Principal Consultant / Partner

Summary Statement

This is an opportunity to join NMG Consulting’s Data & Analytics team in South Africa in a senior client-facing role, providing actuarial, analytical and strategic advice to clients across the healthcare sector.

The successful candidate will bring deep healthcare and actuarial expertise, combined with the ability to translate complex data and technical analysis into clear, practical and commercially relevant insights. You will work closely with senior clients, providing strategic input and acting as a trusted adviser on complex business challenges.

This position will suit a qualified actuary with significant experience in the South African healthcare industry who is confident operating with senior stakeholders. You will be expected to bring an informed point of view, constructively challenge thinking and confidently present recommendations to senior client audiences.

Working alongside senior colleagues within NMG’s healthcare actuarial and consulting practice, you will play an important role in leading client engagements, shaping analytical work and contributing to the continued development of NMG’s Data & Analytics offering.

Key Responsibilities

Success in this role will see the following achieved:

• Leading and contributing to complex actuarial, data and analytics engagements across the South African healthcare sector.
• Providing strategic actuarial and analytical advice to medical schemes and other organisations operating within the healthcare industry.
• Acting as a senior, trusted adviser to clients, translating complex analysis and data into clear insights, recommendations and strategic actions.
• Leading client discussions and presentations with senior executives and key decision-makers, bringing an informed and confident perspective to strategic conversations.
• Working closely with NMG Partners and senior colleagues to shape project approaches, challenge thinking and deliver high-quality client outcomes.
• Providing technical and strategic oversight across projects, ensuring analysis is robust, commercially relevant and aligned with client objectives.
• Building and maintaining strong senior client relationships and identifying opportunities to deepen NMG’s partnerships with existing and prospective clients.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of NMG’s healthcare Data & Analytics capabilities and propositions.
• Providing guidance, coaching and mentorship to more junior members of the team and supporting their ongoing technical and professional development.
• Collaborating with colleagues across NMG to share expertise, methodologies and best practice.

Your Experience

The successful candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate:

• Qualified actuary, with significant post-qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Deep knowledge and experience within the South African healthcare sector, ideally with substantial exposure to medical schemes and/or healthcare consulting.
• Strong actuarial and analytical capability, with experience using complex data to support strategic and commercial decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic input and advice rather than solely technical analysis or delivery.
• Proven ability to build credibility with senior clients and confidently lead discussions and presentations with executives and key decision-makers.
• An assertive and considered communication style, with the confidence to challenge thinking, articulate a point of view and provide clear recommendations.
• Strong commercial judgement and an understanding of the strategic challenges facing organisations within the healthcare sector.
• Experience leading complex client engagements and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team of analysts, consultants and actuarial professionals.
• Living the NMG Values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Make it Count and Go for It.

About NMG

The NMG Group is a global advisory and intermediary firm focused exclusively on the financial services sector. Established in 1992, NMG has enjoyed rapid expansion internationally and now has over 800 employees in 18 cities worldwide. Our guiding principle is to always ‘Find a Better Way’.

NMG Consulting is a leading multinational insurance, reinsurance and investments consultancy, integrating consulting, insights and analytics. Our consultants provide strategy consulting, insights, analytics and actuarial services to financial institutions including banks, insurers, reinsurers and fund managers.

We are constantly evolving and the range of work that we do challenges and expands our peoples’ knowledge at lightning speed. Our flat, team-based structures encourage participation from all experience levels – everyone is encouraged to contribute, regardless of their role. We advocate hearing different points of view, collaboration and constructive debate.