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We are looking for an established individual with leadership experience who can operate within a dynamic, fast paced, performance driven environment.\nThe scope of this role is to manage direct sales for PPS Internal Distribution. He/she is responsible for managing and training Financial Advisors and achieving sales targets for the team/branch. The Financial Advisors are long term insurance and investments focused and make referrals to the Short Term Insurance division including Health Professions Indemnity (HPI), in-house Fiduciary Services department and medical aid subsidiary Profmed. The Financial Advisor role generates its own leads for client prospecting.\nMinimum Requirements\nFormal Qualifications:\nA relevant bachelor’s degree is essential\nAn Honours degree and PPS membership would be preferably\nCertified Finance Planner would be advantageous\nCompleted RE5 (Representative) certificate\nCompleted RE1 (Key Individual) certificate\nKnowledge and Experience:\nAt least 2 years Sales Management experience in Sales and Distribution within the Financial Services\n3 to 5 years’ experience in Insurance product sales or advice\nProven track record in people management and leading a sales team\nProven track record in achieving sales targets\nThe establishment of a good network and collaborative relationships to support the achievement of sales targets\nCompetencies:\nLeadership skills, including the ability to motivate and develop people\nExceptional interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills\nConfident, assertive and persuasive abilty\nSales 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