Manager, Technical Inspection / Risk Prevention Engineer

Job title : Manager, Technical Inspection / Risk Prevention Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To strengthen the control function in the Corporation to ensure the effectiveness of the corporation’s internal control and also to provide technical assistance to the production centres by the way of carrying out risk surveys and providing quotations for Engineering risks.

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

COMPETENCIES AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• The key competencies required for the role include but not limited to the following:
• Advanced knowledge of insurance and reinsurance.
• Capacity for technical and professional proficiency, particularly with regard Insurance and reinsurance underwriting as well as risk assessment;
• Ability to train cedants and subordinate
• Ability to quickly build very good and sustainable relationship with cedants
• Capacity to respect confidentiality and professional discretion.
• Capacity for taking initiatives and decision;
• Good supervisory skills.
• Capacity for analyzing, synthesizing and reasoning
• Very Good planning & reporting skills.
• High Integrity, Rigorous and good sense of responsibility
• Ability to work under pressure in a very busy environment.
• Excellent computer skills required in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and Knowledge of any other business-related software will be an added advantage
• Good team player with proven leadership and managerial experience
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input and is willing to learn from others
• Has the ability to defend and explain difficult issues and positions
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment
• Help improve data quality for all Production centres
• Training Production centre staff through sharing lessons learnt.

Academic Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Applicants shall be holders of:

• 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
• A qualification in relevant professional qualifications will be an added advantage.