Executive General Manager – Distribution and Special Classes – Botswana Insurance

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Position: Executive General Manager- Distribution and Special Classes

Botswana Insurance Invites applications from suitably experienced & qualified candidates for the position of;

Job Purpose

This is a Senior Position reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. The Executive General Manager’s role has an overall responsibility leading and coordinating the internal distribution and specialised Lines operational activities of the organization in accordance with set policies, goals, and strategic objectives to ensure business efficiencies and extensive sustainable & profitable revenue growth for BIC.

Major Responsibilities

• Work with the CEO and other Executives to ensure functionality of the business to drive extensive and sustainable growth.
• Actively participate in the development of strategic goals and objectives as well as the overall management of the organization.
• Ensure alignment across underwriting to maximise business opportunities.
• Coordinating the preparation of Board and Committee papers and subsequently present the findings.
• Accountable for delivery of all annual specialised operational targets.
• Evaluate performances by analysing and interpreting data and metrics.
• Assess risks that are received and underwrite using judgement and experience and in compliance with underwriting guidelines.
• Understand and monitor global catastrophes and major risk losses that might affect the company.
• Foster and maintain mutual relationships with Brokers to ensure exceptional superior service delivery that triggers business retention and growth.
• Actively assist in the development and ongoing training of team members.
• Such other tasks as might be demanded of an individual in a senior position.

Core Competencies

– Strategic thinker and analytical abilities
– Very strong leadership and people development skills
– Good financial acumen and ability to interpret key general insurance metrics
– High technical skills in reinsurance, insurance and general risk management.
– Ability to build a sustainable high performance culture.
– Proven ability to create sound business plans in line with strategic objectives of the organization and oversee execution through concrete deliverables and timelines.
– High level of integrity, self-discipline and determination.
– Result-oriented, with the proven ability to implement short-and long-term goals;
– Outstanding customer relationship management, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
– Demonstrated leadership, networking and collaboration/negotiation skills;
– Excellent general knowledge of the insurance industry, regulations and developments

Qualification and Experience

The successful candidate should have the following:
A degree in Insurance and Risk Management or equivalent relevant field
Advanced technical Insurance qualifications (CII, ACII, FIISA) A minimum of 10 years’ experience in general insurance industry at Senior Management/ Executive level.