Executive Director, Technical (OMNIGIC) Job at Old Mutual Nigeria

Old Mutual Nigeria consists of a Life Assurance and General Insurance business and provides a wide spectrum of insurance solutions tailored to meet unique individual and corporate clients' circumstances.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Executive Director, Technical (OMNIGIC)

Ref No: JR-37387
Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description


  • This role contributes to the broad technical strategy across the country, maintaining a long-term focus on the future risk management direction of the business in comparison to the market.
  • It is individually accountable for the execution of the Risk and technical strategy, and tactical business plans through Managers and their teams.

Descriptor:

  • Accountable for execution of tactical business plans (derived from Business Unit Strategy) at operational level.
  • Integrates decision making across all of these spectrums.
  • Contributes to projects impacting on business deliverables (Delivery of level three plans).
  • Makes major operational decisions within business plan.
  • Manages direct (Team Leaders and Specialists) and indirect (Clerical staff) reports in Life Underwriting, Claims and Re-Insurance teams.
  • Owns operational efficiency and quality including an operations balanced scorecard incorporating finance, people, process and customer dimensions of the business.
  • Provides operational and best practice context for internal environment.
  • Builds relationships with peers and or colleagues that impact across business areas.

Key Result Areas
Governance & Compliance:

  • Accountable for governance and compliance at an operational level.
  • Relationship Building:
  • Builds relationships with peers and/or colleagues that impact across business areas.

Operational Efficiency:

  • Accountable for execution of tactical business plans at operational level.
  • Makes major operational decisions within business plan.
  • Owns operational efficiency and quality including an operations balanced scorecard incorporating finance, people, process and customer dimensions of the business.
  • Ensures the effectiveness and appropriateness of operational processes.

Management Effectiveness:

  • Manages service delivery through a team of managers over periods of 3 months to 1 year.
  • Manages the HR function for the department as well as all day-to-day staff administration.
  • Holds first line managers accountable for managerial work, including selection, performance management and talent management.
  • Develops MOs and specialists under supervision.
  • Drives operational excellence through area of supervision.
  • Provides operational and best practice context for internal environment.
  • Selects potential MOs to sustain pipeline.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

  • Insurance Professional qualification (ACIIN, ACII).
  • Post Graduate Degree (an advantage).
  • Average of 15 years overall work experience.
  • 3 to 5 years experience in more than one discipline.
  • Management experience.
  • Experience in a Multinational organization (an advantage).
  • Experience in Technical Insurance matters, having worked in Underwriting and Claims.

Skills:

  • Excellent Communication & Presentation skills.
  • Excellent Analytical skills.
  • Excellent Relational Management skills.