About the role -

NZ Financial Services Group is passionate about helping our advisers grow successful businesses. That's why we make and keep four promises to our advisers; save you time, keep you safe, help you find and keep clients, and grow your business.

The Regional Manager is responsible for managing a panel of Financial Advisers as part of the overall Relationship team.

Key responsibilities -

Contribution to Relationship Team:

• Contribution to the operational and tactical implementation of organisational strategy for NZFSG.
• Sharing insights on industry trends and best practices
• Working and collaborating with peers to solve business problems collectively

Contribution to wider NZFSG business:

• Build, engage and maintain strong working relationships with internal NZFSG stakeholders.
• Embrace and live by NZFSG's core values.
• Contribute proactively, collaborate and share ideas with all NZFSG business units.
• Ability to make tough decisions when necessary.

Adviser Recruitment:

• Operationalise and execute on the recruitment strategy for NZ.
• Create, build and maintain an ongoing relationship with key talent across the industry.
• Develop, grow and leverage a network of prospective new businesses.
• Manage the selection process to ensure new recruits are aligned to our vision and values.

Grow Adviser Businesses:

• Communication and deliver the NZFSG way to a panel of Financial Advisers.
• Forecasting and proactive interventions that drive adviser performance in respect to good customer outcomes.
• Facilitate and embed learning through collaboration and peer to peer learning that supports sharing of ideas and best practice across NZ and the broader business.
• Be the first point of contact for a panel of Financial Advisers and proactively look to engage and add value.
• Segment advisers via the group's segmentation strategy and provide business support and introduce new opportunities to a panel of advisers.

General:

• Build strategic partnerships with key business partners.
• Gaining insight into industry trends and what our competitors are doing that can become an input into business strategic planning.

Skills and Experience you'll bring to the role -

• Diploma Financial Services or Equivalent preferred.
• Degree Qualified preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in Banking / Financial Services (unless Diploma / Degree held).
• Demonstrable commitment to providing exceptional customer service.
• Experience in the mortgage adviser industry is preferred.
• Resilience and ability to deal with uncertainty.
• Persistence and adaptability.
• Self-driven and ability to work autonomously.
• Enjoys engaging with others and collaborating.
• Enjoys being challenged and to challenge others.
• Enjoys supporting others to grow.
• Desire to ‘make a difference' to others.
• Business coaching skills are an advantage.
• Exceptional organisation and time management.