Deputy Branch Manager

As a Branch Manager, your primary role is to enable the achievement of key business outcomes by focusing on building a quality Agency through hiring and skilling strategies. It is essential to ensure adherence to all statutory and compliance requirements while driving the people agenda to enable the achievement of people outcomes effectively. Your key responsibilities include owning the business plan for the branch, both top line and bottom line targets for the team. You should internalize the management philosophy and business strategy of the company and drive it within the branch. Engaging, motivating, and ensuring the productivity of the existing team of Agents is crucial, along with constantly inducting, activating, and making new Agent Advisors productive. Driving incentive schemes to exceed benchmark income for Agency managers and Agent Advisors is also a key focus. Team building is a vital aspect of your role, involving recruiting quality resources such as Unit Managers and setting goals for all Agency Managers/Senior Agency Managers in the region. Regular review, monitoring, and mentoring of the Agency Managers to ensure goal achievement is necessary. Providing training to equip the team with the required skill sets and ensuring adherence to the defined sales process are essential. Identifying and grooming future leaders within the team is also a significant responsibility. Business expansion is another key area where you need to identify potential business opportunities in the branch jurisdiction, appoint Agents in those locations, and liaise with the Home Office. You are responsible for owning the resource and expense budget for the branch, driving recognition and reward schemes, designing and implementing branch-level marketing activities, and supporting Unit Managers and the team of Agents in addressing their requirements and concerns. It is crucial to maintain full compliance with all norms set by regulators and the company, keeping the branch's expense ratio well within the defined budget, and establishing a win-win relationship with other channels. Your role as a Branch Manager is pivotal in driving the success of the Agency by focusing on business growth, team development, and compliance adherence.,