Jobs at Old Mutual Kenya

Job Description

Reporting to the Group Managing Director; Asset Management, the incumbent will be responsible for developing new business opportunities and proactively responding to identified business opportunities. The incumbent would also be given a large degree of freedom as well as accountability for a specific project or projects and pursuit of business leads and generation of business leads and will be responsible for achieving results through efforts of others and their self over periods of up to 1 year

 KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the identification and qualification of opportunities to maximise revenue
• Compiles customer value proposition as well as business entry into identified opportunities.
• Conducts research, assists in developing a suitable response and conducts viability assessments of a range of potential solutions and potential clients.
• Ensures integration of new business opportunities with existing initiatives within the business.
• Builds relationships and networks with external stakeholders and potential alliances.
• Conducts presentations to introduce new initiatives and ensures buy-in. Key Results Areas
• Business Development is Individually accountable for the identification and qualification of opportunities to maximise revenue.
• Ensures integration of new business opportunities with existing initiatives within the business.
• Team Effectiveness  Individually accountable for self and other's time, tasks and output quality, for periods of up to a year.
•  Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
•  Plans and assigns work over periods of up to a year.
• Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards. 
•  Creates a climate for optimal performance.
• Manages performance and productivity
• Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.
• Relationship Building
• Builds relationships and networks with external stakeholders, potential clients and potential alliances

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

• Technical Knowledge
• Business Awareness
• Thinking Skills
• Decision Making,
• Gaining Commitment
• Aligning Performance for Success
• Sales Ability
• Planning, Organising & Collaboration

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Relevant degree in Business related field. 5 - 6 years relevant experience.  
• Experience in Fund Management will be an added advantage.

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Job Description

To work with the Business Relationship Manager to ensure successful implementation and support of business solutions and transformation programmes. This role determines and documents business requirements, design & implements solutions to meet business requirements.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Establishment of business needs and expectations

• Responsible for establishing IT linkages to the business and key business stakeholders
• Translating the business requirements into appropriate ICT service levels and support process framework
• Establishing a process to proactively identify emerging business needs and ICT implications e.g. through Business – to – ICT focus groups
• Liaising with users of systems to identify changes that are necessary for the systems to continue supporting the business strategy. 
• Providing robust analysis and critique to the identified changes before documenting them into formal systems requirement specifications that can be used to design, develop (acquire) and implement an appropriate solution that will address the intended business need while factoring seamless integration with existing solutions for the overall fit.
• Ensures clear communication of required changes and solutions proposed to stakeholders.
• Apply best practices and standards in solution design and project executions for consistent delivery of quality solutions within the defined scope, budget and time.
• Training users and other team members on new information system solutions.
• Ensures that solutions developed are properly tested by developing comprehensive test plans.

Development of solutions to address the business needs

• Configure and or develop business requirements into technology solutions that meet business requirements
• Ensures clear communication of required changes and solutions proposed to stakeholders.
• Apply best practices and standards in solution design and project executions for consistent delivery of quality solutions within the defined scope, budget and time.
• Training users and other team members on new information system solutions.
• Ensure that solutions developed are properly tested by developing comprehensive test plans.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Problem Solving: Analyse and troubleshoot software issues, debugging and optimizing code for performance and scalability.

Management of ICT support in the specific area of assignment

• On-going monitoring of ICT support activities and programs
• Reporting performance against expectations and addressing the gap with service delivery management
• Evaluating the business training needs and developing appropriate training programs
• Provide ICT consultation for the business
• Establish and drive ICT initiatives in each business to unlock technology value for the business
• Champion ICT mediated/driven change management programs

Drive business unit innovation programs 

• Work with the projects and innovation manager to identify innovation opportunities for the business
• Develop a deep business understanding and connect this understanding with the technology needs and capacity
• Identify, communicate and monitor IT investment, cost and value to the business

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or equivalent.
• Certification in at least one area of applications development.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in business analysis, software engineering and deep understanding of at least one of the following insurance businesses; Life Insurance, Unit Trust or Asset Management.
• At least a working knowledge of Databases
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Skills and competencies

• At least 2 years’ experience in business systems project related assignments
• Deep understanding of business/systems analysis and software engineering
• Understands application programming, database and system design
• Teamwork ability
• Good communication skills
• Analytical skills and out of the box thinking
• Knowledge in emerging industry practices
• Proactive in seeking solutions to problems and identifying opportunities
• Wide understanding of the insurance business processes
• Self-driven individual with the discipline to deliver within agreed guidelines