Hawkins Associates Job Adverts - College of Insurance Jobs in Kenya

Exciting career opportunities in East Africa's premier insurance training institution

The College of Insurance is operated by the Insurance Training & Education Trust (ITET), the insurance industry's umbrella body charged with the responsibility of promoting, overseeing and coordinating insurance training and education, across all sectors of this very diverse industry.

With a view to further improving the services it offers, the College has developed a new organization structure and is now seeking to fill the following important positions:-


Head of Insurance Studies
Ref No: 292/CI/FN

Reporting to the Director of Studies, tie successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership and ensure the smooth coordination of the key department which develops, designs and mounts longer term, examinable insurance studies/programmes.

The main duties of the position will include:-

* Reviewing existing courses, improving them and developing new ones;
* Identifying, training and evaluating lecturers to ensure adequate staffing of all courses offered by the department;
* Coordinating the development of teaching materials and manuals for courses
* Drawing up schedules/time tables and making sure that these are adhered to
* Lecturing on courses;
* Setting and marking tests to evaluate students

Qualifications and other requirements:-

Applications are invited from Kenya citizens who hold a university degree in education and development, preferably at a Master's level and also a professional qualification preferably in insurance or business related, in addition, applicants should have:-

* A minimum of 5 years teaching and administrative experience acquired in a reputable tertiary level institution
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
* The proven ability to lead and inspire a team of lecturers

Head of Short Courses (Business & Management)
Ref No: 86/AE/FN

This position reports to the Director of Studies and provides effective leadership of the department which develops and mounts short technical and management courses, seminars and workshops for the insurance industry.

Some of the key tasks of the successful candidate will be:-

* Leading the development, design and running of short management and technical courses required by the insurance industry;
* Identifying and recruiting experienced facilitators for the courses;
* Developing and implementing marketing strategies for existing and new courses/programmes;
* Inputting on courses;
* Conducting periodic evaluations of the performance of the department including staff appraisals

Qualifications and other requirements

We would like to discuss this position with applicants who have:-

* A bachelor's degree in a business related field; a masters degree and or a post graduate diploma in management would be an added advantage;
* At least 5 years experience in the development and facilitation of business management courses
* Excellent communication and presentation sills:
* Ability to interact with senior executives and hold their attention.


Dean of Students
Ref No: 137/AL/FN

Reporting to the Academic Registrar, the candidate selected will handle and resolve students' academic and non-academic issues so that the students achieve the fullest benefits from the College's programmes, services and offerings.

Key responsibilities will include:

* Documenting and resolving students' issues relating to moral, social, recreational, co-curricular and other student welfare matters.
* Counselling and advising students on matters affecting them during their stay in the College
* Measuring student satisfaction with the College's programmes & facilities and communicating this to the College management with definite proposals for action
* Reviewing reports of student misconduct cases that require disciplinary action to ensure that recommendations conform to the College's policies
* Representing the College in community forums on matters pertaining to student programs and activities.

Qualifications and other requirements

Applicants for this position should have:-

* Bachelor's degree in social sciences or related fields; a Masters degree and/or a post graduate diploma in counseling would be art added advantage
* A minimum of 5 years experience in dealing with student issues
* Excellent guiding, counseling and problem solving skills.
* The proven ability to win the trust and confidence of students.
* Excellent interpersonal, report writing and presentation skills.

Head of Marketing & Business Development
Ref No: 434/AA/FN

The main purpose of this position is to ensure that he College is developing courses and programmes relevant to the insurance industry.

The successful candidate will design and carry out research in the market to quantify demand and how to satisfy this demand. He/she will also obtain quantifiable feed back on the relevance of courses/programmes offered by the College of Insurance

Main duties of the position will include:-

* Designing and carrying out market research to establish market needs and gaps;
* Maximizing existing fines of business, revamping them and developing new ones to address gaps
* Developing and maintaining a strong brand and benchmark in the market by pro-actively sourcing,
* Identifying and sourcing business from new and existing clients and distribution channels
* Developing and implementing annual business development plans and budgets
* Developing long term relationships with new and existing clients and maintaining them for future up-sells and cross-sells.
* Continuously monitoring distribution channels service levels, to ensure they are in tandem with the College's distribution standards.

Qualifications and other requirements:-

Applications are invited from Kenya citizens who satisfy the following requirements:

* A Bachelor's degree in marketing or similar field; a Masters degree and/or a post-graduate diploma in marketing would be an added advantage
* At least five (5) years experience gained in research based sales and marketing related to the financial sector
* A sound understanding of the insurance industry
* Ability to initiate and deliver high quality research.
* Well developed communication skills including the ability to develop proposals, concept papers, and position papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications.
* Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office applications and statistical packages.
* Well developed negotiation, presentation, relationship building, and customer service skills.

Academic Registrar
Ref No: 125/DF/FN

The holder of this newly created position will play a key role in raising and maintaining academic standards n the College.

The principal duties of the position will be:-

* Managing the admission of students;
* Coordinating curriculum design and implementation for examinable courses/programmes
* Maintaining up to date records of all students and their performance;
* Managing the College calendar, timetables etc. including examinations;
* Following up to ensure that timetables are adhered to;
* Planning and managing academic ceremonies and functions in accordance with agreed budget and time scales;
* Enforcing the rules and regulations of the College;
* Ensuring the proper stocking and management of the College library and resource centre.

Qualifications and other requirements:-

The ideal candidate should:-

* Be the holder of a university degree, preferably a Masters in either education or business administration from a recognized university
* Hold an insurance qualification
* Have at least five years experience in lecturing/administration in a tertiary level educational institution;
* Have excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
* Be highly computer literate

Employment will be on permanent and pensionable terms offering competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits; the successful candidates will play a very significant role in the development of human resources for the insurance industry.

Send your application letter and CV - do not attach certificates/testimonials - and state how your experience matches the specification, quoting job ref no to hawkins.associates@khigroup.com

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