Structuring Actuarial Specialist

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Job Description

Experience, knowledge and skills required:

• Near or newly Qualified Actuary.

• 3-5 years’ experience within the Short-term Insurance Industry.

• Underwriting, product and pricing experience an advantage

• Cell Captive experience an advantage

The Recruitment Process

• TA Interview: This will be a discussion with our Talent Acquisition Partner to give you an understanding of our business, our culture & values and more context on the role. It will also allow up the opportunity to get to know you more and ensure OMI can meet your career aspirations.

• Panel Interview: This will be with 2 members of the Senior Leadership of the Actuarial Team and 1 member of the HC Leadership Team.

• Technical & Psychometric Assessments: These will depend on the role and will sometimes happen concurrently with MIE & Internal Verification.

• Final Feedback.

All About OMI:

https://www.oldmutual.co.za/about/old-mutual-insure/

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Please note that we unfortunately cannot accept applications after the closing date

Manages a line of business with a team of insurance actuaries. Conducts research and recommends policies to assist with the organization's financial structure, completes financial projections, and performs actuarial analysis. Provides advice and problem solving input to others in particularly complex situations. OML roles mapped to this profile are: Senior Actuarial Supervisor, Senior Actuarial Supervisor (OMAO), Manager: Reserving and Manager: Tactical Pricing.

ResponsibilitiesActuarial Analysis, Assumptions and Insights

Create and present high-quality actuarial analyses, assumptions, insights, and reports to support business decision-making and/or business performance evaluation. Perform complex statistical analysis to enable data analysis.

Actuarial Model Creation and Maintenance

Develop and maintain complex actuarial models, ensuring that the underlying structure of the actuarial assumptions are fully validated and that the models can be integrated into wider business models to enable actuarial analysis, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.

Actuarial Product Development & Management

Develop proposals for new products and for the improvement and management of existing products that create competitive advantage, that are viable in relation to the organization's risk appetite and financial objectives, and that meet regulatory requirements.

Actuarial Financial Reporting

Produce complex actuarial financial information, ensuring the accurate completion of a key strand of the process to contribute to the production of statutory and non-statutory reports and other disclosures.

Leadership and Direction

Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.

Performance Management

Manage and report on the performance of a substantial, diverse team; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold individuals accountable for achieving them; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.

Organizational Risk Management

Develop and/or deliver a contingency plan for significant aspects of the risk, financial management and/or control process.

Organizational Capability Building

Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Compliance

Monitor and review performance and behaviors within area of responsibility to identify and resolve non-compliance with the organization's policies and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct.

Skills

Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Agile Project Management, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Executing Plans, Financial Acumen, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Management, Insurance Product Management, Insurance Sales, Legal Practices, Negotiation, Policies & Procedures, Risk Management, Workflow Management

Competencies

Balances StakeholdersBuilds Effective TeamsBuilds NetworksBusiness InsightCommunicates EffectivelyDevelops TalentDirects WorkDrives Results

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent: Actuarial Science (Required)

Closing Date

21 February 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process.

Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so.

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