Head, Reinsurance at Old Mutual Plc

Job Description

• This role manages a team in a technical environment, with some individual deliveries and is individually accountable for achieving results through others. This role reports to the head of operations (short term/general business)

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the management of a unit of technical specialists in support of business objectives.
• Normal functions pertaining to management (people, production, customer and finance) apply, but in a technical environment.
• Team size would vary but would mostly be between 5 and 15 specialist staff.
• Also responsible for technical deliveries themselves (high level of technical knowledge in related field to their own staff).
• Technical skills would relate to a field within the administration ambit, i.e. product / process / MIS etc.
• Carries responsibility to deliver on operational projects within field of expertise.

Key Result Areas

Budget Control:

• Manages an operational budget.

Operational Delivery:

• Manages delivery of specialist team in support of business objectives.
• Responsible to deliver on operational projects within field of expertise.
• May be personally responsible for some technical deliveries.
• Extensive experience in day to day management.

Team Effectiveness:

• Individually accountable for customer/client service delivery through efforts of others.
• Accountable for others' time, task and output quality.
• Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
• Plans and assigns work over the applicable period.
• Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
• Creates a climate for optimal performance.
• Manages performance.
• Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.

Relationship Building:

• Establishes and maintains relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Builds and manages external relationships.

Qualification:

• A first degree from a tertiary institution
• Minimum of 5-10 years in field of expertise (sound business knowledge and management experience would be an advantage)
• CIIN professional qualification