Locum Insurance Advisor
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Undertake a business-critical role, ensuring that our [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] branches and agencies across Northern Ireland deliver their business plans and hit their sales targets
High-impact, varied role providing continuity, stability and momentum during periods of unexpected change
Field-based position with wide-ranging exposure to different locations and teams across Northern Ireland, with a base from our Belfast office
Locum Insurance Advisor
As a Locum Insurance Advisor, you will step in to provide short-term cover for Branch Managers and Agents, ensuring customers continue to receive an excellent and consistent service, while business objectives remain on track.
You will work closely with a wide variety of people – from agency teams, through to colleagues across underwriting, claims and head office, as well as a wide range of customers. You will quickly assess branch or agency performance, identify challenges and opportunities, and put practical plans in place to protect and enhance performance, reputation and customer experience. A core part of the role is supporting and coaching newly appointed Branch Managers, Account Managers and Agents, helping them understand [Employer hidden]’s culture, ways of working and local market potential.
The breadth and variety of the role offer significant development opportunities, exposure to senior stakeholders, and the chance to make a visible impact across the network
This is a field-based role, working across 14 branch and agency locations, with flexibility around where you are based between assignments (including across the rest of the UK) - therefore you will need to be willing and able to travel extensively in this position.
*This role is known internally as a**Locum Agency Manager*
About you
You’ll already have experience operating in a regulated, customer-focused environment, combining strong commercial awareness and sales skills, with the confidence to manage change and deliver results.
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
- Experience of undertaking a Senior Operational Sales role, ideally within Financial Services / Insurance
- Strong customer focus, with the ability to balance service, compliance and commercial outcomes
- The confidence to analyse performance, make sound decisions and lead through change
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, working effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- A full UK driving licence and the flexibility to travel as required
- Knowledge of insurance products would also be highly beneficial but is not essential.
*At [Employer hidden], we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.*
*We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.*
*We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.*
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
Level 4
- Salary of £45,000 to £50,000
- Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
- Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
- A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
- Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
- £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
- Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
- Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
- Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
- Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
- Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
- Employee discounts of 15% on a range of [Employer hidden] insurance policies.
- Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility