Jobs at Zamara Kenya

Roles and responsibilities

• Achieving Zamara’s ambitious strategic priorities will be complex and challenging. Its continued success will be dependent on building and retaining a world-class team. The successful candidate will manage and provide actuarial consultancy services to a small portfolio of clients under guidance from the Team Leader.

The role will report to the Team Leader.

In more detail, the areas of responsibility include:

Technical Expertise:

• Responsible for managing a small portfolio of clients under the supervision of a senior resource across IFRS 17, reserving, pricing, capital management and strategic projects.
• Agree deadlines for projects and calculations with consultant and actuary and ensure the deadlines are met.
• Carry out data checks/analysis and prepare valuation and financial review reports for checking by actuarial consultant.
• Support and review work done by actuarial analysts.
• Adhere to compliance with set processes and standards in the Division.
• Ensure delivery of high quality output whilst working on a wide range of concurrent assignments.

Client relations:

• Accompany senior resource to client meetings and have greater involvement in terms of presentations and discussions.
• Initiate and support business development and client relations.

Billing and debt collection:

• Assist accounts with billing and collection of all pursued but uncollected debts.

Professional development:

• Develop expert knowledge of all the processes/procedures & systems used for individual calculations and valuations.
• Develop technical knowledge through formal and on the job training.
• Initiate a project and work on it to completion.
• Take ownership on research initiatives and participate in R&D projects.
• Contribute to the actuarial profession in Kenya.

Experience and personal qualities

The following experience is preferred:

• 3-5 year’s work experience in the insurance domain.
• Proven experience in a similar environment together with strong capabilities and ability to communicate with impact.
• Degree in Actuarial Science or related field.
• Good grasp of system application.
• Strong knowledge of insurance/pensions industry.
• MS Office with focus on Excel Skills.
• Comfortable with different actuarial valuations methods and techniques.
• Basic programming skills.
• Knowledge of FIS Prophet preferred.

The following personal qualities are preferred:

• Analytical thinking
• Teamwork
• Excellent time management skills
• Supervisory and mentoring skills
• Innovative and proactive
• Strong business sense
• Responsible and accountable
• Client facing skills
• Excellent oral & written communication skills.
• Responsible & accountable.

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Roles and responsibilities

• Achieving Zamara’s ambitious strategic priorities will be complex and challenging. Its continued success will be dependent on building and retaining a world-class team. The Consultant will drive business growth (new business and retention) in employee benefits.

The role will report to the General Manager, Group Life.

In more detail, the areas of responsibility include:

New Business Acquisition

• Drive the sales process from pre-qualification to award of contract.
• Response to request for proposal & tenders.
• Negotiate with underwriters on benefits, rates, discounts in order to offer the client the most competitive solution.
• Preparation of risk notes & submission of the same to the Operations department.
• Generate referrals from clients based on our existing relationship & our unmatched service delivery.

Value Addition

• Design & seek approval for value adding concepts.
• Provision of technical expertise in the creation of new products.

Compliance

• Preparation of contract documents in adherence to set guidelines & within stipulated timeframe.

People Management

• Drive team performance through adherence to all P&C policies.

Experience and personal qualities

• Experience of 3 years in Business Development in the insurance industry.
• Experience in Employee Benefits is an added advantage.
• A degree in Actuarial Science/ Business related degree, ACII certification is an added advantage.
• A Master’s degree in the above field is an added advantage.
• Proper work ethics and business etiquette.
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Selling skills
• Great negotiating skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good leadership skills
• Innovative
• Entrepreneurial