7 Risk Assessor jobs in South Africa
Insurance Risk Surveyor
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We've got a position available for an insurance risk surveyor
Company: King Price
Purpose of position:
Evaluate the risk profile of properties, operations, and processes insured by the company, providing detailed reports and recommendations that support underwriting, pricing, and loss prevention
Responsibilities
- Conduct on-site risk surveys of commercial, agricultural, and industrial properties
- Evaluate fire safety, structural integrity, security, and operational risks
- Prepare detailed reports for underwriters and clients
- Recommend practical risk mitigation strategies
- Stay current with safety standards and regulatory frameworks
- Collaborate with underwriting and claims teams
Ideal Candidates (With Degrees)
- Engineering (civil, mechanical, electrical, fire)
- Risk management, safety science, or environmental studies
- Insurance or actuarial science with technical exposure
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- Familiarity with SANS 10400, NFPA, ISO 31000
Ideal Candidates (Without Degrees)
- Fire officers, safety inspectors, or emergency services veterans
- Insurance assessors or claims investigators
- Site managers in agriculture, logistics, or manufacturing
- Technicians with deep knowledge of building systems
- Strong observational and communication skills
- Willingness to learn reporting and compliance standards
Training & Onboarding Includes:
- Risk survey methodology and checklist use
- Fire load calculation and hazard identification
- Report writing and client communication
- Compliance with SANS 10400 and ISO 31000
- Use of thermographic tools and risk scoring models
Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Willingness to travel to client sites
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English
Should you not receive any feedback within ten (10) working days after the closing date, please accept your application as unsuccessful.
Insurance Risk Consultant (Financial Services)
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This role will focus on identifying insurance needs, providing expert life and short-term insurance advice, and supporting implementation alongside financial planning partners. The consultant will manage client relationships, ensure compliance, and work closely with internal teams to deliver a seamless advisory experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify insurance opportunities within client portfolios.
- Provide advice and solutions for Life and Short-Term Insurance.
- Draft comprehensive proposals and quotations.
- Handle implementation, underwriting, and client onboarding.
- Conduct policy reviews and identify updates based on life changes.
- Generate and refer STI leads, coordinate appointments.
- Liaise with tele-advisors and track outcomes.
- Maintain strong, professional client relationships.
- Support initiatives to engage and educate clients.
- Monitor outcomes of advisory activities.
- Adhere to TCF principles and compliance standards.
- Strong interpersonal and client engagement skills.
- Confident communicator with persuasive ability.
- Self-motivated and resilient.
- Ethical and professional in all dealings.
- Strategic thinking with operational execution ability.
- Minimum 5 years experience in life insurance advisory.
- Relevant tertiary qualification (Commerce/Finance preferred).
- RE5 and FSCA-recognized qualification essential.
- Fully authorized representative across multiple FSCA sub-categories.
- Evidence of CPD, product-specific, and class-of-business training.
- Drivers license and own vehicle required.
R23 000 - R26 000 Cost to Company
**Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted**
Risk Insurance Manager
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An Insurance Manager handles the insurance portfolio for Mr Price Group and its subsidiaries.The individual must have excellent people skills and one who pays close attention to detail, conducts themselves in a professional and courteous manner and has excellent verbal and communication skills together with exceptional time management and organisational skills. Must have a good understanding of the business and operational processes. Be proactive to addressing emerging risks to reduce losses.
Responsibilities
Business Risk Strategy
- Ensure that the insurance strategy aligns with the group insurance philosophy.
2.Collect accurate financial information from divisions to ensure that all divisions are adequately insured according to the group insurance philosophy.
Arrange Annual meetings with heads of finance to discuss insurance trends, insurance requirements prior to the insurance renewal.
Prepare the annual insurance strategy for the Risk Directors review and approval
Oversee the insurance administration process and enhance where required
Partner with internal and external stakeholders
Provides direction and guidance to the insurance representatives of all subsidiaries
Manages the relationship between the MRP group, divisions and the brokers.
Partners with Finance Management in ensuring the claim process and information provided is accurate and complete.
Partner with external service providers.
Lead the insurance portfolio for the Group
Work with our brokers and the business gather and review information required for the corporate insurance programme.
Undertaking the annual renewal negotiations and examining policy documentation to ensure compliance and accuracy.
Ensure that premiums are invoiced as per the negotiations.
Sign off invoices and ensure that payments are processed in a timely manner.
Allocate premiums across the business in a manner that is in line with the strategy.
Providing professional and timely insurance advice across the organisation.
Make appropriate recommendation to the Risk Director on enhancements to the insurance program and internal policies and processes.
Identify areas for improved risk management practices within the business and make recommendations for the effective management of these risks.
Reviewing and implementing changes to the insurance programme to suit the group's changing needs and requirements. Considering current market trends, new developments and best practice to achieve best value.
Maintaining relationships with the group's insurers and broker to enable the insurance team to keep abreast of current market trends, new developments and best practice.
Training and supervising of insurance team members across all divisions, COE's including regular one to one meetings.
Support the insurance team when dealing with large and complex claims.
Keep policies and procedures relating to insurance current and up to date
Monitor and report on claims, deductibles, stoppers and aggregates.
Managing contracts with suppliers including but not limited to the insurance programme, broker contracts, specialist insurance policies, fund reviews and any other specialist work.
Providing advice regarding insurance clauses within contracts and inspection of supplier's insurance documentation.
Analysing and interpreting claims data to produce regular reports for board meetings
Prepare quarterly board insurance reports.
Prepare the annual insurance strategy for the risk directors review and approval.
Overseeing property surveys with insurers and facilitating operational risk surveys and workshops.
Manage liability claims notification processes to ensure that insurers/ divisions have sufficient information to investigate claims and monitor the effectiveness of the insurers/ divisions claim handling process.
