Job Description

We are supporting a well-regarded actuarial consulting firm with a footprint in over 20 African markets, in their search for an Actuarial Executive within their General Insurance division. The role offers significant technical variety, market visibility, and strategic engagement across capital modelling, IFRS 17, product pricing, and regulatory frameworks such as SAM and RBC.
This is a career-defining opportunity for a qualified or nearly qualified actuary (1-2 exams away) with strong general insurance experience to contribute to high-impact consulting engagements across the continent.
What You'll Be Doing:

• Leading and delivering client projects across reserving, capital modelling, reinsurance, and product design
• Providing IFRS 17 support and HAF responsibilities
• Reviewing economic capital and solvency models (SAM/RBC), including stochastic validation
• Building and interpreting pricing models (GLMs, GAMs)
• Supporting clients with ORSA/FCR projections and business planning
• Creating impactful, insight-driven reports that go beyond compliance
• Advising clients in 22+ African markets on strategy, optimisation, and regulatory alignment

What We're Looking For:

• A qualified actuary or someone very close to qualification (1-2 exams outstanding)
• Minimum 7 years of general insurance actuarial experience (pricing/reserving/capital modelling)
• Proficiency in statistical modelling tools - R preferred (or Python)
• Consulting experience advantageous, but not essential
• Excellent communication and project leadership capabilities
• Johannesburg-based preferred; remote candidates considered if exceptionally strong

This role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment and who enjoys working across geographies on strategic projects.

Skills Required