Manager - Agency Recruitment

Manager – Agent Recruitment

Union Assurance is a leading corporate and one of the fastest growing entities in the Life Insurance industry backed by the strength and stability of John Keells Holdings PLC, one of Sri Lanka's largest conglomerates. For the 9th consecutive year, the company has received the GPTW certification as a ‘Best Employer Brand,' and in 2020 was awarded the ‘Global Employer Brand’ by the World HRD Congress.

The Job Role:

The person will be responsible to lead the recruitment of new insurance agents for Union Assurance by establishing effective recruitment activations

Principle Accountabilities:

• Participating in the development and implementation of recruitment strategies to attract and retain high-quality insurance agents.
• Gathering agent recruitment requirements from the regions and design recruitment activation campaigns to achieve the targeted numbers.
• Roll out/ implement recruitment activation campaigns to drive the desired recruitment target.
• Generating leads for new business conversions, implement multi-platform brand activation initiatives.
• Planning and leading the execution of recruitment seminars and screen potential candidates to determine if they meet the requirements for the position and potential fit with the company culture.
• Providing support to the onboarding process by ensuring that all necessary documentation is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of candidate information, communication and status in the recruitment process
• Managing and track the cost for the recruitment activations and prepare reports on the same.
• Staying abreast with industry trends and best practices to continuously improve the agent recruitment and onboarding process.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University. MBA or equaliant qualification will be an added advantage.
• Full/ part qualification in recognized professional institute will be an added advantage.
• 08 -10 years of experience in managing the Agency distribution Domain with proven experience in managing teams.
• Hands on experience and in-depth knowledge in recruitments.
• Excellent planning and execution, relationship management and good communication skills.
• Strong adaptability, work under pressure and capacity to work in fast-paced environment.

The selected candidate for the above position will be entitled to an attractive remuneration package. Applicants who are interested are encouraged to apply on or before 21st May 2024.