Group Head, Information Technology (IT) at WAICA Reinsurance Corporation Plc

WAICA Reinsurance Corporation Plc is one of the fastest growing reinsurance companies in Africa. WAICA Re is headquartered in Freetown (Sierra Leone) and operates through four (4) Regional Offices across Africa namely Lagos (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana), Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) and Tunis (Tunisia). It also has three (4) Subsidiary Companies namely, WAICA Re Zimbabwe Limited in Harare (Zimbabwe), WAICA Re Kenya in Nairobi (Kenya) and investments company namely WAICA Capital, Accra (Ghana) and WAICA Re (United Kingdom).

WAICA Re is rated by A.M. Best with a Financial Strength Rating of B+ and a long-term
Issuer Credit rating of “bbb-” with a stable outlook.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Group Head, Information Technology (IT)

Location: Any of our operating countries

Job Purpose

• The Group Head IT role is responsible for overseeing all technology operations and evaluating them according to established goals whilst ensuring that the Group is highly digitalised with the latest technologies that enable efficiency and effectiveness.
• Working with the Group Chief Finance Officer, the role bares the responsibility for the delivery of the Group’s IT Strategy, aligning IT deployment in a commercial and effective manner, managing the systems, maximizing adoption of technologies and delivering on any strategic business change programmes through the use of both internal and external resources.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement the Group IT strategy.
• Research on emerging IT trends and recommend for adoption Formulate all relevant IT policies and procedures and design IT controls Formulate key strategic reports to provide the Board and Management with information for key decision making.
• Manage the installation, monitoring and troubleshooting of the local Area Network. Private Virtual Networks and Cloud infrastructure in a bid to achieve optimal network and communications performance for office productivity.
• Manage the periodic Integration of technical accounts to the financial systems through the effective execution of the General Ledger Interfacing toolkit.
• Ensure the management and supervision for the cloud infrastructure for high availability.
• Ensure the effective transmission of incoming and outgoing emails, driven by the Corporate Email Hosting platform engine.
• Manage the Corporation’s Anti-Malware and Anti-Cyber Threat Mechanisms in a bid to ensure protection of informational assets and minimisation of downtime associated with network intrusion.
• Manage the installation, maintenance and monitoring of the Corporate Server(s) deployment infrastructure to maximise server uptime and availability for connectivity by all departments, Manage the technical component of all core applications hosted to ensure end-users perform their respective functions speedily and accurately with a view to surpassing the budgetary targets.
• Manage the design, development, deployment and maintenance of software’s that would improve the company’s productivity as it delivers its reinsurance services.
• Create relationships with keys stakeholder i.e. Users Vendors! suppliers that would continuously benefit the organization.

Candidate Profile
Qualifications:

• A Degree in ICT or related field.
• Master’s in Business Administration or ICT related field will be an added advantage.

Professional Qualifications:

• Relevant professional ICT certification in Database.
• Development and Administration.
• Data Analytics and Programing.

Experience:

• At least 10 years relevant experience, 5of which should be at a managerial level Experience in the insurance/reinsurance industry will bean added advantage

Competencies:

• Can demonstrate a depth of proven experience of leading an IT department.
• Technically proficient in key IT technical aspects.
• Knowledge in emerging technologies and trends, including Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Big data, etc.
• Strong analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively to diverse stakeholders.
• Good project management skills.

Deadline: 20th March, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and CV to: vacancies@waicare.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: CVs will be shortlisted as soon as recieved.