Call for Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
Lead change.Build strongerinstitutions.
As Nigeria’s insurance industry navigates recapitalisation, consolidation and transformation under NIIRA 2025, experienced leadership has never been more important.
Programme
EiR
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
- Issuer
- Cedar Operating Partners
- Mandate
- NIIRA 2025 reform
- Engagement
- Project-based
- Coverage
- Insurance value chain
Status
Open intake0+
Years executive experience
0
Lines of advisory expertise
0
Areas of engagement
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Project-based engagement
Who we are looking for
Insurance leaders with 15+ years of executive experience.
Accomplished professionals who have built, led, or transformed insurance businesses, and remain committed to the industry’s next chapter.
Insurance Company Leadership
Reinsurance
Life, Health & General
Finance & Capital
Underwriting & Claims
Risk & Compliance
Actuarial Services
Distribution & Digital
As an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, you will
Lead transformational mandates across the value chain.
Eight categories of engagement, drawn from active and anticipated work across the sector.
Why join the programme
A platform for senior executives who want continued impact.
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence work on carefully selected engagements aligned with their expertise, without the constraints of a full-time executive role.
High-impact assignments
Contribute to transformational initiatives shaping Nigeria’s insurance industry.
Senior network
Collaborate with senior executives, investors, regulators, and advisers.
Flexible engagement
Choose assignments based on your expertise and availability.
Continuous learning
Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and industry roundtables.
Meaningful impact
Help strengthen institutions that serve millions of Nigerians.
Lasting legacy
Build the institutions and standards the next decade of the industry will depend on.
Our strategic focus
Where Cedar is already engaged.
Current and anticipated mandates span recapitalisation, M&A, governance, distribution and digital transformation.
- NIIRA 2025 implementation support
- Corporate restructuring
- Capital optimisation
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Post-merger integration
- Operational turnaround
- Governance enhancement
- Business model redesign
- Digital transformation
- Distribution strategy
- Claims transformation
- Underwriting excellence
- Risk management
- Market expansion
Engagement process
Five steps from expression of interest to engagement.
A structured, transparent process designed to match senior executives to the right mandates.
Submit Expression of Interest
Send your CV, biography, areas of expertise, preferred engagement type, and availability.
Initial review
Cedar Operating Partners reviews submissions against current and anticipated engagements.
Interview and assessment
A structured professional interview and capability assessment with our partners.
Network acceptance
Acceptance into the Cedar Entrepreneur-in-Residence network.
Engagement matching
Matching with suitable client engagements as opportunities arise.
Be part of the transformation
Your experience. Their future.
Submit an expression of interest to join the Cedar Entrepreneur-in-Residence network. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.