Career
Manager - Legal
30 Apr 2025
Job Purpose
The Manager – Legal will be responsible for overseeing all legal matters within the organization. This includes providing strategic legal counsel, managing compliance and regulatory issues, and lead the Legal Department. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in corporate and financial services law, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to navigate complex legal landscapes. The Manager – Legal will also act as Ethics Officer of the Group.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the Group’s legal functions.
- Provide sound legal advice bearing in mind the business/operational aspect and the strategy of the Group.
- Perform necessary and relevant research for the drafting of legal advice.
- Draft and review letters, contracts, and any other legal documents.
- Assist in inquiries, industrial disputes and disciplinary committees.
- Ensure that the Group’s best interests are safeguarded at all times.
- Be up to date with new laws and regulations as well as jurisprudence and guide Management/Senior Management accordingly.
- Ensure that the necessary measures are taken whenever legal risks are identified.
- Prepare and/or vet Fixed and Floating charges documents, deeds of acquittance, and any other mortgage deeds. Ensure that the documents are submitted for signature and are registered with the Conservator of Mortgages within statutory timeframes.
- Deal with the Group’s external lawyers on specific issues and projects. Manage the panel of lawyers, including preparing reports, statistics and briefs. Monitor, coordinate and follow up on court cases, attend court hearings and assist in the preparation of pleadings.
- Ensure that work is performed within lead times and records are duly and properly kept. Ensure that all targets are met.
- Ensure that law books/extracts are updated, and Legal Register is properly maintained.
- Ensure that the Department’s objectives are met. Manage staff, plan and evaluate the Department’s activities.
- Provide orientation and training to staff. Maintain staff discipline, supervise and monitor staff work, perform staff appraisal.
- Identify adequate IT systems and perform any task necessary for the due performance of the above.
- Perform any other cognate duties as may be assigned by the Head of Department and/or Senior Management.
Main Requirements
- Qualified lawyer or Holder of a Law Degree.
- Minimum of 8 years’ post qualification relevant experience in the legal, financial services or corporate sector.
- Good working knowledge of the Code Civil, insurance, financial, and commercial laws.
- Strong legal and analytical skills.
- Good leadership and team management skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to maintain high level of confidentiality, discretion, and integrity at all times.
- Proactive, dynamic and solution oriented.
- Good judgment and decision-making ability.
- Good IT skills.
Candidates who had already applied for the post in October 2024 are invited to re-submit their application.
The Company reserves the right to call for interview only the best qualified candidates and not to make any appointment as a result of this advertisement.
Manager - Risk and Support
30 Apr 2025
Job Purpose
The Manager – Risk & Support will review risks across the Group and provide support to the Corporate and Strategy functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Review risk management policies, frameworks and procedures.
- Assist in the assessment and monitoring of the key risks linked to corporate and strategic projects.
- Identify gaps in processes, procedures, systems and controls and recommend improvements to business processes.
- Advise the Risk Committee and report on identified risks and actions put in place to mitigate risk exposures.
- Work closely with and provide effective support to Business Units in embedding risk management in day-to-day business activities.
- Keep up to date with changes in the regulatory environment, industry changes and best practices that will affect any areas of the Group.
- Assist in fostering a risk management culture across the Group and provide training.
- Perform any other cognate duties as assigned by Senior Management.
Main Requirements
- Holder of ACCA or ACA or ACII or AIA or an undergraduate degree in the field of Actuarial, Finance and Risk Management fields or related field of competence. A master’s degree in the above fields will be an advantage.
- A minimum of 8 years post qualification relevant experience in related field in the insurance and financial services sector.
- Good knowledge of Risk Management and business practices in the insurance and financial services sector including knowledge of the relevant Insurance Rules relating to Risk Management will be a definite advantage.
- Good communication skills, with an ability to express views/ideas clearly and logically in written and oral form.
- An analytical approach to problem solving with the ability to make rational, realistic and sound recommendations/ decisions and commit to actions.
- Self-motivated, good problem-solving skills, and results oriented.
- Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines.
Candidates who had already applied for the post in October 2024 are invited to re-submit their application.
The Company reserves the right to call for interview only the best qualified candidates and not to make any appointment as a result of this advertisement.
Investment Analyst
30 Apr 2025
Job Purpose
The Investment Analyst will be responsible to assess the economic, business and market conditions and analyse their impacts on investment portfolios and perform due diligence of investment opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather relevant information of business, industry and market conditions for the purpose of investment decisions and identifying new investment opportunities.
- Perform due diligence and analysis of investment opportunities and make informed recommendations.
- Prepare regular market/investment reports and valuation for reporting purposes.
- Calculate and monitor performance of investments and investment portfolios.
- Ensure efficient client reporting and appropriate response to queries.
- Prepare high quality pitch materials and assist in the delivering of presentations to clients and potential investors.
- Assist in Business Development initiatives.
- Ensure that all investment records and reports are properly maintained, updated and monitored.
- Review and implement investment and financial systems, controls and processes.
- Assist in portfolio management of different funds of the Group, and in the preparation of reports for Investment Committee and Board Meetings.
- Ensure the provision of efficient and courteous service to various stakeholder.
- Perform any other cognate duties.
Main Requirements
- University degree in Investment or Portfolio Management/ Finance/ Economics/ Financial Services/ Accounting or any other relevant degree. A master’s degree in the above fields or ACCA full qualification or CFA part/ full qualification will be an advantage.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the financial, investment and/ or insurance sector.
- Self-motivated, good problem-solving skills, and results oriented.
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
Candidates who had already applied for the post in October 2024 are invited to re-submit their application.
The Company reserves the right to call for interview only the best qualified candidates and not to make any appointment as a result of this advertisement.