JOB OPPORTUNITY
Research Director
Head of Insurance and Finance
The Head of Insurance and Finance (Research Director) will direct the Insurance and Finance Research Programme, a key pillar of The Geneva Association’s activities. The successful candidate will manage the programme and its key activities and organise and oversee the research and the publications in this area. S/he reports directly to the Secretary General and Managing Director. The working language is English.
Key tasks of this position include:
- Keeping with current new developments and leading research in insurance and finance
- Managing The Geneva Association’s high-level networks in the insurance and finance arena (esp. CFO and CIO industry networks as well as those of leading researchers)
- Representing The Geneva Association in the insurance and finance area
- Oversight of insurance and finance event and content elaboration
- Responsibility for the Insurance and Finance Newsletter and other finance publications
- Any flanking activities that would strengthen the programme and guarantee its success
- Readiness to travel: attend conferences and meetings and visit experts in the field
Qualifications of the candidate:
- At least 10 years of experience in insurance/finance research and/or having occupied a senior finance-related position in the insurance or wider financial services industry (banking, securities, or related associations) with strategic responsibilities
- Excellent academic credentials including a Masters or PhD in insurance, finance, or a related economics discipline
- Outstanding publication record in insurance and finance journals and international publications
- Very good organisational, writing, interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong commitment to the insurance industry’s role in the economy and society
Please send your submissions to Patricia Linstaedt at The Geneva Association by post, or email to: