Purpose
You are a dynamic growth-oriented professional with a proven track record of delivering results. Passionate about contributing to a global business and driving Africa’s growth story, you excel at building strong client relationships and confidently engaging with stakeholders at all organizational levels. You are motivated to make a meaningful impact on our colleagues, clients, and the communities we serve. With exceptional skills and a commitment to continuous learning, you are eager to deepen your expertise in financial services, risk, and advisory. Regardless of your current industry, you are determined to transition into financial services and build a successful, long-term career.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Develop and pro-actively seek out New Business Opportunities for the Sales Department
Innovative ways of prospecting such as cold calling etc.
To assess and study the position of the identified prospects in the industry
Put together appropriate proposal and present these to client timeously
Meet or exceed the agreed income targets
Provide support / assistance to office and other staff as required
Develop relationships with markets and key client decision makers
To research different saes options and analysing them
To recommend solutions to any difficulties faced by the clients
To recommend new opportunities and improvements for maximizing profits
Identify current market trends for a product and identify enhancements
Analyse the competition brand closely
To be a collaborator
Experience and Qualifications
Ideally you have 3-5 years of experience in sales and client service delivery functions (strong applicants with less experience will be considered, our definition of sales is board)
University qualification or equivalent (advantageous not essential)
Demonstrate growth through further learning
Fluent in English (other languages advantageous)
Skill and Competencies
Communication skills
Negotiation skills
Problem solving skills
Planning and organizational skills
Analytical skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Self-management skills
Behavioural Attributes
Accuracy and accountability for results
Customer focussed
High level of technical proficiency
Self-discipline
Self-starter
Drive for results
Team player
Methodical
Strives for accuracy
Capable of working on their own
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com to discuss any specific needs.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.