🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Old Mutual Nigeria – 6 Positions

Old Mutual Nigeria consists of a Life Assurance and General Insurance business and provides a wide spectrum of insurance solutions tailored to meet unique individual and corporate clients' circumstances.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Business Analyst
2.) Reinsurance Administration Specialist
3.) Lead IT Support Specialist (Infrastructure and Information Security)
4.) Finance Assistant
5.) OIPA Support Specialist
6.) Marketing Consultant

Job Title: Business Analyst

Ref No: JR-36624
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Job Description

• This role determines and documents business requirements and works with design & implementation staff to design & implement solutions within constraints. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Descriptor:

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Works closely with systems analyst and project manager to design and implement solutions.
• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications.
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.
• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Renders support and facilitates sessions for end-users, including training.
• Documents requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.
• Supports in sessions for end-users, including training.
• Provides input to the documentation of requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.
• Supports in the design of new business processes.
• Supports in strategies and guidelines to improve the business environment.

Key Result Areas

• System Testing
• Specifications Development
• Solution Design & Implementation
• Personal Effectiveness
• Business Analysis
• User Support
• MIS Functions.

Accountabilities
System Testing:

• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications.
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.

Specifications Development:

• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Documents requirements including data modeling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.

Solution Design & Implementation:

• Works closely with the systems analyst and project manager to design and implement the best possible automated solution within the constraints of the tools available.
• Facilitates systems, user acceptance testing and implementation of changes or new applications.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 1 day to a maximum of 3 months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Business Analysis:

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Works with managers and relevant users on feasibility studies and establishing business and systems requirements.

User Support:

• Renders support and facilitates sessions for end-users, including training.
• Serves as Admin for the CRM platform
• Serves as Admin for the BI platform
• Offer Project Management support

Qualifications and Experience

• Up to 3 years’ experience in business applications with some exposure to IT functions. An expert in a particular field.

Application Closing Date
15th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Reinsurance Administration Specialist

Ref No: JR-36596
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Job Description

• Individually accountable to performing routine reinsurance administrative duties while ensuring reinsurance information are recorded accurately.
• A Reinsurance Administrator specialist is fully multi-skilled across products & processes, and has extensive relevant experience.

Descriptor:

• Follows standardised processes and provides administrative support in line with normal business functioning.
• Delivers on daily operational standards and adheres to service and quality standards.
• Provides an indirect service to customers and intermediaries.
• Responds to immediate requirements within procedure.
• Uses standard administrative techniques to coordinate own work.
• Product and process knowledge in different areas may differ but basic skills remain the same.
• Fully multi-skilled across products and processes.
• Has extensive, relevant experience.

Key Result Areas
Documentation Processing:

• Efficient management of Facultative inward portfolio.
• Monitor the company’s risk portfolios, analyse and recommend risks for facultative outward placements.
• Debiting and processing of facultative outwards payment.
• Prepare and render quarterly treaty returns.
• Prepare and review paid & outstanding loss bordereaux for making reinsurance recoveries/recoverable.
• Prepare and interpret various reinsurance statistics.
• Ensure timely delivery of regulatory returns.
• Follows standardized processes and provides administrative support in line with normal business functioning.
• Weekly and monthly reporting.
• Uses standard administrative techniques to coordinate own work.
• Prepare meeting reports/ presentations.
• Interface with the other departments.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 1 day to a maximum of 3 months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Quality Assurance:

• Performs quality checks on own work.
• Adheres to service and quality standards

Qualifications and Experience

• A First Degree or its equivalent.
• Good Analytical skills.
• Technical/insurance product knowledge and relevant experience would be an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Lead IT Support Specialist (Infrastructure and Information Security)

Job ID: JR-36536
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• This role supports the smooth running of the production applications, infrastructure as well as the information & cybersecurity function and is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts. The incumbent has broader knowledge than the IT Support Specialist and works across many platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Configuration and maintenance of network equipment such as routers, switches, firewalls, network server software and domain security protocols including remote site deployments as required.
• In liaison with Old Mutual Africa-IT, devise and recommend appropriate network infrastructure and technologies for OM Nigeria.
• Manage and enforce group policies and network security policies on the LAN, Wan and internet.
• Investigate problems with network component and hardware and ensure appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Working closely with outsourced vendors to implement and manage the OM Nigeria network infrastructure.
• Manage the IT infrastructure and security team.
• Responsible for envisioning, designing, implementing, testing, and delivering on AWS cloud infrastructure and On-Premises and interconnecting the two. Defines innovative approaches to systems deployment and integration Works in a multi-functional team to ensure continuous delivery of quality solutions.

