The Role
Manages underwriting professionals, ensuring compliance with policies, underwrites complex risks, and provides guidance to achieve operational excellence. Responsibilities include performance management and stakeholder relationship building.
Summary Generated by Built In
Lets Write Africa's Story Together!
Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.
Job Description
Manages several underwriting professionals. Reviews and ensures conformance with underwriting policies, guidelines, and procedures by subordinate underwriters. Recommends changes in underwriting policies and procedures. Underwrites the large or more complex risks or provides final approval for those underwritten by subordinates.Minimum Requirements:
- Namibian Citizen,
- NQF level 7 tertiary qualification in Finance, Business Admin or Economics
- 5-10 years of Short-Term Insurance experience.
- 2-3 Years of Supervisory experience
- Insurance or a professional qualification will be an added advantage, e.g. CII, CA, CIMA
- Business acumen,
- Computer literacy and good numerical skills are essential with excellent MS Office skills.
- Ability to work under pressure,
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with sound organizational skills,
- Practical knowledge of Reinsurance: FAC & Treaty
Job Description:
- Accountable for technical decision making within a specific functional area.
- Take accountability for the implementation of operational projects, or components thereof, as assigned to him/her.
- Individually accountable for customer/client service delivery, with the support of his/her
- Accountable for the time task and output quality of those reporting to him/her.
- Balance own priorities with directing and motivating others.
- Plan and assign work over the applicable period.
- Guide and direct staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
- Create a climate for optimal performance and manages performance.
- Select potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.
- Responsible for day-to-day feedback and review of performance.
- Coach and mentor staff.
- Deliver, maintain and enhance service/work standards and work quality within a given process.
- Ensure daily processing complies with all appropriate product and legislative rules and requirements.
- Develop and maintains procedural documentation.
Establish and maintains relationships with internal stakeholders. - Build and manages external relationships.
Skills
Accounting, Budget Management, Change Management, Data Compilation, Executing Plans, Financial Acumen, Legal Practices, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Presenting Solutions, Professional Presentation, Risk Management, Servant LeadershipCompetencies
Action OrientedBusiness InsightCommunicates EffectivelyDecision QualityEnsures AccountabilityFinancial AcumenInstills TrustManages ComplexityEducation
NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalentClosing Date
01 July 2026 , 23:59The Old Mutual Story!
Skills Required
- NQF level 7 tertiary qualification in Finance, Business Admin or Economics
- 5-10 years of Short-Term Insurance experience
- 2-3 Years of Supervisory experience
- Insurance or a professional qualification, e.g. CII, CA, CIMA
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The Company
What We Do
Old Mutual Limited is a listed company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and has secondary listings on the London, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe stock exchanges. As a Pan-African financial services company, we are focused on Africa, her needs and her people. Together with you, we have educated our children, given more homes warmth and light, empowered small businesses and improved infrastructure in Africa. Our story will continue #WithAfricaForAfrica
