship management preferably from the banking sector.
3. Strong interpersonal, presentation, communication and negotiation skills.
4. A track record of successfully meeting targets
5. Aged below 35 years

 To be successful in this job, you need:

• An energetic disposition with an “I can do‟ attitude
• To possess the ability to quickly build trust and confidence with stakeholders
• To be sales savvy with the ability to explain complex information clearly and simply
• To have a knack for unbundling new opportunities and markets
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• A team player disposition
• Ability to deliver under pressure and manage many projects simultaneously
• To be intensely customer focused with a results-orientation
• To be prepared to work unsocial hours
• A valid driving licence with demonstrated ability to drive (including long distance driving)

All applications should be sent to the following email address: jobs@cannonassurance.com

Note that the subject line of the email should contain only the job title for which you have applied.

Applications should be received no later than 5 pm Friday 22^nd March 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interviews.