Business Development Manager (Telephony)

Job description

Business Development Manager (Telephony)

Salary Competitive

This would be a great role for someone with excellent sales and relationship building skills, who has been working in a Financial Services environment recently and is now keen to further develop their Business Development (BD) career for a reputable brand like Aviva. We are also keen to find Sales / BD professionals who have gained exposure to working with Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs) and/or within the Platform market!

A bit about the job:

The BDMt is the “voice of Aviva” for Advised Platform Sales and will lead and work closely with an aligned team of PACs, Distribution Support and Investment Specialists to maximise new business opportunities and retain platform assets from Financial Advisers. The Team will focus on all Advisers within their panel, paying particular attention to Business Planning through their Quarterly Territory Reviews and local and wider initiatives.

You will get the opportunity to work closely with a range of our chosen advisory firms and their independent financial advisers (IFAs) / paraplanners, providing expert support to them as well as developing & strengthening business relationships, using our Advised platform daily. This a telephony-based position, which will also include organising and conducting video meetings over MS Teams with IFAs – this will be a split of both new business calls, as well as managing existing client relationships, therefore having a confident attitude to winning new business will be crucial!

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

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Recognised QCF level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning (or at least working towards to this)

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Strong understanding of the Financial Services market and the role of IFAs – ideally thanks to working in the Platform market

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Excellent communication and relationship building skills – both internal and external

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Strong teamwork ethic, matched with ability to work well autonomously too

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 Passion for sales and winning new business

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

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Competitive Salary (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

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Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

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Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

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29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

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Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts

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Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

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Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

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Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

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Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

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We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Take a look to learn more.  Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way.  So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Klaudia Kmita-Adegboro a call on 07553728537 or send an email to klaudia.kmita-adegboro@aviva.com.