Risk Management Intern (12 months internship)

Swiss Re • Cape Town, Western Cape • Posted July 11, 2026

About the Role

About the Role


This 12-month internship offers a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in all facets of reinsurance risk management. You'll be an active contributor — not just an observer — supporting the Risk Management Function for Swiss Re Europe (SRE), its UK Branch (SRE UK), and Swiss Re Africa (SRAf). From regulatory reporting to risk frameworks and board-level presentations, you'll be involved in work that shapes how a global reinsurer understands and manages its risk landscape.

Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute to managing and monitoring the operational risk framework of SRAf (including Risk Control Self-Assessment process, analysis and resolution of operational events and issues and mitigation actions), and document material changes to any aspects of the risk profile.

  • Contribute to SRAf's Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) process. This includes being involved both in the quantitative and qualitative aspects feedin...