Head of LIFE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS – SOUTH AFRICA recruitment

Essentially you will be required to assist with Running the business operations and administration.

Our client requires an individual to augment the senior levels of the Life business' administration arena whilst working closely as 2iC with the Life Operations General Manager; essentially the business need is to acquire additional senior talent.

The type of individual required:

Experience:-

•  A qualified Life Actuary/Chartered accountant or similar

•  Minimum of 5+ years experience within a Life Administration environment/role

•  Previously managed a division or business

•  Previously responsible for running and leading a team; current team is +- 7 people

•  High degree of technical knowledge in the individual life, risk arena

•  Demonstrated credibility

•  Good financial, operations and administration experience and understanding to effectively apply to the business

•  Able to operate confidently as 2IC to the GM


Personal attributes and competencies:-

•  Having worked in a Life business perhaps on the technical side and looking to get more involved in the running of the business

Have a strong Individual Life Risk Administration background

•  A respected player in the life, risk market

•  Proven team leadership and management ability

•  Decision maker

•  Strategic thinker

•  Entrepreneurial mind set

•  Innovative and driven

•  Highly demonstrable business acumen

•  Inspiring leadership but with the ability to deliver results and solutions

•  Confidently operate at senior levels and represent the business internally and externally

Key performance measurements:-

•  Overall strategic contribution

•  Broker feedback

•  Service feedback

•  Financial controls

•  Internal Audit feedback

•  Compliance breaches

Interested applicants should contact Gail Bishop at 0207 246 3532 or email gail.bishop@hanoversearch.com