Key Result Areas

• Suggests and implements cost saving / optimisation initiatives.
• Provides technical advice and consultation to the business.
• Supports the running of production applications and infrastructure.
• Provides 24 x 7 first-line standby / support for production environments.
• Creates temporary fixes within systems to achieve Service Level Agreements.
• Pro-actively monitors the production environment.
• Responsible for capacity monitoring.
• Communicates effectively regarding support-related activities.
• Participates in and co-ordinates systems handover process (OSSP).
• Leads others in technical initiatives across platforms/environments eg: cost saving, timing

Qualifications and Experience

• A Degree in Electronics Computer Science / Information Technology.
• An MCSE/CCNA/CCNP or Linux Certified is added advantage.
• Be AWS certified.
• Over 5 years of experience within technical support environment, including hardware, software, network and information security support.
• Experience in the implementation and management of routers, switches, Linux and windows operating systems and network storage platforms.
• Experience with managing modern network monitoring tools including ePO solutions.
• Proven ability to manage vendors, teams, Incident responses   activities, balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Those with experience in managing it environments for credible financial institutions will have an added advantage
• Cost Management skills such as FinOps or equivalent framework for Cloud costs
• Be eager to learn and adopt evolving technologies

Extra Skills Required:

• Cloud Relevant Experience
• Experience working with information architecture and design interfaces with Azure/AWS and other Cloud Service Providers
• Understanding networking, AMS, VPC, SMTP among other technological standards supporting AWS Cloud
• Experience with AWS cloud DevOps such as building scripts to improve platforms operations efficiencies
• Experience in provisioning resources within AWS and Azure Clouds natively or from Market Places
• Good understanding of containers and Microservices and how they are deployed
• Good knowledge of emerging Cloud Technologies such as AI, Machine learning

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 1 day to a maximum of 3 months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Quality Assurance:

• Performs quality checks on own work.
• Adheres to service and quality standards.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Finance Assistant

Job ID: JR-36285
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• This role captures information in electronic format in accordance with set standards.
• The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Payment Processing:

• Arranges payment of bills and accounts.
• Checks the amounts to be paid and received by a business unit.
• Compares costs with budgets.

Account Processing:

• Handles general accounts queries.
• Responsible for transaction processing.
• Checks account order forms and receipts are filled in correctly.
• Sets up new accounts.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Record Keeping:

• Keeps records of financial transactions.
• Keeps customer account details up to date.

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BSc).

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: OIPA Support Specialist

Job ID: JR-36283
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Develop flowcharts, layouts and documentation to identify requirements and solutions
• Write well-designed, testable code
• Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility
• Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
• Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
• Document and maintain software functionality
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing systems
• Deploy programs and evaluate user feedback
• Comply with project plans and industry standards
• Ensure software is updated with latest features.

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree.

Requirements and Skills:

• Proven work experience as a Software Engineer or Software Developer
• Experience designing interactive applications
• Ability to develop software in Java, Ruby on Rails, C++ or other programming languages
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies (JPA2, Hibernate)
• Experience developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC)
• Experience with test-driven development
• Proficiency in software engineering tools
• Ability to document requirements and specifications.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Marketing Consultant

Job ID: JR-14909
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• This role is responsible for the management of the brand across line of businesses within the country, the role will serve as a resource, concept generator and execution manager to the overall business.
• The role will also work together with the Marketing Executive to ensure the implementation of the brand and digital marketing strategy.
• Implements all through-the-line marketing activities.
• Implements marketing plans for selected market segments.
• Manages and updates various databases.
• Manages digital assets – website & social media.
• Manages Agency relationship and oversees content creation.
• Supports the leads management process.
• Manages office admin and budget.
• Constructs marketing messages directed at intermediaries and end customers.
• Identifies new business sales opportunities and builds it into marketing messages.
• Monitors marketing business environment and competitor activities and offerings.
• Gathers information on local and international market trends for relevant product set
• Conducts marketing presentations.
• Develops understanding of BU segments utilising research data & any other data sources available.
• Is responsible for the conceptualisation and execution of marketing events.
• Identifies, builds relationships and interfaces with internal and external resources.
• Takes appropriate decisions vis-a-vis marketing inventory.
• Provides marketing support activities to distribution channels consulting function, serving as a resource and concept generator to the marketing manager(s).

Key Result Areas:

• Brand Growth
• Implementation of PR and Sponsorship Strategy.
• Implementation of Responsible Business and Corporate Social Responsibly Efforts.
• Design, procurement/production, and distribution of marketing materials.
• Monitoring digital engagement and metrics.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of up to 3 months
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Qualifications & Experience

• A First Degree in the Social Sciences. A Marketing degree would be of an advantage
• Digital marketing experience
• A member of a marketing institute
• Good analytical skills
• Minimum of 8 years marketing/brand management experienc

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc).

Skills:

• Business, Business Environment,
• Digital Consumer Engagement,
• Digital Marketing, Marketing,
• Marketing Activities,
• Marketing Planning,
• New Businesses,
• New Business Sales,
• Research Data,
• Researching,
• Resources.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online