Talent Pool: Regional General Manager

Momentum, a financial services provider of choice since 1966, is committed to wealth creation and preservation, insurance, and income protection for all our clients. We do this through our understanding of the retail insurance, savings, and investment markets in SA. Role Purpose The Retail Regional General Manager will acquire new IFAs for Momentum, responsible for the effective placing of IFA’s in the best panel with best BC. Ensure a high-performance culture is set and maintained. Drive profitable growth through planning, execution and management of a team of BCs that builds IFA Connections. Requirements BCom degree in the following fields: Business Management, Investments. Honours degree is an advantage. CFP® is an advantage. 5 to 8 years’ financial service industry experience with majority in risk and saving. 3 to 8 years’ relevant management experience. Momentum Myriad and Investo experience an advantage. Strong business acumen, with an ease to take decisions and initiating action. Business process experience – new business, underwriting, claims. Financial planning and advice process knowledge – tax, structuring, estate planning. Knowledge of financial services industry and Momentum products. Duties & Responsibilities Active People Mobiliser Manage the team. Continuous drive to interview and recruit the best specialist to match the IFA base. Joint calls with specialists. Regular feedback and coaching - one‑on‑one and in the team. People that will walk through fire for their RGM. Effective lead team. Have robust relationships with all key stakeholders in MDS product houses and externally. Driver of high‑performance culture Develop and execute the business plan. Set the performance standard by regularly attracting new IFAs. Set annual, quarterly and monthly sales goals for each BC. Develop and drive growth in sales distribution in support of strategic objectives. Create a great team spirit. Active competition and recognition. Ensure achievement of sales targets. Competition to step up further. Learning and Development Catalyst Engage each of their Specialists systematically and consistently. Support the Continuous learning program and knowledge distribution program. Bring new content, product changes smoothly into the IFA market. Master competitor comparison. Develop on full value chain including service, product, and distribution including the enablers of technology, knowledge and marketing. IFA Acquisition and Connection Acquire new IFA Relationships. Take ownership for the IFA's and build meaningful and value-adding relationships between the advisers and Momentum. Ensure frequent engagement and marketing activities. Drive clear communication to IFA’s. Active reporting. Drive an engagement that are advice‑led environment that focuses on best practice service delivery. Drive sound financial and corporate governance practices. Competencies Deciding and initiating action: Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; takes initiative and works under own direction; initiates and generates activity and introduces changes into work processes; makes quick, clear decisions which may include tough choices or considered risks. Leading & supervising: Provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high calibre; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching; sets appropriate standards of behaviour. Working with people: Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy; listens, supports and cares for others; consults others and shares information and expertise with them; builds team spirit and reconciles conflict; adapts to the team and fits in well. Adhering to principles & values: Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity; promotes and defends equal opportunities, builds diverse teams; encourages organisational and individual responsibility towards the community and the environment. Learning & researching: Rapidly learns new tasks and commits information to memory quickly; demonstrates an immediate understanding of newly presented information; gathers comprehensive information to support decision making; encourages an organisational learning approach (i.e. learns from successes and failures and seeks staff and customer feedback). Formulating strategies & concepts: Works strategically to realise organisational goals; sets and develops strategies; identifies, develops positive and compelling visions of the organisation’s future potential; takes