Operations & Strategic Initiatives Specialist

About the Team

You will join the Operations & Strategic Initiatives team in Swiss Re Institute (SRI). Our unit develops and uses knowledge and forward-looking research to steer Underwriting in Swiss Re. Within SRI, our team is responsible for supporting the Group Chief Underwriting Officer and the SRI Executive Team in addressing matters related to Strategy, Operations and Governance. For example, we work on the SRI strategy and priorities, and we also monitor effectiveness of actions and plans. We also get involved in strategic initiatives as required. Operational tasks include managing the budget and CO2 for SRI, running several key committees and working closely with Communications. Additionally, we have governance responsibilities for the Group Underwriting Standards.


About the Role

This role plays a key part in achieving our goal of building the world’s best Underwriting community with a focus on running the end-to-end annual assessment process for our Underwriters; in addition, this role is involved in delivering SRI Operations tasks ranging from communication to cost management and from strategic initiatives to governance.


Key tasks:
- Annual UW assessment process responsibilities include:
- Preparation of the annual assessment process which will include the consolidation of the assessment profiles, flagging any inconsistencies, proof reading and preparation of the capability catalogues
- Maintenance of the key data sources (employee mapping file, profiles and competency catalogue, distribution lists, etc.)
- Testing of the forms/dashboard and following up on the change requests with the developers
- First level support of the assessment run (processing ContactOne tickets)
- Preparation of regular reports on the assessment completion rates and report out of the results
- Communication tasks associated with the annual assessments include the creation and maintenance of an attractive SharePoint page and contributing to the formulation of key communications and development of any supporting material (e.g., user manuals)

Reporting tasks including reporting timeline management, regular status reporting for the Group CUO and SRI Executive Team, co-creating presentations for senior stakeholder groups.

You can look forward to extra rewards and benefits including:
• Attractive performance-based bonus
• Ultra flexible working time in hybrid setup, allowing you to work also from home
• Modern office spaces in attractive location
• 5 additional days of holiday
• Lunch allowance fully paid by Swiss Re
• Referral bonus
• Pension & risk insurance contribution
• Sick days and sick leave support
• Public transport benefit
• Multisport card

This job offer is suitable for people who have been impacted by the invasion of Ukraine.


We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.

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