Head of Underwriting (General)
We are a business support services firm with offerings in Human Resource Management, Expatriate and Allied Services, and Estate Management. Our client, a pace setter in the insurance Industry is seeking to hire a talented Head of Underwriting (General).
Key Focus
This role is accountable for execution of tactical business plans at operational level through
other managers and their teams, over periods of 3 months to a year.
Description
- Accountable for execution of tactical business plans (derived from BU Strategy) at operational level.
- Manages direct (Team Leaders and Specialists) and indirect (Clerical staff) reports, usually amounts to between 40 to 100 staff.
- Owns operational efficiency and quality including an operations balanced scorecard incorporating finance, people, process and customer dimensions of the business.
- Integrates decision making across all of these spectrums.
- Contributes to projects impacting on business deliverables (Delivery of level three plans).
- Makes major operational decisions within business plan.
- Provides operational and best practice context for internal environment.
- Builds relationships with peers and or colleagues that impact across business areas. Accountable for execution of tactical business plans (derived from BU Strategy) at operational level.
- Manages direct (Team Leaders and Specialists) and indirect (Clerical staff) reports, usually amounts to between 40 to 100 staff.
- Owns operational efficiency and quality including an operations balanced scorecard incorporating finance, people, process and customer dimensions of the business.
- Integrates decision making across all of these spectrums.
- Contributes to projects impacting on business deliverables (Delivery of level three plans).
- Makes major operational decisions within business plan.
- Provides operational and best practice context for internal environment.
- Builds relationships with peers and or colleagues that impact across business areas.
Key Result Areas
Governance & Compliance
- Accountable for governance and compliance at an operational level.
Relationship Building
- Builds relationships with peers and/or colleagues that impact across business areas.
Management Effectiveness
- Manages service delivery through a team of managers over periods of 3 months to 1 year.
- Manages the HR function for the department as well as all day-to-day staff administration.
- Drives operational excellence through area of supervision.
- Provides operational and best practice context for internal environment.
- Holds first line managers accountable for managerial work, including selection, performance management and talent management.
- Develops MOs and specialists under supervision.
- Selects potential MOs to sustain pipeline.
Qualifications and Experience
- Relevant tertiary qualification/recognition of prior learning.
- 12-15 years working experience.
- Strong technical underwriting knowledge.
Skills
- Excellent Communication & Presentation skills
- People management skills