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Role Purpose    

• Accurately control and process financial information and prepare financial reports and analysis to enable business processes in respect of reinsurance accounting.

Requirements    

• At least 7 – 10 years experience in accounting and or investments
• At least 3 - 5 years management experience
• At least 3 years Insurance experience
• Degree in Financial Management or Accounting
• CA / CFA / ACCA / CIMA (advantageous) 

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Oversight of reinsurance financial management across the non-life license
• Oversight of internal risk sharing financial management and contribute to the implementation of risk sharing strategy
• Overall reinsurance system and process owner including reinsurance accounting policies, associated admin
• Contribute to IFRS 17 requirements for reinsurance
• Manage the various audits including external reinsurer, internal and financial audits
• Manage reporting to internal and external stakeholders: reinsurance accounting, large loss, cash call and/ together with the Reinsurance Accounting Manager
• Manage reinsurer debtor and creditors control effectively
• Attend and contribute to client service and other meetings
• Provide authoritative expertise and advice to external clients and internal stakeholders
• Build and maintain relationships with external clients and internal stakeholders
• Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders and clients
• Make recommendations to improve client service within area of responsibility
• Participate and contribute to a culture which build rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service
• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders
• Positively influence and participate in change initiatives
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas
• Take ownership for driving career development

Competencies    

• Business Acumen
• Collaboration
• Client/Stakeholder Commitment
• Impact and Influence
• Self-Awareness and Insight
• Drive for Results
• Leads Change and Innovation
• Diversity and Inclusiveness

Deadline:7th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• The responsibility of the Regional Sales Manager will be to oversee the overall growth and profitability in the Division  

Requirements    

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Relevant Insurance qualifications, minimum 120 NQF credits and completed RE level 4
• Post graduate degree or diploma in Marketing, management, Trade, insurance and or finance are an advantage
• At least 3 years Insurance experience including sales and Underwriting
• At least 1 years claims experience
• Proven successful track record in showing good growth and profitability in a similar position
• Being able to source new brokers and identify new opportunities
• Strong negotiating and persuasive skills
• Ability to adapt to change and to work under pressure, and meet deadlines
• Analysing business, profitability and broker portfolios
• Ability to manage internal and external conflict and to be able to find solutions to problems and to implement
• Networking on all levels internally and externally
• Proven ability to motivate staff
• Bilingual preferable
• Being able to create presentations and to different audiences
• Must be Information technology driven and comfortable with different operating packages including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Must be completely competent and efficient on Tial and possess the ability to train brokers and staff

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Provide underwriters with an underwriting guidance
• Provide the underwriters with rating guidance
• Conduct product training in the regions
• Provide technical assistance and support to the regions and to brokers
• Provide technical information on new products and developments to the marketing department for broker distribution
• Undertake technical audits in both underwriting (and claims) and ensuring adherence to underwriting limits as per the authorised mandates
• Provide product summaries for publishing on the web-site or in the brochure
• Maintain the product on Tial
• Draft, maintain and enhance the policy wording
• Assist regions with major renewals
• Identify and assisting regions in correcting unprofitable portfolios
• Assist claims department on complex claims
• Assist RI department in accessing appropriate reinsurance
• Communicate market developments to regions
• Assist with Product development
• Assess new product approval requests
• Check quotes on Tial
• Build key relationships with brokers in the market place
• Monitor growth and profitability of book of business

Competencies    

• Must have good working knowledge and understanding of the insurance industry
• Must have good knowledge of Insurance legislation and compliance
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Divisions products
• Must have a strong knowledge and experience in claims handling process and procedures,
• Division underwriting mandates, rates and procedures
• Must have / gain a good understanding of financials, treaties and Risk management procedures and exposure

Deadline:9th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• Provide specialist legal advice to ensure legal soundness of operations and effective execution of commercial transactions across the business. This includes providing support on legislative and legal agreements to effectively manage client’s legal risks.

