What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Agency Trainer position at FBL Financial Group, Inc.?
Sr. Agency Trainer
**Will be filled at the Agency Trainer or Sr Agency Trainer Level based on experience**
Do you have a passion for helping others develop and succeed by sharing your insurance knowledge and background? Are you passionate about presenting, facilitating, and building relationships to train sales driven individuals? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, energetic work environment? If so, this Agency Trainer opportunity could be a great fit for you!
Who We Are: At Farm Bureau Financial Services, our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars, and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership, and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We’re proud of our more than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.
What You’ll Do: As an Agency Trainer, you will be responsible for training all newly contracted agents and improving agent and agent staff performance and retention through the effective delivery of agency training programs, both in-person and virtually. You will also be conducting and facilitating agency manager training, sales associate training, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) training, and any other agency and centralized trainings as needed. As part of a valuable and skilled team, flexibility is key as you will have other duties as assigned.
What It Takes to Join Our Team:
- College degree (Business or Marketing degree preferred) plus five years relevant experience required. Insurance/financial service and/or sales experience required.
- Must be licensed in all product lines offered by the company (Life & Health, Property/Casualty, Commercial, etc.)
- Must have or be able to attain FINRA Series 6 and 63 within the first 6 months.
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills are required.
- Must have exceptional problem solving, analytical, organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent people skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Some opportunities for travel (up to 25%).
- Ability to work from our office in West Des Moines, Iowa.
What We Offer You: When you’re on our team, you get more than a great paycheck. You’ll hear about career development and educational opportunities. We offer an enhanced 401K with a match, low-cost health, dental, and vision benefits, and life and disability insurance options. We also offer paid time off, including holidays and volunteer time, and teams who know how to have fun. Add to that an onsite wellness facility with fitness classes and programs, a daycare center, a cafeteria, and for many positions, even consideration for a hybrid work arrangement. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!
If you're interested in joining a company that appreciates its employees, provides growth and professional development opportunities, and offers great benefits, we invite you to apply today!
Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.
