Business Development Specialist - Insurance (FTC - 6Months) (Vryburg Office)

In brief

**Overview** This is a 6-month Fixed-Term Contract role for a Business Development Specialist - Insurance, based in the Vryburg Office, with Land Bank Careers. The primary purpose of this position is to drive profitable sales growth and provide end-to-end specialist sales support for LBI's crop, life, and asset products. This involves developing opportunities, servicing distribution partners and customers, coordinating product solutions, and maintaining a reliable sales pipeline, all while adhering to approved regulatory and governance requirements. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * **Achievement of sales targets across crop, life and asset products** * Translating provincial sales plans into an individual pipeline and activity plan. * Identifying, qualifying, and converting opportunities across all three product lines. * Coordinating quotations and solutions with underwriting, operations, claims, and product teams. * Monitoring conversion, retention, renewals, and cross-selling. * Operating within approved mandates and regulatory requirements. * **Manage stakeholder and distribution relationships** * Developing relationships with Land Bank teams, brokers, UMAs, cooperatives, partners, and clients. * Conducting structured visits and needs discussions. * Coordinating service matters and escalating complex issues. * Maintaining stakeholder records and action plans. * **Provide multi-line product support and advice** * Explaining approved product features and process requirements for crop, life, and asset. * Matching identified needs to appropriate approved solutions within authorised status. * Supporting completeness and quality of sales submissions. * Keeping abreast of product and legislative changes. * **Manage pipeline, reporting and sales governance** * Maintaining current lead, opportunity, quotation, renewal, and outcome records. * Preparing weekly and monthly reports and variance explanations. * Tracking commitments and outstanding documentation. * Protecting confidential information and retaining approved records. * **Facilitate training and market activation** * Identifying knowledge gaps and coordinating product and process training. * Delivering approved presentations and demonstrations. * Supporting campaigns, exhibitions, launches, and agricultural events. * Capturing market intelligence and feedback. * **Support marketing, branding and events** * Coordinating approved marketing materials and brand requirements. * Supporting partner campaigns and product launches. * Working with Marketing to ensure brand compliance. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Preferred Minimum Education and Experience:** * Minimum: Relevant NQF 6 qualification in Commerce, Marketing, Insurance, Agriculture, Finance or a related field. * RE5, where the role is required to render intermediary services. * Eligibility for appointment as a FAIS Representative, where applicable. * Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline. * Recognised short-term and/or long-term insurance qualification. * Insurance sales, broker consulting, business development or deal-structuring experience. * Agricultural or commercial insurance exposure. * Stakeholder, broker or distribution-channel management. * Sales pipeline, forecasting and performance reporting. * Preferred: exposure across crop, life and asset insurance. * **Critical Competencies:** * Insurance sales and business development. * Crop, life and asset product knowledge. * FAIS and insurance regulatory requirements. * Pipeline, forecasting and reporting. * Stakeholder and broker management. * Microsoft Office and sales systems. * Presentation, facilitation and market activation. * Document quality, confidentiality and record keeping. * **Additional Requirements:** * Extensive provincial and interprovincial travel; a valid Code B driver licence is required. * Extended working hours during peak sales periods, campaigns and events. * Role must operate strictly within approved mandates and delegated authority. **Who should apply** This role is suitable for an individual with a strong background in insurance sales and business development, particularly across crop, life, and asset products. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant NQF 6 qualification (or a Bachelor's degree), potentially with RE5 and FAIS Representative eligibility, and recognised short-term or long-term insurance qualifications. They should have experience in insurance sales, broker consulting, deal structuring, and managing stakeholder and distribution relationships, ideally with exposure to agricultural or commercial insurance. The role requires proficiency in sales pipeline management, forecasting, reporting, and using Microsoft Office and sales systems. Applicants must be prepared for extensive provincial and interprovincial travel, extended working hours during peak periods, and a commitment to operating strictly within approved mandates and delegated authority. **Deadline** 20th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/business-development-specialist-insurance-ftc-6months-vryburg-office-land-bank-careers Source: myjobmag

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