Airmic to expand its technical team, paving the way for further expansion of its technical output with the creation of a new post, R&D Manager

The recruit will report to technical director Paul Hopkin, who has already overseen a dramatic increase in output over the past couple of years.

The current technical agenda has seventeen projects coming to fruition during 2014, including the publication of Roads to Resilience, a guide to insurance efficacy, the delivery of a global compliance database for insurance programmes, career development advice for risk managers and the biennial salary and status survey.

The arrival of a new person should facilitate further activity, including additional training programmes for members and more risk management research projects.

“This appointment gives shape to our often-stated goal of finding new ways to serve our members and improve understanding of insurance and risk management,” said chief executive John Hurrell.

Anyone requiring further information about this role should should go to http://www.airmic.com/members/job_opportunities/new-opportunity-airmic-r-d-manager

The deadline has been extended.