Group Chief Operating Officer - ESS/18/11/01 at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Reference Number: 130-PEO00961
Location: Nigeria
Department: People & Change Nigeria
Job type: Permanent

Roles & Responsibilities
The Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO) will report to the Group Chief Executive Officer as well as work through and with group and subsidiary boards and co-ordinate the work of all offices. The GCOO would provide overall operational leadership of the Group in support of the Group Board of Directors & the Group Chief Executive. Specifically, the GCOO will:

• Provide direct oversight of the functions under the authority of the Group Chief Operating Officer
• Act as the Group Chief Executive, in the absence of the substantive Group Chief Executive
• Chair and attend management committee and sub-committee meetings.
• Ensure reports are submitted to Group and subsidiary Boards as well as group management committees.
• Lead the implementation of the approved strategic plan of the Group.
• Formulate a detailed programme of work plan, necessary tasks, define priorities and ensure implementation of program tasks by the team.
• Ensure Group-wide compliance with policies, procedures, processes, stated targets, legal and regulatory frameworks
• Monitor organisational performance, provide group-wide leadership, guiding and mentoring and promote inculcation of best practice, in departmental and office workflows among staff to achieve good results
• Ensure full integration and coordination of the Group’s resources (people, skills, technology and systems
• Engage constructively with other relevant agencies, clients, partners and other organisations.

Requirements
As a minimum, the ideal candidate MUST:

• Have a First Degree in a related discipline
• Be (at least) an Associate  of the Chartered Insurance Institute, ACII or equivalent,
• Be an experienced reinsurance professional with at least 15 years work experience with 10 years in managerial role
• Excellent command of English and French Languages. A working knowledge of Arabic is desirable but not essential.
• In addition, A Masters Degree in Business Administration will be an advantage.