Requirements    
Qualifications

• LLB Qualification
• Admitted Attorney of the high court
• Post graduate qualification preferred.
• Advanced MS Office

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of insurance experience post admission.
• Experience in insurance / financial service industry specifically life- and non-life insurance.
• Solid knowledge about the laws applicable in the financial services industry.
• Sound experience in contract drafting and working knowledge about the litigation process and compliance risk management framework formulation and monitoring process.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Internal Process

• Provide expert advice to business on various legal technical matters in line with legal framework and best practice.
• Ensure that the legal operating environment is structured and up to date. Thus, all client structures and legal agreements are up to date, signed off and complete.
• Manage litigation related matters to enable a consistent approach and mitigate risk.
• Provide the business executive leadership with a view of legal and compliance issues and status of risks and provide expert opinion on any matters arising.
• Ensure that all legal execution documents are executed in accordance with relevant industry legislation and requirements.
• Provide legal advice to all stakeholders on any corporate legal related matters to ensure soundness of commercial operations enabling business to achieve its objectives.
• Advise, assist or lead on legal negotiations, including the reviewing and drafting of all legal documentation.
• Provide legal advice on client and supplier contractual matters to business stakeholders.
• Review and ensure that all relevant client and supplier contractual documents are in line with business and legal requirements.
• Review, anticipate and guard against legal risks facing the company in projects and transactions.
• Update and educate the business on changes or amendments to business laws and advise how this may affect the business and provide plans to address changes.
• Act as the custodian of the contract management system, and administration in relation to all agreements.
• Assisting with complaints and enquiries from the regulatory authorities as well as coordination of the gathering of relevant information in order to respond.
• Assist Portfolio Managers in respective allocated area with all legal matters, including but not limited to:
• Attending operational meetings with clients;
• Assisting clients with legal queries;
• Conducting compliance reviews of client documentation:
• Conduct research on various adhoc legal aspects:
• Gathering and collation of comments to new and existing legislation;
• Drafting of various internal legal reports to committee and operational meetings;
• Consideration of, recording and circulation of legal opinions obtained from external legal firms;
• Assisting the third-party assurance team and Portfolio Managers in engaging and following up with clients on any outstanding legal findings.
• Coordinate the gathering of relevant information in response to formal enquiries by the regulatory authorities.

Client Services

• Ability to work in a team but also work independently, as well as work with clients and build relationships with those clients.
• Maintain and manage positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate at all management levels with clients/ stakeholders.
• Interpret case law regarding common law applicable to disputes, mistakes and misstatements, misrepresentations and other common law doctrines that could arise during the lifetime of a product.
• Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed.
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.

Self-management and Teamwork

• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.
• Take ownership for driving career development.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

Finance

• Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
• Control the budget for area, including the authorisation of expenditures and implementation of financial regulations.
• Manage high risk and problematic financial issues in area of accountability and contribute to the development of policy.

Competencies    
Business Acumen

• Understands how the business operates, what the key issues and risks are that drives business success; and how they impact on the commercial viability of potential ventures and the profitability of the Guardrisk Group

Collaboration

• Prioritises the business interests of Guardrisk and invests in the success of the group by aligning effort across divisions. 

Client/ Stakeholder Commitment

• Anticipates, meets and exceeds client’s needs by creating long lasting relationships that support the client value proposition, supports their financial wellness and ensures client centricity.

Self-Awareness and Insight

• Manages self and relationships with others effectively, deals with ambiguity, uncertainty and pressure, and provides perspective in difficult situations.

Drive for Results

• Drive a sense of urgency, focus, accountability, agility and execution to deliver business results.

Leads Change and Innovation

• Actively leads change, does what is right for the business and drives continuous improvement through innovation.

Motivating and Inspiring Team             

• Creates and maintains an open, positive working environment by generating commitment, building trust, a shared sense of purpose, and empowerment in others and encouraging them to contribute to the best of their ability.

Growing Talent

• Takes responsibility for own development; and actively mentors, coaches and develops talent in others. Builds leadership bench strength for Guardrisk by providing opportunities and experiences to develop skills, competencies and business knowledge

Deadline:8th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• You will be responsible for designing and developing ETL, data integration, data warehouse, performance tuning, Data Modelling and business intelligence reporting modules to deliver quality Business Intelligence solutions to the business while ensuring that quality and standards are realised and met by junior team members.

