Insurance Careers – Managing Director at CIC Africa Uganda

Job Title:   Managing Director
Organization: CIC Africa
Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Board
About US:
CIC Insurance
Group is the leading Co-operative Insurer in Africa, providing insurance and
related financial services in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Malawi. The Group
offers a wide range of products including General Insurance, Life Assurance,
Medical Insurance and Asset Management Services. It is a pioneer and leader in
Micro-insurance. The Group’s focus on innovation and excellence in service
delivery has differentiated it in the market and earned it International
recognition.
Job Summary: The Managing
Director will provide strategic direction and leadership to grow the overall CIC business in Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
·        
The incumbent will formulate and implement business
strategy to ensure overall achievement of CIC Uganda’s long term strategy and
annual business plans
·        
Provide strategic direction on matters relating to
business performance, new investments and business opportunities and changes to
enhance profitability and shareholder value;
·        
The incumbent will build and maintain customer
relationships that ensure business retention and growth;
·        
Actively promote and maintain sound corporate
Governance, ethical, integrity, diversity inclusion and corporate social
responsibility standards;
·        
Prepare regular and periodic reports to the Board
that provide a strategic direction and qualitative assessment on the
achievement of the planned goals;
·        
Achieve operational results for all key metrics in
line with annual business budgets and plans;
·        
Ensure that appropriate management structures and
policies are continuously developed, reviewed and implemented
·        
Establish and manage highly collaborative
relationships with key policy makers and other key stakeholders.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
·        
The applicant should hold a Master’s Degree in
Business related field
·        
Professional qualifications in Insurance and /
Actuarial, CFA, CPA, ACCA or CIMA
·        
A minimum of ten years’ experience, five of which at
a senior management level within the insurance Industry
·        
The ideal candidate must have proven experience in
leading and managing large teams of people with diverse backgrounds.
·        
Broad working knowledge of the Insurance Industry
and a proven track record in business growth.
·        
Significant experience in Financial Management,
Planning, Budgeting and regulatory compliance
·        
Demonstrable commercial and financial/ investment
management experience
·        
Excellent leadership skills particularly in strategy
formulation and execution
·        
Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp business risks
and make sound decisions
·        
Previous experience in board management
·        
Possession of a certificate in corporate Governance
will be an additional advantage
·        
Previous experience in the cooperative movement will
be an added advantage
How to Apply: 
All applicants
who are suitably qualified should send their applications clearly marked
“CICUGANDA/MD/11/2015” with an updated resume that contains details of your
qualifications, experience and present positions addressed to:
CIC Africa
Insurance (Uganda) Ltd,
AHA Building
2nd Floor Lourdel Rd Kampala,
P.O. Box 34975 Kampala,
Uganda
Email to: gceo@cic.co.ke
Deadline: 
27th November, 2015

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