SENIOR ARCHITECT (KENYAN JOBS, JOBS IN KENYA JANUARY 2014)

Title: Senior Architect

A leading architectural company based in Nairobi is seeking to recruit a Senior Architect.

Responsibilities

• Must be capable of delivering projects from development of inception through to practical completion.
• Competent design skills, technical skills, supervision and programming of jobs is essential.
• Be fully conversant with the Nairobi City Council building legislation and building by-laws in Kenya, in general.
• Ensure that the CISFB numbering/coding system has been properly implemented.
• Fully conversant with CADD drawing office procedure contained in the office manual.
• Identify any discrepancies in CADD manual that requires the attention of the resident director.

Qualifications.

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
• Must be registered with the Architects Registration Board.
• Must be a holder of a valid passport.
• Must have knowledge of the building by-laws.
• Must have local authority submission procedures.
• Must have knowledge of the business world in which the group operates.
• Knowledge of tropical world architectural issues is desirable.

Monthly gross salary: Ksh.300,000 – 500,000(Approx. 3,500 – 5,800USD)depending on experience

Deadline: 15th January 2014

Applications:

Send your up to date CV to: sue@summitrecruitment-kenya.com

Summit Recruitment & Training, Blixen Court, Karen road, Karen

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in. Only candidates stating current salary will be considered.

*****please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job*****

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ASSISTANT MANGER- UNDERWRITING (KENYAN JOBS AND JOBS IN KENYA NOVEMBER 2013)

Title: Assistant Manager - Underwriting - General Business

CIC Insurance Group is the leading Co-operative insurer in Africa and one of the top three insurance companies in the country.  CIC Insurance Group consists of three subsidiaries; CIC General Ltd, CIC Life Assurance Ltd and CIC Asset Management Ltd; currently CIC has businesses operating all over Kenya with 19 branches.  In order to execute its ambitious growth and expansion strategy, CIC wishes to recruit high caliber individuals to fill the following position: Assistant Manager - Underwriting - General Business

Job Purpose

To assess and prudently underwrite business risks as per Company underwriting guidelines to deliver the desired loss ratio and profitability.

Duties & Responsibility  

• Analyse the proposed risks and make decision to accept or reject
• Determine the rates & terms to charge
• Sign Policy Documents
• Recommend Risk surveying to Underwriting Manager
• Ensure risk survey recommendations are communicated in time and follow up implementation
• Supervise a team of underwriters to ensure prudent underwriting and timely release of underwriting documents
• Mentor, coach and train underwriting staff to increase their underwriting capacity
• Ensure prepared documents are issued to Customers and / or Intermediary as per Service Charter
• Ensure renewal notices are issued as per the Service Charter
• Custodian of Company Security Documents – Motor Certificates, Yellow Cards and Collaterals collected from clients
• Manage and ensure full accountability of motor certificates
• Manage Policy Cancellation
• Ensure compliance to the Company credit Policy by underwriters
• Manage company records and ensure proper filing of client information both manual and electronic

Academic Qualifications

• B.Com Insurance, Actuarial Science, Economics, Finance, Marketing , Business Administration or any other business related degree

Professional Qualifications

• Completed AIIK or ACII

Relevant Work Experience

• At least seven years underwriting or claims exposure in a busy office

Skills / Knowledge

• Excellent administration & Management skills
• Good communication skills
• Good analytical skills
• Highly numerate
• Good negotiation and mediation skills
• Leadership skills

Personal Attributes (3-must, 2-should, 1-preferably)

• Team leader – 3
• High integrity – 3
• Consistent – 3
• Decisive – 3
• Dynamic – 3
• Self-driven – 3
• Reliable – 3
• Responsive – 3

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, kindly send your resume to the address below indicating on the subject of your email the job title.

For example: Ref : Application for Assistant Manager-Underwriting-GB  Position to:

The Group Human Resources Manager
CIC Insurance Group Ltd
Strictly through Email to: recruitment@cic.co.ke.

