Head of Risk Engineering at Discovery Limited

Job description

Key Purpose

Development of overall Risk Management Strategy for DBI. Identification and evaluation of new technology in the Risk Engineering space. Direct and manage a team of Risk Engineers.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Conduct risk surveys on large and complex clients
• Perform analysis, identify trends and provide technical support of Risk Management data to Technical Underwriting
• Active management and minimization of frequency and severity of loss exposures
• Provide technical recommendations to Underwriting to iro risk management
• To assess the impact, define business requirements and provide support to ensure successful execution of new initiatives or projects to drive the goals of the business
• Recognise and mitigate risk with timeous escalation to appropriate stakeholders
• Compile relevant reports which covers items such as organizational, structure, plan layout, process control, estimated maximum loss, emergency controls and risk recommendations
• Manage a team of Risk engineers
• Design, develop and implement a graduate program for risk engineers
• Design and develop a learning and professional development “best of breed” program for risk engineers

Personal Attributes and Skills

Specific Skills:

• Analytical (Advanced)
• MS Office (Advanced)
• Conflict handling (Advanced)
• Communication (written and verbal) (Advanced)
• Transfer of knowledge (Advanced)
• People Management (Advanced)

Specific Knowledge:

• In-depth understanding of Risk Engineering (Advanced)
• Understanding of data and statistics (Advanced)
• Business analysis (Advanced)
• Proven record of design
• development and implementation of complex strategies (Advanced)
• Relationship management of diverse stakeholders (Advanced)
• Proficient in written and spoken English (Advanced)
• In-depth understanding of key

Education and Experience:

• Matric (Essential)
• Tertiary qualification in Risk Engineering (civil, mechanical, fire or electrical)
• Post graduate qualification (Advantageous)
• 5 Years Short term insurance qualification (IISA designation) (Essential)
• 3 Years Operational Management in Short term Insurance (Essential)
• 5 Years Risk Engineering experience (Essential),
• 3 Years presenting and communicating at all levels (Essential)
• 3 Years Strategic stakeholder management (Essential)
• Successful candidates who have not completed an IISA designated qualification need to complete this within an agreed time frame (Essential)