Assistant Manager, Agency Strategic Initiatives

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Actively participate in the planning, formulation, implementation, and monitoring of long and short-term strategies particularly for Y2 onwards agents and leaders and drive the development and management of Top Tier agents (i.e. MDRT) and MDRT Builder.

• Support immediate supervisor in preparing analysis, proposal, and management presentations with respect to long and short-term strategies / initiatives for Agency Distribution, aiming to create / strengthen a value proposition aligning with the Company’s business and strategic direction.

• Working closely with Regional Heads and MDRT Workstream on the MDRT aspirants by providing the MDRT reporting, tracking of their performance and performance analysis. Identify potential opportunity / area of improvement / learning, for future strategic planning and management.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders from all functions in managing the development of leaders and Y2 onwards strategy including MDRT agents and MDRT Builder such as introduction of MDRT and MDRT Builder privileges and initiatives, recognition and/or promotion of MDRT qualification, MDRT Networking session, Mentor and Mentee Program, etc.

• Promote awareness through events and activities to increase branding awareness of MDRT and MDRT Builder across all regions and among agencies.

• Assist immediate supervisor in development of compelling propositions, preparing campaigns and branding / promotional materials related to MDRT for Agency Distribution.

• Participate in various company-wide business initiatives as required. Follow-up-and-follow-through any actions needed to ensure smooth implementation of strategies and initiatives and ensure timely delivery of key milestones of the implementation plans.

• Roles and responsibilities are not limited to the list above and may include ad hoc tasks that may arise from time to time.

Job Specification:

a. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or any other related field

b. Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience with life insurance knowledge and engagement with agency, especially in Agency Distribution / Agency Strategy / Projects Management Office.

c. Knowledge

• Strong analytical skills and ability to connect the dots.
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate with the team, internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to articulate strategies in the form of business presentations.
• Project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Has a good command of written and spoken English.
• Self-motivated and able to work under minimum supervision always.
• Demonstrate high willingness to learn and go beyond status quo.
• Works well under pressure, and a good team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word & Microsoft Excel.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.