Assistant Manager, Insurance
2025-09-19T21:36:44+00:00
Equity Bank
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Banking
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
2025-10-03T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Job Purpose
- The Assistant Manager, Insurance is responsible for managing and overseeing the delivery of exceptional customer support services for insurance products offerings. This role ensures that service excellence is maintained across all customer interactions while driving operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and alignment with the insurance business objectives.
- The role also includes leading a team of 20-30 agents, ensuring their performance meets the needs of customers, and contributing to the success of customer experience initiatives tailored to these specialized segments.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Performance Management
- Supervise and manage a team of 20-30 agents, ensuring they meet individual and team performance targets.
- Conduct regular one-on-one coaching sessions, team meetings, and performance reviews to provide feedback and guidance.
- Motivate and inspire agents to deliver excellent customer service and meet or exceed KPIs.
Operational Oversight
- Monitor real-time team performance, call handling and queue management to optimize resource allocation & service levels.
- Address escalations and complex customer issues, ensuring timely and satisfactory resolution.
- Ensure adherence to OSH, insurance & contact centre policies, processes, regulatory and compliance requirements.
Training and Development
- Identify training needs within the team and collaborate with the CX Knowledge Management Team and the Agency & Merchants Team to enhance skills, product knowledge, and customer service capabilities.
- Onboard and mentor new agents, ensuring a smooth transition into the team and alignment with service expectations.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Service Excellence for Specialized Segments
- Ensure seamless delivery of support for the bank’s insurance products, including claims inquiries, and general insurance-related assistance.
Reporting and Insights
- Track and analyse team performance metrics, providing regular reports.
- Use insights from performance data and customer feedback to recommend and implement improvements.
- Participate in daily or weekly briefings to communicate updates, share performance results, and align team objectives with departmental goals.
Compliance and Risk Management
- Ensure that all team activities comply with regulatory, risk, and operational standards.
- Monitor for potential risks in customer interactions and implement corrective measures where necessary.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Experience
- Degree or equivalent from a recognized institution.
- Diploma in Insurance will be an added advantage
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in Contact Centre environment, 3 of which must be in Insurance, 2 of which have been in a supervisory role,
- Proficiency in IT and Contact Centre Systems
- Knowledge in Banking operations
Key Competencies & Skills
- Supervision and Coaching
- Customer-Centric Mindset
- Analytical Thinking
- Communication Skills
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Time Management
- Adaptability and flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving work environment.
Team Leadership and Performance Management Supervise and manage a team of 20-30 agents, ensuring they meet individual and team performance targets. Conduct regular one-on-one coaching sessions, team meetings, and performance reviews to provide feedback and guidance. Motivate and inspire agents to deliver excellent customer service and meet or exceed KPIs. Operational Oversight Monitor real-time team performance, call handling and queue management to optimize resource allocation & service levels. Address escalations and complex customer issues, ensuring timely and satisfactory resolution. Ensure adherence to OSH, insurance & contact centre policies, processes, regulatory and compliance requirements. Training and Development Identify training needs within the team and collaborate with the CX Knowledge Management Team and the Agency & Merchants Team to enhance skills, product knowledge, and customer service capabilities. Onboard and mentor new agents, ensuring a smooth transition into the team and alignment with service expectations. Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Service Excellence for Specialized Segments Ensure seamless delivery of support for the bank’s insurance products, including claims inquiries, and general insurance-related assistance. Reporting and Insights Track and analyse team performance metrics, providing regular reports. Use insights from performance data and customer feedback to recommend and implement improvements. Participate in daily or weekly briefings to communicate updates, share performance results, and align team objectives with departmental goals. Compliance and Risk Management Ensure that all team activities comply with regulatory, risk, and operational standards. Monitor for potential risks in customer interactions and implement corrective measures where necessary.
Degree or equivalent from a recognized institution. Diploma in Insurance will be an added advantage Minimum 8 years’ experience in Contact Centre environment, 3 of which must be in Insurance, 2 of which have been in a supervisory role, Proficiency in IT and Contact Centre Systems Knowledge in Banking operations
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Vacancy title:
Assistant Manager, Insurance
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Finance, Insurance & Real Estate]
Jobs at:
Equity Bank
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, October 3 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
- The Assistant Manager, Insurance is responsible for managing and overseeing the delivery of exceptional customer support services for insurance products offerings. This role ensures that service excellence is maintained across all customer interactions while driving operational efficiency, client satisfaction, and alignment with the insurance business objectives.
- The role also includes leading a team of 20-30 agents, ensuring their performance meets the needs of customers, and contributing to the success of customer experience initiatives tailored to these specialized segments.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Performance Management
- Supervise and manage a team of 20-30 agents, ensuring they meet individual and team performance targets.
- Conduct regular one-on-one coaching sessions, team meetings, and performance reviews to provide feedback and guidance.
- Motivate and inspire agents to deliver excellent customer service and meet or exceed KPIs.
Operational Oversight
- Monitor real-time team performance, call handling and queue management to optimize resource allocation & service levels.
- Address escalations and complex customer issues, ensuring timely and satisfactory resolution.
- Ensure adherence to OSH, insurance & contact centre policies, processes, regulatory and compliance requirements.
Training and Development
- Identify training needs within the team and collaborate with the CX Knowledge Management Team and the Agency & Merchants Team to enhance skills, product knowledge, and customer service capabilities.
- Onboard and mentor new agents, ensuring a smooth transition into the team and alignment with service expectations.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Service Excellence for Specialized Segments
- Ensure seamless delivery of support for the bank’s insurance products, including claims inquiries, and general insurance-related assistance.
Reporting and Insights
- Track and analyse team performance metrics, providing regular reports.
- Use insights from performance data and customer feedback to recommend and implement improvements.
- Participate in daily or weekly briefings to communicate updates, share performance results, and align team objectives with departmental goals.
Compliance and Risk Management
- Ensure that all team activities comply with regulatory, risk, and operational standards.
- Monitor for potential risks in customer interactions and implement corrective measures where necessary.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Experience
- Degree or equivalent from a recognized institution.
- Diploma in Insurance will be an added advantage
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in Contact Centre environment, 3 of which must be in Insurance, 2 of which have been in a supervisory role,
- Proficiency in IT and Contact Centre Systems
- Knowledge in Banking operations
Key Competencies & Skills
- Supervision and Coaching
- Customer-Centric Mindset
- Analytical Thinking
- Communication Skills
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Time Management
- Adaptability and flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving work environment.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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