We are a general insurance company looking for skilled,
results-oriented, self-motivated, enthusiastic, passionate and extroverted
persons each with a “can-do” attitude to fill the following positions:
1. Audit Executive
Department: Risk and Compliance
Reports to: Manager - Risk and Compliance
Overall Responsibility
Carry out audits with a view to assuring management that laid
down procedures are being adhered to.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Carry
out routine audits and make necessary recommendations to Management.
- Carry
out special investigations and make recommendations as necessary.
- Assist
in systems review with a view to advising on areas that need to be
strengthened.
- Assist
in preparation of Audit plan
- Assist
in the review of internal procedures
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration, commerce or equivalent
- Pass
in at least two parts of CPA
- Two
years’ relevant experience
2. Branch Accounts Executive
Department: Finance
Reports to: Branch Manager with a dotted line to
Head of Finance
Overall Responsibility
To execute the branch level finance function as directed by head
office to support revenue assurance and credit control.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure
all revenue is promptly and correctly receipted
- Perform
weekly cash counts and prepare imprest replenishments for the branch
- Receive
post dated cheques and ensure they are banked on time
- Ensure
daily banking and daily monitoring of returned cheques and notification to
Accounts Assistant (Bank Reconciliation) in copy to Branch Operations
Manager & Senior Accountant
- Respond
to all General ledger reconciliation queries
- Assist
the branch manager with budgetary controls
- Confirm
premium receipt as part of claim processing and report to the Accounts
Executive-Branch Accounts
- Advice
on Intermediary Commission related issues
- Monitor
collections and advice the Senior Accountant-Credit Control
- Revenue
Assurance-Ensure minimal leakage through compliance through accurate
receipting
- Manage
the Fixed Asset Transfer forms and update the branch fixed asset register
- Administer
the branch stationary and receive and reissue Certificates to the
underwriting function of the branch.
- Filing
of all payments vouchers and maintaining filing system.
Requirements
- A
bachelor’s Degree in commerce or Business Administration
- Part
qualification in CPA (part 2)
- 2
years relevant working experience
3. Branch Managers
Department: Underwriting
Reports To: Underwriting Manager/ Head of
Underwriting
Overall Responsibility
As the overall officer in charge of the Company's branch office
to ensure the office runs efficiently, implement underwriting guidelines /
policies coordinate and supervise staff within his/ her jurisdiction, drive the
marketing sales and customer service functions in the respective branch.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensuring
strict adherence to the cash and carry policy.
- Ensuring
that all company monies are receipted and banked as per company guidelines.
- Enforcing
the set underwriting guidelines
- Day
to day administration of the branch operations
- Implementing
the branch sales strategies
- Ensuring
quality customer service at the branch
- Ensuring
renewal notices are sent out on time and preparing reports on business
retention.
- Ensure
high customer retention rate
- Signing
of accountable documents and custodian of the same.
- Ensuring
all business is booked in the system on a timely manner
- Certificate
management
- Vetting
of risks before they are accepted in the company books
- Participate
in building and enhancing good public image of the company through various
public relation programmes
- Ensuring
that all claims issues reported to the branch are promptly communicated to
the Claims Department and supporting documents submitted
- Act
as a link between Claims Department and the intermediaries / insured in
all matters to do with claims.
- Ensuring
that all intermediaries receive their commission earnings on a timely
basis
- Soliciting
and negotiating special incentives to top performing intermediaries
- Promoting
a positive image of the company through service protocols to
policyholders, brokers and other intermediaries, members of the public and
other stakeholders. Such promotion may include public speaking, other
forms of public relations, etc
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or Equivalent
- ACII
or equivalent
- 5
years experience in managing retail operations
- Person
Specifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or Equivalent
- 5CII
Papers
- 5
years experience in managing retail operations
4. Branch Supervisor
Division/Department: Underwriting
Reports To: Assistant Manager-Underwriting/ Branch
Manager
Overall Responsibility
The primary responsibility of this function will be to perform
and ensure all underwriting and other administrative processes in the branch
are carried out in line with overall corporate objectives.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist
in overseeing the activities of underwriting in the branch.
- Vetting
all risks to ensure that only quality business is accepted into the
company at acceptable rates.
- Ensuring
that the risks undertaken by the company are adequately covered through
reinsurance programmes.
- Ensuring
proper customer service within the branch.
- Certificate
management.
- Participate
in sales initiatives.
- Ensure
that the policy documents are prepared and dispatched.
- Advise
client of acceptance terms.