Requirements    
Qualifications

• 3/4 year IT qualification in Software Development
• Relevant Microsoft certification in the Data Space

Experience

• Exposure to the full BI development life cycle.
• 6+ years experience in the IT Field with 4+ core experience in Data Analytics/Business Intelligence or related.
• Experience managing Data Projects.
• Azure Data Factory/Synapse Pipelines experience essential.
• The successful candidate should have experience with SSIS and SSAS, SQL Server
• Power BI required.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Participate in the analysis, design, development, troubleshooting and support of the enterprise reporting and analytics platform.
• Design, construct, test and implement reporting, visualization, and dashboard processes that present reporting at summary level with functionality to drill down into detail.
• Develop BI solutions using SQL, ETL scripting using ADF/Synapse Pipelines, business intelligence tools, database programming and reporting tools on the Microsoft BI Stack.
• Integrate with diverse source systems (including but not  limited to: In-House, Vendor-based, On-prem and Cloud-based, and Office 365).
• Work with DevOps team and participate in testing of all database-related changes and application updates.
• Responsible for the day to day database development/administrative tasks which include the development of queries, views, and other database schema objects.
• Maintain data model schema, hierarchy within data warehouse, and reporting systems.
• Applying database tuning techniques to improve the performance of current solutions.
• Assist lead developer in Coordinate team efforts to achieve business objectives (Strategic and operational).
• Ensure business continuity documentation through Azure DevOps.
• Enforce database security standards and ensure adherence by junior team.
• Review code implementations by the Data team.
• Oversee quality of BI solutions by junior team members.
• Mentor Junior and Intermediate team members.
• Drive implementation of innovative and latest technology implementations relating to the Data space through the Lead Developer and Enterprise Architecture team.
• Utilize junior members in achieving large scale project developments and implementations in consultation with the lead developer.

Competencies    

• Must have prior experience developing business intelligence solutions in large or midsize companies.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and react to problems quickly.
• Must be able to translate concepts and directions into practical solutions.
• Must have experience in reporting and business intelligence solutions.
• Must have development experience with relational database structures, multi-dimensional database, and data warehouse design architecture.
• Experience with mobile deployment of business intelligence desired.
• Must have experience with SQL.
• Must be able to develop, maintain, review and explain data models.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Understanding of the financial services industry desired, especially Insurance.
• Development experience with Microsoft BI stack (Incl SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Data Management).
• Experience with dashboard design and delivery.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Experience using Power BI to analyze data and report conclusions.

Deadline:7th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• The position will serve as the successor to the established role of Head: Reinsurance, with the express intent of being developed in order to replace/succeed our current Head of RI within the next 3 years. The position is developed in context of the attached development/organogram, whereby the RI Discipline within the Guardrisk Group will be advanced in a multifaced approach, whereby we will enhance both our client facing abilities as well as providing greater technical skill and delivery.  Responsible for the management of the non-life reinsurance division in respect of providing leadership and management to the reinsurance team and support functions i.e technical reinsurance accounting and reinsurance Claims including other Guardrisk divisions and external clients.
• Please note that this particular role will initially be focused on greater client engagement and delivery of optimized reinsurance solutions to cell captive and business.
• The role encompasses seeking optimum reinsurance solutions for the company and our clients in line with the company strategic objectives.

Requirements    
Qualifications

• Matric /Grade 12
• Relevant Degree & Insurance qualification
• FAIS compliant

Experience

• 10 years’ experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry
• Experience in cell captive industry would be advantageous.
• Experience and competence in team management and leadership.
• Strong understanding of cell captive mechanisms and the broader insurance landscape, including UMAs, General and Specialist insurance sectors, and reinsurance markets.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Management of the team to achieve the following outputs:

• To support the growth in the business and deliver greater internal capacity, thereby reducing reliance and cost of external reinsurance service suppliers. We seek to be more visable and engaged with our client base- current setup and skills/experience does not allow for that.
• Delivering appropriate and optimised reinsurance advice to Cell captive clientele;
• Reinsurance programme structuring in line with client’s and GR strategic objectives;
• Negotiate renewal and new business with Reinsurers and reinsurance brokers;
• Ensure accurate and timeous completion of reinsurance contracts;.
• Collate underwriting information and data for compilation of risks profiles and cresta aggregates.
• Compile quarterly performance reports for the respective portfolio- encompassing analysis of claims development, understanding of clients pricing methodology and underwriting philosophy.
• Conduct regular meetings with all relevant stakeholders i.e. internal technical divisions, clients, reinsurers and reinsurance brokers in order to ensure efficient reporting to all parties.
• Keep abreast of the developments in the reinsurance market in order to identify any movements that could adversely or positively affect the security of any  reinsurer in Guardrisk approved panel of reinsurance partners.
• Contribute to the completion of the annual statutory reports in respect of the reinsurance components of the report.
• Provide input in scoping auditing requirements for Internal Audit.
• Provide input and comments on Regulatory papers requiring reinsurance input.
• Ensure reinsurance guidelines and processes are adhered to.
• Produce monthly Management reports.
• Monitoring and review of Strategic Key Risks Indicators per the Risk register.
• Provide training to other divisions as and when required.

