Summary: Job Title: Business Development Officer – Pensions

Job Details

  • Deadline: 25/08/2026
  • Company: Old Mutual
  • Location: Nairobi
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Salary: Open

Job Description

Job Title: Business Development Officer – Pensions

Date Posted: 18/08/2026

Job Type: Full Time

Job Level: Middle

Employer: Old Mutual

Industry: Sales & Marketing

Salary: Open

Location: Nairobi

Country: Kenya

Deadline: 25/08/2026

Summary: Business Development Officer (Pensions) position at Old Mutual, Nairobi, focusing on pension product sales, client relationship management, and market expansion. Requires a business/insurance degree and 2+ years of experience in pensions or financial services sales. Full-time role.

Delivery of the budget for both Grow pensions Business Sales through brokers, independent agents, tied agents and direct sales.

Tasks & Responsibilities

DELIVERY OF BUDGET

  • Ensure the set budget for pensions is realized for the year.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

  • Obtain market information in respect of Corporate and pensions business and ensure the information is used for product improvement so that our product offering remain relevant and continue to meet customer expectations

PROPOSALS FOLLOW UP

Ensure proposals are delivered within the agreed timelines.- Follow up competitiveness of proposals sent out.

  • Driving business and ensuring sustained growth, focusing on achieving/ surpassing sales targets.
  • Expanding business reach and proactively creating new sales leads/ opportunities.
  • Constantly interacting with prospects and maintaining cordial business relationship with key clients.
  • Expanding channel business by sourcing new partners as well as maintaining efficient business relationships with existing partners to enhance growth of business operations.
  • Handling high value sales, addressing minor details and identifying areas of improvements in customer service.
  • Undertaking business case assessment to enhance channel sale relations, as well as assessing and evaluating new products.
  • Managing an efficient sales cycle (sales pipeline) and value based service cycle through use of deal pipelines to drive the following business goals: — Identify Target customer- Meeting to determine needs- Client acquisition- Account Service Plan – client/intermediary visits, policy documentation, credit control, claims management, SLA’s etc.
  • Ensure that proper management of accurate, quality and timely business reports.
  • Monitor competitor activity and advise the business on opportunities/threats that are presented by such activities.

Risk Management, Internal Governance and Compliance

  • Understanding and enforcing company policies and risk control measures in relation to handling of new clients.
  • Escalate risks/control breaks to management when identified. Assist in management of those risk/control breaks
  • Compliance to all regulatory requirements and internal policies

Skills & Competencies

  • Decision Making
  • Initiating Action
  • Business Development, Key Accounts Management, Contractual Evaluation & Negotiation
  • Ability to interact at all levels./stakeholder management
  • Setting Strategies/ Sales Target, Clientele Development, Sales Management
  • Coordination, Competitor Analysis
  • Product Management, Customer Care
  • Vendor Management
  • Communication & Interpersonal, Leadership, Analytical Thinking Skills

Knowledge & Experience

  • Technical Knowledge
  • At least 3 years’ experience

Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree Marketing, Commerce or Business Administration
  • Sales experience
  • Pensions and Employee Benefits training and experience will be an added advantage

KPIs

  • Meeting set revenue targets measured periodically
  • Timely delivery of proposals and quotations
  • The amounts of new revenue placed through targeted distribution channel partners.
  • Debtor days for Distribution Channel partners
  • Expense controls for Profitability of accounts placed
  • The number of suggested new solutions to clients and distribution channel partners
  • Timely periodical reports to seniors

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