The application should reach us by close of business on 22nd November, 2013. Please note only short listed candidate will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 30th November, 2013 consider your application unsuccessful.

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ASSISTANT MANAGER- ACTURIAL (KENYAN JOBS AND JOBS IN KENYA NOVEMBER 2013)

Title: : Assistant Manager – Actuarial

CIC Insurance Group is the leading Co-operative insurer in Africa and one of the top three insurance companies in the country.  CIC Insurance Group consists of three subsidiaries; CIC General Ltd, CIC Life Assurance Ltd and CIC Asset Management Ltd; currently CIC has businesses operating all over Kenya with 19 branches.  In order to execute its ambitious growth and expansion strategy, CIC wishes to recruit high caliber individuals to fill the following position: Assistant Manager – Actuarial

Role/Job Description

• Performing quarterly valuations and preparing presentations and reports explaining the implications to managers and directors including advice on their emerging risks and implications
• Calculation of all insurance contract reserves
• Analysing statistical data in order to determine rates for different risks in acceptance of proposals for new policies and products in conjunction with the underwriting department
• Using modelling techniques and statistical concepts to determine probability and assess risks and give best estimates; implementing the actuarial control cycle
• Monitoring risk within business positions to ensure excessive risks are not taken during the fast pace of business execution
• Monitor the level of profitability and performance of new and existing products
• Working with IT professionals to develop systems to ensure optimal business performance
• Providing technical support to the marketing function as they obtain market intelligence by researching and identifying new products and new business areas and ideas
• Supervising, mentoring and coaching staff under supervision
• Supervise and drive all data management, clean up and consolidation, and champion data integrity
• Guide and drive all statistical modeling to support statutory and non-statutory actuarial valuations and capital reserves
• Monitor expense ratios and perform expense analyses
• Provide analysis to support the application of appropriate reinsurance arrangements
• Analysis of industry statistics and monitoring of key metrics including those supporting credit ratings
• Ensuring compliance to IRA regulation
• Provide statistical analysis and modeling for the risk management function
• Drive the implementation of asset liability matching and modeling

Academic Qualification

• Minimum BSc. Actuarial Science

Professional Qualification

• Progress in Institute of Actuaries examinations – at least 10 papers completed including at least one ST and CA1

Relevant Work Experience

• Total of at least 3 years working experience the insurance industry.
• At least 1 years’ experience at a supervisory level
• Experience in statistical modelling and actuarial software

Skills/Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent in statistical analysis
• Excellent use of excel
• Knowledge of statistical packages or programming (e.g. SAS, Visual Basic)
• Problem solving skills with attention to detail
• Consistent progress in Actuarial exams
• Proficient knowledge on the insurance industry in Kenya
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Knowledge of reinsurance arrangements and structures

Professional Qualification

• Progress in Institute of Actuaries examinations – at least 10 papers completed including at least one ST and CA1

Relevant Work Experience

• Total of at least 3 years working experience the insurance industry.

Skills/Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent in statistical analysis
• Excellent use of excel
• Knowledge of statistical packages or programming (e.g. SAS, Visual Basic)
• Problem solving skills with attention to detail
• Consistent progress in Actuarial exams
• Proficient knowledge on the insurance industry in Kenya
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Knowledge of reinsurance arrangements and structures

Personal Attributes

• Must have integrity and professionalism
• Must be a good team leader and player
• Must be able to pay good attention to detail
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must be able to work within tight deadlines
• Must be self-motivated
• Must be able to work under minimum supervision
• Must be organised and efficient

Remuneration: As per company policy and actuarial study policy

Expected Start Date: 1 January 2014

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, kindly send your resume to the address below indicating on the subject of your email the job title.

For example: Ref : Application for Assistant Manager-Actuarial  Position to:

The Group Human Resources Manager
CIC Insurance Group Ltd
Strictly through Email to: recruitment@cic.co.ke.

The application should reach us by close of business on 22nd November, 2013. Please note only short listed candidate will be contacted.  If you do not hear from us by 30th December, 2013 consider your application unsuccessful.

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