Actuary

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Description

The candidate will form part of the Vitality SA actuarial team responsible for analytical analysis and modelling of the Vitality programme in order to answer key business questions, inform the business strategy, ensure the business remains financially stable and exposure to key risks are understood. A unique focus area of this role is deep analysis at the intersection of actuarial and behavioural science spheres in order to understand and drive member engagement and wellness across Vitality.

Responsibilities

• Develop actuarial or statistical models to aid in strategic business decision-making
• Short- and long-term behavioural and financial projections (including pricing and testing of new initiatives)
• Extracting and analysing large datasets to yield rich insights and communicating the results to a wide variety of stakeholders including the Vitality SA Executive Committee
• Identify and understand key business and data trends, assess the impact and identify possible courses of action to mitigate / capitalize on these opportunities
• Conduct ad-hoc investigations and analyses including quantifying the financial and business impact of strategic projects, oftentimes working with executive decision-makers to craft and execute key strategic projects Compilation of reports and presentations for the Vitality Exco, Vitality Board, Actuarial Committee, Discovery Board and Group Exco
• Develop and leverage key working relationships with various stakeholders across the business to support the objectives of the organization
• Mentor, support and train junior analysts

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science

Application instructions:

• Follow all application instructions.