We are looking for talented and
motivated people in a variety of roles. At Kenya Orient, you will have an
opportunity to join a team who are warm, professional and experts in their
fields.
As a successful candidate, you will work in a fun, highly innovative and
engaging environment suitable for providing Unique, Relevant and Innovative
insurance solutions that exceed our client’s expectations.
Job Title: Audit Supervisor
Location: Head Office
Division / Department: Audit and Compliance
Immediate Supervisor: Audit and Compliance Manager
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for carrying out audits with a view to ensuring compliance with technical, operational, regulatory and corporate governance through adherence to KOIL procedures.
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for carrying out audits with a view to ensuring compliance with technical, operational, regulatory and corporate governance through adherence to KOIL procedures.
Key Tasks, Duties and
Responsibilities
- Review audit assignments including proper
planning, audit testing, schedule and developing audit program, working
papers or documentation, disclosure of audit finding and audit report
drafting in close liaison with the audit and compliance manager.
- Participate in the preparation of the
strategic and risk based audit plan aligned to the company objectives.
- Carry out routine audits and adhoc audits,
compile quality and timely detailed findings, implications and make
necessary recommendations to management for system and controls
improvements.
- Carry out special investigations and make
recommendations as necessary.
- Assist in identifying and investigating
possible risk areas and reporting to management.
- Assist in systems review with a view to
advising on areas that need to be strengthened.
- Assist in the review of internal procedures
within the company processes.
- Assist with preparation of reports to
management and the board audit committee.
- Carrying out reviews and supervision on staff
performance in the Department.
- Prepare training materials and assist in
training of staff on Audit and compliance issues.
- Assist in the follow-up of on status of
implementation of both internal and external auditors’ recommendations.
- Performing any other duties as required from
time to time.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in commerce or equivalent
- CPA (K) or equivalent
- CISA qualification
- Four (4) years’ experience in internal audit
or in a professional audit firm three (3) of which should be at section
Head level or above
Competencies
- Strong analytical, communication and decision
making skills
- Knowledge in International Auditing standards
- Knowledge of insurance principles and practice
- Hands on IT knowledge and system/compliance
audits
How to Apply:
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
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Job Title: Claims Executive
Location: Head Office
Division / Department: Claims Department
Immediate Supervisor: Claims Supervisor
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for opening new claims and processing of non-legal Claims in line with the company policy
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for opening new claims and processing of non-legal Claims in line with the company policy
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Open and acknowledge new claims
- Appoint service providers within the set
benchmarks, review their reports and process claims as necessary.
- Initiate recovery from negligent third parties
and promptly hand file to Legal Section for follow ups.
- Ensure payment to policyholders and service
providers within stipulated company benchmarks.
- Maintain registers and adequate claims
reserves.
- Respond to correspondence and/or queries
relating to claims falling under area of responsibility.
- Make recommendations on settlements of claims
falling under area of responsibility.
- Prepare claims reports e.g. monthly theft
report, monthly salvage report and any other reports which may be required
from time to time.
- Deputize the Senior Claims Executive
- Perform any other duties as required from time
to time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Pass in at least two ACII papers or equivalent
- 2 (Two) years’ relevant experience
Competencies
- Basic underwriting and legal knowledge
- Knowledge on insurance products and services
- Good negotiation skills
- Analytical thinking and flexibility
- Excellent customer handling skills
How to Apply:
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
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Job Title: Accounts Executive (Branch)
Location: Mombasa and Kisumu
Division / Department: Finance
Immediate Supervisor: Branch Manager / Manager – Finance
Overall Responsibility: To execute the branch level finance function as directed by head office to support revenue assurance and credit control.
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.
- Any other duties that may be assigned from
time to time.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s Degree in commerce or Business
Administration
- Part qualification in CPA (Part 2)
- 2 years relevant working experience
Competencies
- Basic financial reporting skills
- Basic budget formulation, financial analysis
& IT skills
- Excellent analytical, communication and
customer handling skills
How to Apply:
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
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Job Title: Internal Assessor
Location: Head Office
Division / Department: Claims
Immediate Supervisor: Assistant Manager Claims – Non Legal
Overall Responsibility: This position is responsible for the summative and formative internal verification of assessment reports. Re-inspect motor vehicles and assess small damages
Overall Responsibility: This position is responsible for the summative and formative internal verification of assessment reports. Re-inspect motor vehicles and assess small damages
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Scrutinize all the assessment reports
submitted by the assessors and recommending the next course of action.
- Ensure that all assessors conduct themselves
professionally and ethically and make recommendations where action is
warranted.
- Re-inspect all motor vehicles within Nairobi
after repairs are concluded by the garages.
