Horace Mann is a purpose-driven company that is passionate about educators.
Description
The Field Education Specialist is responsible for delivering education to our sales force through a variety of mediums including intranet, virtual and/or live classroom and individual and small group consultations and through modules designed for use by the field management/education team. This position can be remote depending on candidate experience. For local candidates, the position will be a hybrid model.
Responsibilities
- Delivering product, process, sales and technology education to our sales force/points of distribution and the introduction of new business model
- Educating sales distribution on life insurance, retirement and financial services products for both Horace Manna and Authorized Third Party Vendor products
- Must be able to perform in a matrix-management environment
- The expansion of products and services, learning new product features/benefits as well as the technology required to market/support those products
- Addition of partner products/services
- Maximize distance learning capabilities to ensure appropriate programs and resources are available to field distribution channels on demand in support of sales, products, processes and technology
- Insure curriculum/programs for field distribution channels are compliant, comprehensive, effectively delivered and monitored for effectiveness
- Ability to deliver field education to a variety of different audiences, including but not limited to, licensed producers, agents and sales leadership
- Critical focus on the delivery of educational curriculum designed for the field distribution channels including field leadership, agents and licensed and unlicensed agent staff
- Ensure distance learning capabilities are fully implemented and monitored for effectiveness
- Partner with line divisions to identify product, processes, sales and technology educational needs; recommending the most effective means to deliver education with the objective of enabling sales distribution to effectively and confidently market products/services to our market
- Partner with field sales distribution in the delivery of just in time and relevant educational opportunities
- Some responsibility to building educational curriculum with the support of team resources
Requirements
- Property & Casualty license preferred; or ability to obtain
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in the insurance industry, insurance sales, sales management or equivalent
- Must be self-motivated and results driven with minimal direction
- Proven experience delivering educational curriculum
- Other Travel will be minimal 10-15 days per year
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Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we’ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow. And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth: We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we’re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.
We’re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children’s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status
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What We Do
Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two educators in Springfield, Ill., who believed teachers deserved affordable auto insurance. Originally called the Illinois Education Association Mutual Insurance Company, our name was changed to honor the father of the American public education system, Horace Mann. We are proud to share his name.
At Horace Mann, the hard work, commitment and dedication of our employees are the foundation of our success. And today we are the largest, national multiline insurance company dedicated to serving America’s educators and their families.
Our purpose is to provide lifelong financial well-being for educators and their families through personalized service, advice, and a full range of tailored insurance and financial products. Through our professional agents and their staff, we offer insurance and financial products to the educational community across the United States.
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