Head of Insurance Regulation and Supervision

The Victoria Falls International Financial Centre (VFIFC) is a financial services Special Economic Zone designed to connect global capital with investment opportunities in Zimbabwe and the wider Sub-Saharan African region.

VFIFC is developing as a credible, competitive jurisdiction with an internationally aligned regulatory framework.

VFIFC invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced professionals for the senior leadership position of Head of Insurance Regulation and Supervision.

Job Summary

• Employer: vfifc
• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
• Category: Financial Services
• Closing Date: 2026-10-14

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and lead the Centre's insurance regulatory and supervisory function.
• Assess applications for insurance and related licences, registrations and recognition.
• Implement prudential supervision.
• Establish and enforce market-conduct and policyholder-protection standards.
• Develop and review insurance regulations, rules, directives, prudential standards and supervisory guidance, benchmarked against international practice and IAIS principles.
• Develop frameworks for cross-border supervision, foreign-regulator recognition, regulatory equivalence and home-host cooperation.
• Ensure supervision addresses anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist and proliferation financing, beneficial ownership, customer due diligence, suspicious transaction reporting and sanctions.
• Coordinate with IPEC, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the Financial Intelligence Unit, ZIDA, SECZIM and foreign regulators.
• Lead supervisory intervention, remediation, investigation and enforcement.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Insurance, Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk Management, Law, Business Administration or another relevant discipline from a recognised institution.
• At least five years of experience at senior management or senior technical level.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in insurance, insurance regulation, prudential supervision, reinsurance, actuarial services, financial services regulation or a closely related field.
• Experience engaging boards, senior executives, regulators and other high-level stakeholders.
• Experience developing or implementing regulatory frameworks, policies, standards or supervisory methodologies.
• Demonstrable technical knowledge of insurance regulation, prudential supervision, insurance operations, risk management or actuarial principles.

How to Apply

Apply by email: jobs@vfifc.com