- Recommend for a second assessment on accident
vehicles outside Nairobi whenever necessary.
- Assess and authorize small damages (up to
Kshs. 100,000) without involving external assessors.
- Prepare analysis assessment reports for
damages below Kshs.200, 000 and authorize repairs without a second opinion
unless where necessary.
- Carry out a second assessment on all vehicles
whose estimated damage is more than Kshs.200, 000 and authorize their
repairs immediately after making the necessary adjustments.
- Appoint an assessor for all cases estimated
above Kshs.500, 000 assessed for a second opinion before authorizing
repairs.
- Isolate and carry out repairs audit for the
specific cases identified at the time of scrutinizing the claim form and
assessment reports.
- Determine the reserve amount and update as
appropriate.
- Carry out random checks on garages and provide
recommendations
- Prepare monthly reports giving claims change
indicators.
- Any other duties as may be allocated by the
management.
Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Automotive or Mechanical
Engineering
- Certification in Insurance will be an added
advantage
- 2 years working experience
Competencies
- Knowledge in insurance products and services
- Basic knowledge claims management/handling
- Excellent analytical, communication and
customer handling skills
- Ability to build relationships and good report
writing skills
- Good understanding of asset valuation and
assessment
How to Apply:
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Job Title: Legal Officer
Location: Head Office
Division / Department: Claims
Immediate Supervisor: Senior Legal Officer
Overall Responsibility: The position in liaison with the Senior Legal Officer is responsible for controlling litigation cases with external lawyers and all legal cases and ensuring that timely out of court settlements and/or recoveries are achieved.
Overall Responsibility: The position in liaison with the Senior Legal Officer is responsible for controlling litigation cases with external lawyers and all legal cases and ensuring that timely out of court settlements and/or recoveries are achieved.
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Assist in appointment of defence lawyers where
action is brought against the company and ensure at all times the
advocates work in the best interest of the Company.
- Assist in recovery of company outlay from
negligent third parties.
- Assist in negotiating amicably, out of court
settlements.
- Review investigation reports, to ensure that
they are comprehensive enough to meet the need for which they were sought,
and recommend remedial action as necessary
- Assist in processing of payments to claimants
and service providers
- Assist in legal research and preparing legal
opinions to both external and internal clients.
- With the assistance of Senior legal officer,
respond to any correspondence and/or enquiries regarding claims legal
issues.
- Maintain adequate reserves for legal claims.
- Prepare legal documents as required.
- Any other duties that may be assigned from
time to time.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Law degree
- Advocate of the High Court.
- Two years relevant experience
Competencies
- Knowledge in insurance products and services
- Basic knowledge claims management/handling
- Excellent analytical, communication and
customer handling skills
How to Apply:
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Job Title: Relationship Officer
Locations: 4 Regions - Mombasa, Rift, Western, Mt. Kenya
Division / Department: Marketing & Business Development
Immediate Supervisor: Assistant Manager, Marketing / Branch Manager
Overall Responsibility: In charge of managing selected intermediary accounts and achieving monthly sales and growth targets
Overall Responsibility: In charge of managing selected intermediary accounts and achieving monthly sales and growth targets
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Achieve monthly sales and growth targets
- Championing new products/services to
designated accounts
- Gather market intelligence in order to
identify specific needs of intermediaries.
- Disseminate product knowledge to the
intermediaries.
- Give competitive quotations and ensure follow
up is done to close the business.
- To oversee timely issuance of relevant
documents to the intermediaries.
- Facilitate timely collections of premiums as
per Company’s credit policy.
- Make regular visits in order to maintain
relationships with the intermediaries.
- Offer advice on claims procedures.
- Give support to intermediaries including
carrying out risk surveys, reviewing performance and loss ratios.
- Soliciting for business from intermediaries
and maintaining a fairly balanced portfolio mix.
- Organizing intermediaries’ training, seminars
and scheduled functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Sales experience highly preferred
- 2 years minimum work experience preferably in
insurance industry
- Progress in ACII/AIIK preferable
Competencies
- Knowledge in insurance products and services
- Strong negotiation and sales skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent customer handling skills
NB: Kindly specify the region you are interested in.
How to Apply:
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If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Job Title: Senior Human Resources Executive
Location: Head Office
Division / Department: Human Resources & Administration
Immediate Supervisor: Assistant Manager – HR & Administration
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for coordinating the various HR Operations in the HR Department ensuring effective service delivery to the business in support of achievement of overall company objectives
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for coordinating the various HR Operations in the HR Department ensuring effective service delivery to the business in support of achievement of overall company objectives
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Assist in providing career guidance,
counselling and managing the company’s talent management program
- Coordinating the entire staff recruitment
process in consultation with Assistant HRM.
