The opportunity
We are a completely independent Network for Mortgage and Protection brokers with over 850 members across the UK. As our Network continues to grow, we are expanding our Products team and seeking a Protection Development Manager to join us.
This role will focus on enhancing the network’s profitability by providing oversight, training, and development support to our AR firms.
While this role is hybrid, the successful candidate must reside within a reasonable distance from our Head Office in Knowle, Solihull, as they will need to work from the office at least once a week.
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Benefits of a Protection Development Manager
- Health & Dental Cash Plan
- Access to GP appointments anytime
- 24/7 counselling
- Death in Service cover
- Company Sick Pay
- Holiday Buy and Sell Scheme
- Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
- Gym discounts
- High Street brand discounts
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Refer an Adviser Scheme
- A friendly, motivated team and a supportive working environment
- Office closure over Christmas
- Open and communicative relationship with management, with regular 1:1 sessions
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Responsibilities of a Protection Development Manager
- To roll out insurance projects to AR firms.
- Deliver support and training to advisers on our CRM system.
- To train and support advisers to reach their objectives.
- Assist AR firms to grow and develop staff.
- Identify opportunities to, grow AR firms, improve penetration, add permissions and enhance product offerings and progress admin staff into advice.
- To support delivering training, support and development courses according to business need.
- Develop adviser knowledge and skills so as to increase sales, profitability and advice quality.
- Create and work on protection projects.
- Create marketing material and sales aids.
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Requirements of a Protection Development Manager
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role within the financial services sector
- Must have strong provider knowledge.
- Must have strong PMI knowledge.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to motivate and get the best from people
- Coaching and mentoring and people management skills
- Good team player, but with the ability to work under own initiative
- The ability to analyse information with a view to making informed decisions
- Competent on Microsoft office suite i.e. excel, word etc.
Preferable but not essential
- R05, GR1, IF7 OR equivalent
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Working Pattern of a Protection Development Manager
- Monday – Friday
- 9am – 5pm
- The successful candidates must reside within a reasonable distance from our Head Office in Knowle, Solihull, as they will need to work from the office at least once a week.
- Please note: during your initial training period, you may be required to work from Head Office more than the once a week provision.