RESPONSIBILITIES

The Assistant Underwriting Officer supports Underwriters in daily activities (processing) that provide services to customers.

DUTIES / JOB DETAILS

The incumbent will carry out the following functions:

• Perform underwriting support activities associated with information gathering for all businesses, renewals, and mid-term changes on behalf of the underwriter

• Prepare renewal and new business quotation proposals for cedants and brokers

• Maintain proper records of all business offers and transactions received and concluded

• Work directly with underwriters to help manage and support their renewal and new business bookings.

• Ensure that all treaties/facultative contracts are processed and the cover notes/slips/wordings are signed and sent out to cedants and brokers

• Attend to client inquiries, social and business functions and other related activities for overall marketing effectiveness

• Assist the finance team in reviewing the reconciliation of cedant and broker accounts, chasing outstanding amounts due from them and ensuring timely remittance of amounts due to them

• Perform any other duties that may be required or assigned

COMPETENCIES AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS • Strong interpersonal skills, detailed oriented and customer service focused• Good technical knowledge of insurance and reinsurance underwriting, retrocession, claims, and risk assessment• Strong interpersonal skills, detail-oriented, and customer service focused• Strong problem-solving skills and self-motivated• Willingness to learn and work long hours• Ability to work under pressure, without close supervision and within established timeframes• Ability to multitask and manage change• Excellent problem-solving skills (conceptual and analytical thinking)• High level of integrity and proven sense of responsibility• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Office 365, SharePoint, Teams and knowledge of integrated business-related software is an added advantage• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences• Good team player with proven leadership and managerial experience• Work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicit input and willing to learn from others• Establish and maintain effective working relationships in a multicultural, multiethnic environment• Experience and knowledge in a re/insurance system will be an added advantageMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Insurance/Actuarial Science or a relevant field• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in Underwriting or Claims in the insurance and/or reinsurance industry• Additional professional qualifications in insurance and working knowledge of the French language are added advantages• Relevant working exposure in a multicultural environment is an added advantageADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDTATES FOR THIS POSITIONApplicants must also be:· Proficient in Arabic as a native language.· Fluent in either of the two working languages of the Corporation (French or English), with good knowledge of both being an added advantage.· Nationals of member States of Africa Re.