Resolve insurance queries from departments and third parties.
Internal consultation with all operational units to ensure that they are aware of insurance coverage that is in place.
Monitor the recovery process for third party liability claims.
Qualifications
Education / Qualifications:
4-year Tertiary Degree - Accounting, Business Administration, Economics.
Experience:
Minimum 5-10 years insurance related experience - Retail industry experience.
Specific Knowledge:
Risk, numbers and governance background - auditing exp adventagous .Good technical knowledge in relation to all aspects of insurance, and associated insurance regulation, as it affects the business specifically, and the industry in general.
Business Understanding:
Transfer of complex/complicated information or persuasion of individual people inside or outside of the organisation.
Specialist: AML (Client Risk Assessment)
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Main Purpose
- If you’re passionate about combating financial crime and enjoy harnessing the power of technology, this role will let you make a real impact. As a specialist in Anti Money Laundering (AML), Client Risk Assessment, you’ll leverage your expertise to deliver innovative solutions and high-quality results that protect the bank and its clients. By collaborating with teams across the organization, you’ll help shape the future of financial crime prevention. This is your opportunity to tackle the challenges of financial crime head-on while using cutting-edge tools and your specialist knowledge to make a meaningful difference every day.
Specialist: Anti-Money Laundering (Client Risk) your primary responsibilities will include:
- AML Standards & Frameworks: Design, implement, and continuously improve AML policies and best practices across the organisation.
- Specialist Oversight: Provide expert guidance on AML controls, monitoring, and project delivery.
- Client Risk Assessment: Lead development of CRA methodologies, including model design, risk factor analysis, and regulatory alignment (FICA, FATF).
- Technology Partnership: Act as the SME for CRA systems, translating regulatory needs into technical requirements and product roadmaps.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Compliance, Tech, and Business Units, and present updates to senior management and governance forums.
- Industry Engagement: Advocate for AML risk management in regulatory meetings and industry groups.
The ideal candidate will have:
- At least 5 years’ relevant Financial Crime experience, risk management or data analytics role within a financial / banking environment
- Demonstrable, hands-on experience with the design, implementation, or management of client risk assessment models and methodologies.
- AML regulatory requirement experience and proficiency
- Proven experience in translating complex business and regulatory requirements into functional specifications for technology teams
- Experience with data analysis and a strong understanding of statistical modelling concepts is essential.
- Strong understanding of risk modelling frameworks and the model development lifecycle.
- Familiarity with data query and analysis tools (e.g., SQL, Python, R) is a significant plus
- Law / Legal jobs
Disaster Practitioner: Risk Assessment & Reduction
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key Performance Areas
- Conduct risk assessment; Develop integrated disaster risk management plans;
- Develop and implement disaster risk reduction programmes; Develop and implement contingency plans for national and provincial events.
Prerequisites
- Matric plus an undergraduate qualification Disaster Management (NQF 6) or related as recognized by SAQA;
- Minimum of 2 years relevant experience. Valid South African driver’s license (with exception of person with disability).
- Security / Safety jobs
Disaster Practitioner: Risk Assessment & Reduction: Polokwane
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- 1 Permanent position(s) exists in the COGHSTA
- Salary Level: 8
- Salary: R per annum
- Reference No: CoGHSTA 39/25
Key Performance Areas
- Conduct risk assessment; Develop integrated disaster risk management plans; Develop and implement disaster risk reduction programmes; Develop and implement contingency plans for national and provincial events.
Prerequisites
- Matric plus an undergraduate qualification Disaster Management (NQF 6) or related as recognized by SAQA; Minimum of 2 years relevant experience. Valid South African driver’s license (with exception of person with disability).
Person Profile
- Sound and in-depth knowledge of relevant prescripts, application of the legislative framework governing the public service e.g. Disaster Management Act, Disaster Management Framework, Public Service Act, Occupational Health and Safety ACT, PFMA. Skills in: Research, Communication, Report writing, Computer Literacy, Information Technology, Financial Management.
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Director: Disaster Risk Assessment And Early Warning
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REQUIREMENTS :
- An undergraduate qualification in Disaster Management/Environmental Science or equivalent qualification (NQF 7 as recognised by SAQA), A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Disaster Risk Management at middle/senior management level. Proficiency in MS Word. The Nyukela Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme is to be completed before appointment to the post. A valid driver’s license. Extensive official travel both at national and international level.
Additional Requirements (Advantage):
- MS PowerPoint, MS Project. Post-Graduate (NQF level 8) qualification in Geographic Information Systems/ Geoinformatics, computer science with GIS modules or environmental science with specialisation in GIS. Registered in the professional body for GIS/ Certificate in GIS. Core Competencies: Strategic capacity and leadership. People Management and Empowerment. Programme and project management. Financial management. Change management. Knowledge management. Service delivery innovation. Problem solving and analysis. Client orientation and customer focus. Communication (verbal and written).
Technical Competencies:
- In-depth knowledge of; Policy and legislation relevant to the Disaster Management function in South Africa. The concept of Disaster Management. Geographical Information Systems. Knowledge of space and satellite technologies. Internet technologies and spatial application development processes. Government IT/IS standards/ procedures and practices and SITA policies. Project methodology. Knowledge of Geomatics Act.
DUTIES :
- The successful candidate will perform the following duties: Generate and maintain a national indicative disaster risk profile. Develop and roll-out disaster management early warning systems and dissemination of early warnings to vulnerable communities. Establish and maintain geographic information management systems for disaster risk management and maintain appropriate spatial information. Gather information on all aspects of disaster management and disseminate to stakeholders and vulnerable communities. Monitor and evaluate compliance related to disaster management spatial information.
Deadline:7th November,2025
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