An International Financial Institution with Headquarters in
Lagos (Nigeria), five Regional Offices in Casablanca (Morocco), Nairobi
(Kenya), Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Port Louis (Mauritius), and Cairo (Egypt), as
well as a subsidiary Company in Johannesburg (South Africa), a Local Office in
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)and a Retakaful Company in Cairo (Egypt); owned by 41
member States of the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (ADB),
the IFC (International Finance Corporation), the DEG (German Development
Financial Institution), FMO (Dutch private sector financing company), PROPARCO
(Subsidiary of the Agence Francaise de Developement) and 107 insurance and
reinsurance companies across the African continent, invites applications from
suitably qualified individuals who are nationals of Africa Re member States to
fill the position of a Claims Officer in its Nairobi Regional Office:
I. Job DetailsThis position is for a Claims Officer whose main responsibility shall comprise, but not limited to:
- Review
of claims notification received from cedants and brokers
- Maintain
proper records of all claims notification and follow up to logical
conclusion
- Keep
an audit trail of all reported claims
- Ensure
prompt processing of all approved claims
- Follow
up cash call refunds with cedants and brokers
- Monitor
the development of the outstanding claims provision
- Prepare
progress reports on claims development
- Collection
of claims supporting documents
- Manage
the follow up and reconciliation of cash call credit refunds
Grade and Duties
The post is a PS 1 grade with possibilities of advancement in the Corporation. The successful candidate will have the direct responsibility for managing the claims portfolio.
Location
The successful candidate shall be based in Nairobi (KENYA) with the possibility of redeployment to any of the offices within Africa Re Group.
Main Competencies required for this position
The post is a PS 1 grade with possibilities of advancement in the Corporation. The successful candidate will have the direct responsibility for managing the claims portfolio.
Location
The successful candidate shall be based in Nairobi (KENYA) with the possibility of redeployment to any of the offices within Africa Re Group.
Main Competencies required for this position
- Good
skills in business software tools: Word, Excel, Power Point, RMS.
- Very
good technical knowledge of the classes of business (underwriting and
claims)
- Good
knowledge of reinsurance and retrocession.
- Good
reporting skills.
- Good
supervisory skills.
Behavioral Competencies
- Capacity
for analyzing and reasoning
- Capacity
for planning
- Ability
to train subordinates
- Capacity
for taking initiatives.
- Ability
to foster cordial relationship with cedants and colleagues
- Should
be of high Integrity and have good sense of responsibility
- Should
be fluent in English language
- A
working knowledge of the French language shall be an added advantage.
Qualifications and Professional Experience
Applicants shall be holders of:
Applicants shall be holders of:
- First
University degree in relevant field plus Masters plus 3 years post
qualification relevant qualitative work experience ;
or
- First
University degree in relevant field plus full professional qualification
plus 3 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience;
or
- First
University degree in relevant field plus 7 years post qualification
relevant qualitative work experience;
- ACII
Professional Insurance qualification or its equivalent is a major
requirement.
- Relevant
work experience in a claims department of a reinsurance or insurance
company is a must. The ideal candidate should have 10-15 years’
experience.
Additional Requirements
Applicants must be:
Applicants must be:
- Aged
between 34 and 39 years old;
Interested candidates are requested to visit the Africa Re
website at www.africa-re.com for
more information on the required qualification and remuneration.
Applications should be sent to the following address: vacancy-co-nairobi@africa-re.com and nairobi@africa-re.com
Closing date for applications is three weeks from date of advert.
Applications should be sent to the following address: vacancy-co-nairobi@africa-re.com and nairobi@africa-re.com
Closing date for applications is three weeks from date of advert.