Regional Development Manager (Ipoh) at Prudential PLC · Perak

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Regional Budget

• Work closely with Agency Leaders and prepared an annual strategic action plan.

2. Agency Management

• Provide a formal platform for Company to disseminate information and receive feedback from agency members during agency meetings. Agency meetings can be an individual or group basis with agent and/or leader.
• Monitor and supervise agency strategic action plan on the progress and control measures implemented. Attend to any doubts, concerns and problem faced by agency members and to provide solution to overcome the problem.
• Provide guidance and counseling to agency members violating Company/Industry/Regulator’s guidelines and carry out the guidelines among agency members.
• Organize, plan and launch agency, regional or Company’s campaign, challenges, contest or promotion to agency members.
• Provide agency members a formal platform for inter-action and team working through group meetings and gatherings.

3. Training and Development

• Evaluate and identify Agency training and development needs in agency knowledge, skill, attitude and habit to improve agency productivity and professionalism.
• To liaise with Training department, Agency Growth and Recruitment team, and implement training and development programs for agency.
• To organize, plan and implement training and development programs for agency.
• To promote and encourage agency members to attend other Company/Industry’s training/development programs whenever available or necessary.
• To promote and encourage agency members to attend programs as part of their self-development exercise through self-study etc.

4. Manpower Growth

• Promote Quality Recruitment Drive within own region.
• Install and promote Mentoring Program within the region to ensure development of quality leaders in their regions.
• Continuously encourage Agency Leaders to focus on recruiting and train-up agents for promotion to be future agency leaders.
• Organize and implement Grand Business Opportunity Presentation (GBOP/ BYB) as the major recruitment drive for new agents.
• Organize and implement Welcoming program to develop and retain new agents in our Company. Plan, organize and form Aspiring Unit Manager (AUM) Club to encourage and prepare QA for promotion to UM position.
• Co-ordinate and interview QA who intends to apply for UM position.
• Co-ordinate and execute plan for maintenance of agency contracts.
• Co-ordinate, plan and negotiate for Creating and Building New Opportunities (CBNO) Project.

Job Requirements

• Degree in any field.
• Minimum 3 years in proven experience from Insurance Industry.
• A numerate and analytical mind.
• Must be meticulous with the ability to work under pressure.
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work under minimum supervision

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.