- Prepares employees for assignments by
establishing and conducting orientation and necessary training programs.
- Assist in the monitoring of the performance
management system and provide appropriate feedback for decision making
- Reviewing and updating Job Descriptions
and KPI’s to ensure alignment with organizational needs
- Assist in the formulation of strategy
and monitoring of the Human Resources Budgets
- Contribute to the creation of company policies
and procedures that facilitate best practice
- Assist in rewards and benefits administration
to deliver competitiveness and cost effectiveness in order to motivate and
retain talent
- Ensure optimization of the Human Resource
Information System (HRIS) is achieved to improve HR Service Delivery
- Responsible for all Staff Welfare Matters
- Assist in ensuring departments compliance to
the laid out processes in line with the ISO Certification
- Manage the Human Resource Executives
Performance and Development
- Any other duties that may be assigned
Requirements
- University Graduate with a Business related
Degree
- Higher National Diploma in Human Resource
Management
- 4 years working experience
Competencies
- Basic knowledge in Talent Management
- Knowledge of the Kenya Labour Laws
- Excellent analytical, communication and
customer handling skills
- Ability to build relationships and good HRIS
skills
How to Apply:
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Job Title: Underwriting Executive
Division / Department: Underwriting
Division / Department: Underwriting
Immediate Supervisor: Underwriting Supervisor
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for assessing risks in accordance with laid down underwriting procedures in the company and ensure effective and efficient service delivery to customers
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Review all applications for insurance
–determine the profiles of risks presented to the branch/company for
insurance and assess their acceptability or otherwise.
- Review all reports from various service
providers relating to proposals for insurance.
- Review proposals for insurance and adjust
benefits where necessary by reviewing previous files, worksheets, etc.
- Ensure all related activities to underwriting
are properly coordinated and enforced
- Participate in sales initiatives.
- Ensure timely preparation and dispatch of
policy documents.
- Review of suspense items and follow up on
outstanding requirements with a view to reconciling them in record time.
- Timely processing of quotations and tender
documents, credits and refunds.
- Liaising with intermediaries for business
support
- Any other duties assigned by management in
line with task.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university
- 2 years minimum work experience preferably in
insurance industry
- Progress in ACII/AIIK preferable
Competencies
- Knowledge in insurance products and services
- Basic claims knowledge
- Excellent analytical, communication and
customer handling skills
How to Apply:
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Job Title: Assistant Manager – Alternative Distribution Channels
Location: Head Office
Division / Department: Marketing & Business Development
Immediate Supervisor: Head of Marketing & Business Development
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for leading the ADC Unit in the identification, servicing and growing the relationship of the various new and existing product distribution channels.
Overall Responsibility: The position is responsible for leading the ADC Unit in the identification, servicing and growing the relationship of the various new and existing product distribution channels.
Key Tasks, Duties
and Responsibilities
- Business Development which involves
identifying, growing and meeting new business and renewals in relation to
Banc-assurance and other Alternative Distribution Channels
- Providing Support and Customer Service to the
various partners and distribution channels
- Drive Product Innovation in the Product
Development Committee by proposing various Micro insurance Products
- Provide logistical support in branding and
product development of micro insurance products
- Conduct Market and competitor research on new
and existing products.
- Retain, develop and maintain constant contact
and establish an effective communication protocols with key stakeholders
in Bancassurance & Micro Insurance sector
- Monitor and evaluate & give feedback the
performance of Key products including Orient Mobile; Safaribima and other
Micro insurance and Bancassurance products.
- Provide feedback to Management on operations,
challenges, progress and the needs of the Micro-Insurance unit.
- Manage the Performance and Development of the
staff in the unit
- Work closely with trainers to develop and
implement a Consumer Education program for the micro-insurance customers.
- Conduct Trainings and informative Sessions to
the various distribution channels and partners
- Carry out a direct client acquisition
activation campaigns for the micro Insurance Products
- Act as a Liaison between the various
distribution partners i.e Banks, MFI’s, Sacco’s and others with the
claims, Underwriting, Finance & Customer Experience Units ensuring all
matters are resolved
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized
University
- Minimum 3CII / AIIK Papers or its Equivalent
- Six (6) Years’ Experience, Two (2) of which
should be in a similar role
Competencies
- Strong analytical, communication and
leadership skills
- Knowledge in Product Development and Pricing
- Knowledge of insurance principles and
Underwriting practice
- A strong Desire for innovation and
entrepreneurship
- Relationship Building Skills
How to Apply:
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you are interested in a position and have the required qualifications, skills and experience, CLICK HERE to apply online and submit a duly filled application form on or before Wednesday, 19th November 2014.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
