The West African Insurance Institute (WAII), Banjul, The Gambia, is an Insurance training centre with full diplomatic status, juridical personality and financial authority, which provides professional insurance education and allied courses to the personnel of insurance, financial industries and the public sector.

The Institute, owned and established by the Govrnment of the five Anglophone West African countries, with the support of the UNCTAD, serves as a centre for the collection of technical and other insurance data, provides technical assistance to member countries and organizes research programmes and projects in all aspects of insurance, reinsurance and allied subjects.

Description Of Job

The Institute requires for employment qualified and experienced individuals for the above position.

Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director General/Head of Mission, the Deputy Director will be responsible for the following:

•  As Head of Academic matters of WAII, the Deputy Director shall be responsible for matters relating to the Faculty and students
•  Designing and Reviewing the Institute's curriculum in line with the objectives of WAII;
•  Teaching and Conducting tutorials and Course Advisory Services;
a) Designing, Marketing and Running Short Courses in member countries in association with local institutes;
b) Conducting Research and offering Consultancy Services to the Insurance Industry;
•  As Secretary, to liaise with the Academic Board and International Institutions as well as Professional Bodies;
•  To liaise with International Agencies for the enhancement of Technical and Professional Education; and
•  Any other duties that the Director General may assign from time to time

Qualification Required & Experience

Managerial Competencies:
Professionalism:

•  Proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives;
•  Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of key responsibilities; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns;
•  Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges and remains calm in stressful situations

Leadership:

•  Serves as a role model that other people want to follow
•  Empower others to translate vision into results
•  Drives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo
•  Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing agreeable solutions shows the courage to take unpopular stand

Managing Performance:

•  Delegates the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority
•  Accurately judges the amount of time and resources needed to accomplish a task and matches task to skills
•  Monitors progress of faculty/students against milestones and deadlines

Education:

•  A degree in social sciences or any related field
•  Possession of a higher degree will be an added advantage
•  Must possess professional qualification of at least ACII

Work Experience:

•  Must possess a minimum of five (5) years experience at a
•  Management Position
•  Possession of at least five (5) years teaching experience in an Insurance Training (or similar) institution will be a major advantage
•  Must be computer literate

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants are required to submit their current CV's with a one page covering letter explaining their suitability for the job.

All applications must be addressed to:

The Secretary General - WAICA
WAICA Secretariat
National Insurance Commission Bldg
No. 337 Independence Avenue
Accra, Ghana

Closing Date:  13 September, 2012