Competencies    

• Attention to Detail
• Analytical
• Solutions driven
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work under pressure
• Must advocate our Company Values (Integrity, Accountability,

Deadline:9th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• Development and implementation of Guadrisk’s strategic initiatives.

Requirements    

• Post Matric Qualification
• Computer Literacy (MS Word, Outlook and Excel)
• FAIS Representative
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Prepare draft guarantee wordings
• Prepare draft policy wordings
• Prepare draft endorsements
• Preparing new guarantee packs for signature
• Processing of signed guarantee pack
• Getting policy wordings signed at underwriting
• Arranging for delivery/collection of new guarantees
• Keeping guarantee register up to date
• Keeping CIMS up to date
• Initial fielding of statement queries (passing them onto finance)
• Setting up meetings with current clients
• Setting up monthly service meeting with brokers
• Setting up meetings with prospective clients
• Sending out monthly statements
• Sending out monthly invoices
• Requesting various documents from prospective or existing clients who are looking for new guarantees
• Keeping guarantee registers updated
• Initiation of policy renewal

Competencies    

• Attention to Detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Teamwork
• Good communication Skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Time Management

Deadline:9th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• Guardrisk Life is looking for a Portfolio Manager to join our Guardrisk Life Marketing team. You will play an integral part at Guardrisk, working in a unique environment alongside our clients and internal teams to market Guardrisk’s Life products, service existing and prospective clients and provide after-sales service to existing clients.

Requirements    
Qualifications

• Degree / Insurance qualification
• Candidate will be required to obtain an RE5 designation

Experience

• 2 - 4 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industries.
• Marketing team consists of individuals with various technical skills such as actuaries, attorneys, accountants.
• Technical life insurance knowledge with strong people skills to negotiate optimal solutions with various stakeholders.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Marketing Guardrisk Life to prospective new clients and developing new growth opportunities with existing clients.
• Managing third-party cell captives, where products include, amongst others, funeral (individual and group), individual life and disability, credit life and investment products.

The responsibilities include:

• Ensuring effective management of various stakeholders in the insurance value chain (cell owners, binder holders, intermediaries, consultants, reinsurers, administrators).
• Reviewing cells’ financials and managing revenue streams.
• Facilitating reinsurance renewals via the reinsurance department.
• Ensuring compliance with market conduct standards and relevant legislative requirements.
• Ensuring that legal contracting is correct, up to date and in place.
• Tending to client queries.
• Marketing and cross selling of Guardrisk Life’s products and services to existing clients.
• Assisting clients with product development for third-party risks.
• Setting up internal processes for each client with all relevant internal technical areas such as finance, actuarial, underwriting, legal, risk, compliance.
• Contribute to the enhancement and improvement of existing internal processes.
• Keeping up to date with legislation and regulation in the life insurance market.
• Network on industry matters to facilitate knowledge share and input to clients on their insurance businesses.

Competencies    

• Tenacity in pursuing new business opportunities.
• Well-developed people skills.
• Ability to liaise with different stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Business acumen.
• Deadline driven.
• Strong implementation skills.
• Ability to understand and interpret financial statements and insurance valuation reports.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to operate both independently as well as play a role in the Guardrisk Life team and to contribute to the greater Guardrisk group

Deadline:9th January,2026

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Role Purpose    

• The purpose of the Procurement Specialist role is to proactively maximise value for Guardrisk by building collaborative partnerships with service providers and stakeholders, driving innovation, effective claims cost management, and aligning procurement activities with business strategy. The Procurement Specialist leads with influence, leverages data and technology, and fosters a culture of trust, agility, and shared ownership, ensuring procurement is a strategic driver of business success, not just a support function. By embracing a growth mindset and championing new ways of working, the Procurement Specialist helps position procurement as a proactive, collaborative, and strategic force within the organisation.

