Britam Risk Associate Job in Kenya

Britam is a leading financial services organization with global presence. Our vision is "To be your most trusted financial services partner". We offer superior life, general and medical insurance, pension and asset management services to individuals, business corporations in both the private and public sectors, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

As part of our growth strategy and to strengthen the team to achieve our ambitious performance objectives, we are seeking to fill the following positions with individuals who are proactive, self driven and who can apply their knowledge, diligence, and experience to contribute to the achievement of our mission to delight our customers with outstanding financial services.

Risk Associate
 

Ref: BAG/GF/9   
 

Reporting to the Risk & Compliance Manager, the jobholder will be responsible for all risk related matters for the Britam group.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out risk assessments for all Britam entities and prepare risk registers
• Prepare action tracking plans on objectives, risk and controls and monitor agreed actions to closure
• Facilitate risk workshops to aid in the identification of new risks and controls as well as validate existing risks and controls
• Carry out risk and control self-assessments

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics, Commerce, Statistics or a related discipline
• Professional qualifications in risk i.e. qualified or in the process of attaining the qualifications is an added advantage
• Working experience of at least 3 years in insurance or banking
• The aptitude to investigate and assess technical risks and to retain large amounts of technical knowledge
• Strong analytical skills essential for the job.

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please submit your detailed curriculum vitae and covering letter explaining how you would meet the demands of this challenging position giving fulll names, contacts and e-mail address of 3 referees to hr@britam.co.ke.  

Hard copies will not be accepted

Applications should be received not later than 9th November 2012.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.