Kenya 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).
Kenya Re now seeks to recruit
and fill the following position:-
Manager Research and Development
Ref No: KRC/HR/2016/12
The role will provide
guidance and direction to both primary and secondary research functions in
respect to business requirements.
Primary Responsibilities
- Gather market
intelligence, carry out data analysis and provide insights with a view to
giving Kenya-Re a competitive advantage.
- Continuously
liaise with the Reinsurance Division and Finance and Investment Division
to understand the economic trends both within and outside the country with
a view of proposing suitable investments
- Create
actionable insight that informs decision making on customer behavior and
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.
- Advise on
research results against the action standards set and the next steps.
- Identify
problems, opportunities and/or gaps through primary and secondary research
and innovation.
- Manage and
disseminate insight from secondary research sources such as market data,
consumer / customer / competitor trends as well as internal company data.
- Any other
duties assigned by management.
Person Specifications
- Applicants
should be holders of a Bachelors’ degree from a reputable university.
Those with a Masters degree (MBA, M.Sc. etc) in a relevant field will have
an added advantage.
- They should
have six (6) years relevant experience in research two of which should be
in a managerial position.
- They should
have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be able to operate
in performance- driven environment and be a team player with the ability
to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
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 post or email as attachments their CV and cover letter quoting the relevant Job Ref No. and 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: 4th November 2016