Requirements    
Qualifications

• Grade 12 / SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
• Non-Life Insurance (Short-Term Insurance) Full Qualification - NQF4 (Advantageous)
• A Procurement and/or Supply Chain Certificate / Diploma / Degree or studying towards obtaining one (Advantageous)

Experience

• 3 - 5 years’ work experience in the Non-Life Insurance Industry (Essential)
• 3 - 5 years’ work experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management (Essential)
• 3 – 5 years’ work experience in Supplier Relationship Management (Essential)

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Monitor and manage the average cost per claim (ACPC) by partnering with service providers to optimise claims outcomes, drive cost efficiency, and maximise value delivered to the business and clients.
• Continuously seek opportunities to improve procurement processes, drive innovation, and enhance customer and stakeholder experience.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Claims, Underwriting, Legal, Analytics, etc.) and external stakeholders (industry bodies, service providers, brokers, etc.) to ensure procurement needs are met, and processes are optimised.
• Lead and manage procurement-related projects from initiation to completion, ensuring clear communication and alignment with all stakeholders, delivering on objectives, and monitoring project outcomes to drive continuous improvement and sustained value.
• Analyse procurement and service provider data to inform decision-making, identify trends, and unlock opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies that are aligned with organisational objectives, risk appetite, and budgetary requirements.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new service providers, ensuring compliance with Guardrisk’s standards and strategic objectives.
• Negotiate contracts and agreements to secure favourable terms, pricing, and service levels, while fostering collaborative partnerships.
• Draft, review, and manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with service providers to ensure clarity, accountability, and performance.
• Manage service provider relationships, including performance monitoring, audits, and regular feedback to drive mutual success.
• Oversee service provider complaints, conduct root cause analysis, and drive resolution and continuous service improvement.
• Investigate and address service provider-related concerns, compliance issues, and conduct periodic risk assessments to mitigate organisational risk.
• Prepare, write, and present detailed procurement reports and analytics to management and steering committees, providing actionable insights.
• Draft proposals, business cases, and recommendations for procurement initiatives and service provider engagements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, B-BBEE requirements, and organisational policies at all times.
• Conduct service provider audits and site inspections, ensuring adherence to SLAs and continuous improvement.
• Provide training and support to internal teams on procurement systems, service provider portals, and processes to build capability and drive adoption.

Competencies    

• ADOPTING PRACTICAL APPROACHES    Applies practical skills when investigating issues; prefers to learn by doing; is practically minded and applies common sense.
• ARTICULATING INFORMATION    Is articulate in giving presentations; is eloquent and explains things well; projects social confidence when articulating information.
• CHALLENGING IDEAS    Prepared to disagree and question assumptions; challenges ideas and established views; comfortable arguing own perspective. 
• CHECKING THINGS    Is meticulous in finding errors; ensures accuracy by being thorough and checking details; produces high quality work by being detailed.
• CONVINCING PEOPLE    Is comfortable having to persuade others; shapes opinions by being outspoken; seeks to negotiate with others.
• DEVELOPING EXPERTISE    Is open to taking up learning opportunities; is quick in acquiring knowledge and skills; develops expertise by updating specialist knowledge.
• EMBRACING CHANGE    Copes with change and variety; tolerates uncertainty and ambiguity; adapts to new challenges.
• ESTABLISHING RAPPORT    Builds rapport and puts people at ease; is engaging and welcomes people; finds it easy to make friends.
• EXAMINING INFORMATION    Analyses and processes information; asks probing questions; strives to find solutions to problems.
• EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES    Is conceptual when developing ideas; applies theories to problem solving; prefers to learn by thinking and identifying underlying principles.
• GENERATING IDEAS    Is creative in producing ideas; assumes an original approach when generatingideas; adopts radical solutions.
• INVITING FEEDBACK    Is receptive to feedback and acknowledges criticism; open to critique and critical thinking; gathers feedback from others.
• MAKING DECISIONS    Is determined and decides on actions; willingly assumes responsibility; is definitive and stands by own decisions.
• MANAGING TASKSManages tasks by being organised and methodical; plans activities systematically; sets priorities for tasks.
• MEETING TIMESCALES    Is target focused and meets deadlines; is punctual and keeps to schedule; is reliable in finishing tasks.
• PRODUCING OUTPUT    Is focused on activity and works quickly; keeps busy and maintains productivity; is comfortable multi-tasking to produce output.
• PROVIDING INSIGHTS    Is focused on continuously improving things; provides insights by identifying key issues; makes intuitive judgements. 

Deadline:16th January,2026