- Deputize
the Branch Manager.
- Any
other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or Equivalent
- 5
papers in ACII
- 4
years relevant experience
5. Assistant Manager - Underwriting
Division: Underwriting
Report to: Underwriting Manager/Head
of Underwriting
Overall Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this function will be to assist
the Underwriting Manager/ Head of Underwriting in the day to day running of the
department.
This will include discharging administrative duties under the
direction of the manager ;
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensuring
strict adherence to the cash and carry policy.
- Ensuring
that all company monies are receipted and banked as per company
guidelines.
- Enforcing
the set underwriting guidelines
- Day
to day administration of the branch operations
- Implementing
the branch sales strategies
- Ensuring
quality customer service at the branch
- Ensuring
renewal notices are sent out on time and preparing reports on business
retention.
- Ensure
high customer retention rate
- Signing
of accountable documents and custodian of the same.
- Ensuring
all business is booked in the system on a timely manner
- Certificate
management
- Vetting
of risks before they are accepted in the company books
- Participate
in building and enhancing good public image of the company through various
public relation programmes
- Ensuring
that all claim issues reported to the branch are promptly communicated to
the Claims Department and supporting documents submitted
- Act
as a link between Claims Department and the intermediaries / insured in
all matters to do with claims.
- Ensuring
that all intermediaries receive their commission earnings on a timely
basis
- Soliciting
and negotiating special incentives to top performing intermediaries.
- Promoting
a positive image of the company through service protocols to
policyholders, brokers and other intermediaries, members of the public and
other stakeholders. Such promotion may include public speaking, other
forms of public relations, etc.
- Vetting
all risks to ensure that only quality business is accepted in the company.
- Preparing,
maintaining and reviewing of an underwriting manual.
- Ensuring
that risks undertaken by the company are adequately covered through
reinsurance treaties.
- Participate
in ceding of reinsurance business.
- Monitoring
and control of certificate usage and replenishment to branches etc and
adequacy levels .
- Ensuring
renewal notices are sent out on time and renewal follow ups done.
- Setting
up renewal meetings for large risks and reviewing renewal terms where
necessary.
- Signing
of policy documents, renewal notices and other accountable documents.
- Preparation
of timely management reports.
- Monitoring
cancellation of policies where premium is not paid.
- Assisting
Marketers with the mega quotation terms.
- In
liaison with manager, setting up and enforcing the underwriting
guidelines.
- Deputizing
the Underwriting manager.
- Any
other duties as may be assigned by Head of Underwriting from time to time.
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
- Professional-
Full ACII or equivalent
- Six
years relevant experience two of which should be in middle management
6. HR Executive
Department: HR & Administration
Report to: Manager – HR &
Administration
Overall Responsibility
To provide support to the Human Resource unit and ensure that
KOILs staff are remunerated promptly and correctly as per their contracts and
that correct deductions are made and remitted to the respective authorities.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain
the integrated Human Resource Information system i.e. input KOILs staff
statistics in appropriate computerized HR database while ensuring their
accuracy and updating them immediately changes occur
- Maintaining
alphabetically sorted personnel files in which documents shall always be
filed neatly and in chronological order
- Ensure
proper tracking of HR records and files through and using the tracking
system
- Update
leave records and track leave utilization as per KOIL leave policy
- Assisting
in payroll processing
- Assisting
with staff welfare matters e.g. circulation of contribution lists
- Assisting
in recruitment – calling candidates for interviews, compiling interview
results and filing them, sending regret responses, and ensuring the
recruitment file is up to date
- Ensuring
and coordinating DIT privilege utilization and following up on
reimbursements
- Receive
all hard copy general applications as per set procedures and maintain
general applications roster/database
- Conducting
reminders for upcoming events in the HR calendars
- Compiling
of Performance Appraisal Data in a timely manner
Person Specification
- Degree-holder
- 2
years of relevant experience
- Diploma
in HRM or its equivalent is an added advantage
- Computer
literate (MS-Office Suite)
- Knowledge
of modern office procedures
- Ability
to operate modern office equipment
- Excellent
communication skills, highly confidential & organized
- Mature,
reliable, initiative, confidential
- Attention
to detail & sense of business urgency
How to apply
Do your qualifications and experience match those listed
above?
Then it is YOU we’re looking for!
Apply NOW by sending your application letter and updated CV to
kaziafrica2012@gmail.com
Please note that applications shall be reviewed on a first-come,
first served basis, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
~We are an equal opportunity employer ~