Manager, Technical Inspection

The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) is the leading African reinsurance company with headquarters in Lagos (Nigeria). Africa Re has six regional offices: Casablanca (Morocco), Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria), Cairo (Egypt) and Ebene (Mauritius). The Corporation equally has two subsidiaries: African Reinsurance Corporation South Africa Ltd in Johannesburg (South Africa), Africa Retakaful in Cairo (Egypt) and one Local Office in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia).

Africa Re has a broad-based shareholding comprising 41 African member States, the African Development Bank (AfDB), 114 African insurance and reinsurance companies and three non-regional shareholders, including leading global insurers and reinsurers. The Financial Strength and Credit Rating of Africa Re is A by A.M. Best and A – by Standard & Poor’s.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Technical Inspection/ Risk Prevention Engineer

Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-time
Job Grade & Duties: Professional Staff Category

Duties / Job Details
Under the guidance of the Director of Central Operations & Special Risks, the key functions of the successful candidate will include but not limited to:

• Provide quotations for Engineering risks at the request of the production centres
• Attend to any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisors.
• Propose and implement the annual audit plan
• Assist the Production centres in improving their production tools including, the underwriting manual, contract wordings, rates and reports.
• Monitor the monthly reports of each Production centre
• Produce technical inspection audit reports
• Carry out risk surveys and assessment on the request of the production centres.
• Assist production centres in the handling of complex claims.
• Provide technical assistance to production centres.
• Follow-up the audit issues,
• Monitor claims reserving and Reserve adequacy.

Academic Qualifications
Applicants shall be holders of:

• A qualification in relevant professional qualifications will be an added advantage.
• First University Degree in the Engineering field (Civil/Construction, Mechanical, Electro-mechanical, etc.), plus Masters, plus 5 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience with emphasis on reinsurance underwriting (both Treaty and Fac); reinsurance pricing ; claims management, risk survey and assessment. Or
• First University degree in the Engineering field (Civil/Construction, Mechanic, Electro-mechanic, etc.), plus full professional qualification, plus 9 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience with emphasis on reinsurance underwriting (both treaty and Fac); reinsurance pricing; claims management, risk survey and assessment. Or
• First University degree in relevant field plus 9 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience with emphasis on reinsurance underwriting (both treaty and Fac); reinsurance pricing; claims management, risk survey and assessment

Additional Requirements:
Applicants must also be:

• Able to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English Language.
• Working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.

Main Competencies:
The key competencies required for the role include but not limited to the following:

• Capacity for technical and professional proficiency, particularly with regard Insurance and reinsurance underwriting as well as risk assessment;
• Ability to quickly build very good and sustainable relationship with cedants
• Ability to train cedants and subordinate
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment
• Ability to work under pressure in a very busy environment.
• High Integrity, Rigorous and good sense of responsibility
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input and is willing to learn from others
• Excellent computer skills required in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and Knowledge of any other business-related software will be an added advantage
• Capacity to respect confidentiality and professional discretion.
• Good team player with proven leadership and managerial experience
• Help improve data quality for all Production centres
• Advanced knowledge of insurance and reinsurance.
• Training Production centre staff through sharing lessons learnt.
• Good supervisory skills.
• Has the ability to defend and explain difficult issues and positions
• Capacity for analyzing, synthesizing and reasoning
• Capacity for taking initiatives and decision;
• Very Good planning & reporting skills.

Salary & Benefits
The successful candidate shall have the following benefits:

• Housing Allowance
• Joint contribution to the Provident Fund (7% of the basic salary paid by staff and 14% by the employer)
• Variable pay (Annual Performance Bonus)
• Competitive Basic Salary on the Corporation’s PS Grade Level
• Duty Post Differential (Cost of Living Allowance), that may increase or decrease depending on the economic situation, paid in local currency.
• Home leave to country of origin every one (1) year paid by the employer - if Non- Nigeria National
• Medical cover for staff and family
• Children education subsidy for each child up to 26 years (maximum 4 children)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online

Note

• Africa-Re is an equal opportunity employer and offers a good working environment commensurate with international organizations.
• The Corporation reserves the right to appoint at the advertised grade level or at any other level that best suits the successful candidate's profile, qualifications, and experience.