Job Opportunities at Old Mutual South Africa

Minimum Requirements:

• A fellow of either the Actuarial Society of South Africa or the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK);
• More than 5 years’ experience in the life insurance industry;
• Client focused;
• Ability to make balanced and sound recommendations and decisions;
• Self-motivated individual who is able to work accurately under tight time constraints;
• The ability to perceive, interpret and translate information in order to competently perform tasks at various levels of complexity;
• The ability to apply analytical, integrative, lateral and systems thinking;
• The ability to take all relevant detail into consideration in order to make sound recommendations;
• The ability to communicate complex information to an audience that has little or no actuarial experience;
• The ability to manage and mentor Junior Actuarial Specialists;
• The ability to engage effectively with individuals across a broad range of disciplines to ensure that projects are completed effectively;
• The ability to identify and proactively solve issues that arise on a day to day basis; and
• Experience in product design and/or financial reporting.

Job specification:

• Carries out technical actuarial work, often using complex systems and packages;
• Checks, manipulates and analyses volumes of data and draws conclusions from the analysis;
• Ensures technical accuracy and timely implementation of work;
• Signs off the work of Junior Actuarial Specialists;
• Prepares general actuarial reports on various technical issues on a periodic basis;
• Takes responsibility for specific deliveries;
• Enjoys working with a broad range of traditional and non-traditional actuarial disciplines and;
• Translates actuarial concepts into client-friendly terminology

Closing Date

28 April 2023