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Reinsurance Corporation Limited (Kenya Re), is a leading reinsurer and is
listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).
It is
ISO 9001: 2008 Certified and is rated B+ by A.M Best and AA by the Global
Credit Rating Company (GCR).
Manager
Research and Development
Ref: KRC/HR/2016/02
The Manager Research and Development will be responsible for providing primary marketing research services to management and business units for strategic decision making.
The
role will provide guidance and direction to both primary and secondary research
functions in respect to business requirements.
Primary Responsibilities
- Gathering
of market intelligence and data analysis and providing insights with a
view to providing Kenya-Re with a competitive edge.
- Continuously
liaise with the Marketing Division and Investment Division to understand
the economic trends both within and outside the country with an objective
of proposing suitable investments as necessary.
- Creation
of actionable insight that informs decision making on customer behavior
- Provide
insights into the changes in operations to optimize the performance of business.
- Make
recommendations to the management team on the prioritization of the
innovative ideas and advice on ways of improving innovation.
- Champion
innovation through analysis of the current situations to foster
improvements, better works systems, costs savings, faster processes and
turnaround times.
- Advice
on research results against objectives set
- Identifying
problems, opportunities and/or gaps through primary and secondary research
and innovation.
- Management
and dissemination of insight form secondary research sources such as
market data, consumer/customer/competitor trends as well as internal
company data.
Person Specifications
- Applicants
should be holders of a Bachelor’s degree in Business related studies,
preferably in Marketing, Economics, Statistics or Insurance.
- In
addition they should have a Diploma in Insurance. They should have 6 years
relevant experience preferably in research from financial institutions two
of which should be in a managerial position.
- They
should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to
operate in a performance driven environment and be a team player with the
ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
How to Apply
Kenya Re is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, colour, race, religion, natural origin, age or physical disability.
Kenya Re is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, colour, race, religion, natural origin, age or physical disability.
An
appropriate remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.
Applicants should indicate on the CV their current/last salary and whether they are persons living with disability.
They
should post or email as attachments their CV and cover letter quoting the
relevant Job Ref No. outlining how they meet requirements for the position to:-
The Human Resource Manager
Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited
P. O Box 30271, 00100 GPO
Nairobi
E-mail: hr@kenyare.co.ke
Closing Date: 17th April 2016
Candidates who had applied earlier need not reapply.
