Senior Operations Officer; Export credit sales
Job Opportunity in Dhaman / State of Kuwait.
Job Title: Senior Operations Officer; Export credit sales
Department: Operations
Division: Marketing & Partnerships
Unit: Sales
About Dhaman:
The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation "Dhaman" is a multilateral credit and political risk insurance provider. Launched in 1974 and headquartered in Kuwait, its membership comprises all Arab countries and four pan-Arab financial institutions. Dhaman's mandate is to facilitate the flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) in Member Countries and to support Arab exports and imports. Dhaman is rated A+ by S&P. For more information, please visit www.dhaman.org.
Dhaman vision:
“Be the market leader in advancing sustainable trade and investment for Arab countries”
Dhaman mission:
“Promoting Arab economic integration to reach sustainable development of member countries”
Job Purpose/Role:
Dhaman’s Marketing & Partnerships Division is seeking a Senior Operations Officer; for Export credit sales to achieve new business targets through the assigned distribution channels and in line with the Export Credit Insurance Division and the Marketing & Partnerships Division; distribution and sales strategy. The candidate will have his/her new business targets to build a profitable and sustainable export credit insurance portfolio from Arab exporters and non-Arab suppliers of commodities from the rest of the world.
Key Responsibilities:
Prepare the annual sales plan and budget.
Deliver individual sales activities and acquires new business in short-term export credit insurance.
Plan and oversee new sales initiatives.
Build an extensive network with prospects, brokers, and other market players.
Generate and convert leads to customers.
Register/record and maintain data on the sales activities in the CRM system.
Prepare insurance offers and issue new insurance policies.
Represent Dhaman in business events.
Perform any ad hoc tasks assigned by the head of the Division.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience Required to Fill this Post:
Master’s degree in Marketing or Business Administration or Economics, plus 7 years of relevant experience in the sales of credit and political risks insurance, banking, or investment and financial institutions; Or Bachelor’s degree plus 10 years of relevant experience.
Good Knowledge of international trade, trade finance, foreign direct investments, and credit insurance.
Previous experience in an international organization is an asset.
Required Skills:
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present in Arabic and English, knowledge of French is an asset.
Ability to work well within a team, under pressure, and to meet deadlines.
Good computer literacy and proficiency in Word, Excel, PPT, etc.
Note:
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Also, you can send your resume along with a cover letter to email:
DhamanHR@dhaman.org