Job Vacancy at African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re)— Manager, Technical Inspection/ Risk Prevention Engineer
Are you an experienced engineer with expertise in technical inspection, risk assessment, and loss prevention? Here’s an exciting opportunity to advance your career with a leading pan-African reinsurance company. African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of a Manager, Technical Inspection / Risk Prevention Engineer. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong background in engineering, risk management, technical inspections, insurance risk surveys, or loss prevention who are passionate about identifying risks, improving safety standards, and supporting effective underwriting decisions.
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Applications are invited for the position below:
Job Title: Manager, Technical Inspection/ Risk Prevention Engineer
Location: Abuja
Job type: Full-time
Job Grade & Duties: Professional Staff Category
Duties / Job Details
Under the guidance of the Director of Central Operations & Special Risks, the key functions of the successful candidate will include but not limited to:
- Monitor the monthly reports of each Production centre
- Propose and implement the annual audit plan
- Produce technical inspection audit reports
- Follow-up the audit issues,
- Assist the Production centres in improving their production tools including, the underwriting manual, contract wordings, rates and reports.
- Monitor claims reserving and Reserve adequacy.
- Provide technical assistance to production centres.
- Carry out risk surveys and assessment on the request of the production centres.
- Provide quotations for Engineering risks at the request of the production centres
- Assist production centres in the handling of complex claims.
- Attend to any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisors.
Academic Qualifications
Applicants shall be holders of:
- First University Degree in the Engineering field (Civil/Construction, Mechanical, Electro-mechanical, etc.), plus Masters, plus 5 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience with emphasis on reinsurance underwriting (both Treaty and Fac); reinsurance pricing ; claims management, risk survey and assessment. Or
- First University degree in the Engineering field (Civil/Construction, Mechanic, Electro-mechanic, etc.), plus full professional qualification, plus 9 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience with emphasis on reinsurance underwriting (both treaty and Fac); reinsurance pricing; claims management, risk survey and assessment. Or
- First University degree in relevant field plus 9 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience with emphasis on reinsurance underwriting (both treaty and Fac); reinsurance pricing; claims management, risk survey and assessment
- A qualification in relevant professional qualifications will be an added advantage.
Additional Requirements:
Applicants must also be:
- Able to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English Language.
- Working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.
Main Competencies:
The key competencies required for the role include but not limited to the following:
- Advanced knowledge of insurance and reinsurance.
- Capacity for technical and professional proficiency, particularly with regard Insurance and reinsurance underwriting as well as risk assessment;
- Ability to train cedants and subordinate
- Ability to quickly build very good and sustainable relationship with cedants
- Capacity to respect confidentiality and professional discretion.
- Capacity for taking initiatives and decision;
- Good supervisory skills.
- Capacity for analyzing, synthesizing and reasoning
- Very Good planning & reporting skills.
- High Integrity, Rigorous and good sense of responsibility
- Ability to work under pressure in a very busy environment.
- Excellent computer skills required in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and Knowledge of any other business-related software will be an added advantage
- Good team player with proven leadership and managerial experience
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input and is willing to learn from others
- Has the ability to defend and explain difficult issues and positions
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment
- Help improve data quality for all Production centres
- Training Production centre staff through sharing lessons learnt.
Salary & Benefits
The successful candidate shall have the following benefits:
- Competitive Basic Salary on the Corporation’s PS Grade Level
- Variable pay (Annual Performance Bonus)
- Joint contribution to the Provident Fund (7% of the basic salary paid by staff and 14% by the employer)
- Housing Allowance
- Medical cover for staff and family
- Home leave to country of origin every one (1) year paid by the employer – if Non- Nigeria National
- Children education subsidy for each child up to 26 years (maximum 4 children)
- Duty Post Differential (Cost of Living Allowance), that may increase or decrease depending on the economic situation, paid in local currency.
Application Closing Date
Friday, 22nd August, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online
Note
- Africa-Re is an equal opportunity employer and offers a good working environment commensurate with international organizations.
- The Corporation reserves the right to appoint at the advertised grade level or at any other level that best suits the successful candidate’s profile, qualifications, and experience.
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