UAP Insurance Jobs
Location: Kenya.
UAP Group is a Pan - African Financial Services Company with interest in Insurance, Investment Management, Property Investments and Financial Advisory. Currently, UAP has businesses operating in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan which are market leaders in their respective fields. In order to execute it ambitious pan-Africa growth and expansion strategy, UAP wishes to recruit high caliber individuals to fill the following positions: Assistant Company Secretary / Legal Services Manager 2 Positions - One in Kenya and one in Uganda Reporting to the Group Company Secretary & Head of Legal Services this position is to provide effective and efficient Board Secretarial and In House Legal Advisory services to the UAP Group in all operating Countries (or target territory) within Africa. Duties and Responsibilities Provision of efficient Board secretariat services for subsidiaries.Preparing for Board MeetingsArranging for directors travel and accommodationMaintenance of shares registers and accommodationMonitoring contractual and statutory complianceParticipating in negotiations on commercial and business related mattersAssisting the Group Company Secretary in discharging such other duties as may be allocated from time to timeRegistration, protection/enforcement and monitoring use of intellectual propertyDrafting, perusing and vetting legal agreementsCustodian of good corporate governance practices, Board stewardship & accountability, Fiduciary duties of directors, Board manual, code of conduct, conflict of interest and maintenance and custody of Company Seal.In-House Legal advisory services in accordance with the services level agreements with the Group ClientsProviding sound legal advisory services to the GroupPreparing legal opinionsLegal advice on HR Management, Retirement Benefits Administration, Insurance Administration, procurement matters and strategic planning and implementation, security and preservation of company property.Review and analysis of changing legal and regulatory environment and pro active preventive lawyering and internal early warning systems.Job Requirements: Bachelor of laws (LL.B), Diploma in Law, must be an Advocate with a valid practicing certificate with 8 to 10 years’ experience in commercial law practice or busy corporate commercial law /company secretariat environment.Key Competencies: The successful candidates is expected to demonstrate high levels of the following key competencies: - Strong Analytical and organization skillsComputer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applicationsExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsAbility to work under pressure and meet deadlinesAbility to work and travel at short notice.If you are up to the challenge and meet the criteria set above send your CV and cover letter to recruitment [at] uapkenya.com with the job title in the Subject line so as to reach us by 2nd March 2012.
Assistant Claims Manager (Kenya)Reporting to the Claims Manager this position is to ensure that insurance claims are handled expeditiously and in a professional manner thereby meeting the customer expectations, departmental objectives and overall company objectives. Duties and Responsibilities Ensure reserves are correctly set and constantly reviewed to reflect correct position of the companies liability at one given timeMonitoring the performance of service providers for effective deliveryIdentify gaps in the policy terms revealed during on the claims process and recommend improvements to underwriters of our motor product so as to improve the performance of the motor portfolioAuthorize all repairs, claims, costs and fees in the unit within the authority limits to ensure that claims fall within the scope of the policy and the claims costs are not inflated.Ensure service providers are appointed promptly and the appointments are equally distributed across the panel for effective service delivery.Preparation of management reports on the department to show the performance of the department.Initiate recoveries from third parties in order to reduce final cost of the claimJob Requirements: A business related degree and ACII & 5 years working experienceKey Competencies: The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate high levels of the following key competencies: - Basic Computer skillsGood Negotiation skillsGood Communication and Interpersonal skillsProblem solving skillsUnderwriting KnowledgeIf you are up to the challenge and meet the criteria set above send your CV and cover letter to recruitment [at] uapkenya.com with the job title in the Subject line so as to reach us by 2nd March 2012.
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