Job description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Head of Unit at Orient Insurance located in Dubai. The Head of Unit will be responsible for day-to-day operations and management of their assigned unit. This includes overseeing staff, setting goals and targets, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing budgets, and implementing strategic initiatives to drive growth and profitability. The Head of Unit will also collaborate with other departments and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination.

What you will do

• Plan, analyse and develop in consultation with Executive Vice President – Business Development sales strategies and actions in order to secure new/ additional business and enhance market share
• Produce his required target of insurance business from the designated areas in order to achieve or exceed the assigned premium target
• Review and monitor the due Premiums payment status in order to actively follow up timely collection of the outstanding premiums
• Collect and collate business and market conditions related information and prepare reports and formulate appropriate recommendations for Management Information and Decision Making in order to counter competition and increase the company’s market share of the business
• Service clients introduced directly by the Job holder as well as clients of Branch and Development Officers in a prompt and courteous manner in order to ensure efficient service and client satisfaction
• Identify and recruit in consultation with Executive Vice President – Business Development, highly motivated and experienced field sales staff and agents in order to effectively cover and exploit the market for generating business revenues
• Promote the growth of the insurance business by establishing and maintaining close liaison with Brokers and clients to ensure customer satisfaction and profitability