Employee Benefits Consultant

Ardonagh Advisory General Insurance; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

Employee Benefits Consultant – Home Based – ARD1069003

Our Employee Benefits Consultants are a key part of our business, speaking to our customers and providing advice on new products, renewals, and ensuring we understand their needs, and provide products and services that exceed their expectations and retain their loyalty. We strive to provide a market-leading customer experience, and that’s driven by you.

Our people share a common mindset that sets us apart. Our Employee Benefits Consultants are engaging, positive, they listen, they are receptive to what our customers want, they are adaptive, hardworking team-players, and they build trusted relationships with colleagues, customers, and insurer partners.

Being part of our team will mean ensuring we meet our commercial targets by maximising business and service opportunities from all contacts in a consistent, fair and compliant manner. You will be joining an established, friendly and experienced team who will be able to provide support in order for you to succeed within your role.

What do our Employee Benefits Consultants here do?

• Successful management of own SME and mid corporate client portfolio to deliver renewal income in line with the company's strategic objectives.
• Generation of new business income through client referrals, introducer relationships, and other business development initiatives.
• Delivery of additional revenue growth through client referrals to other health sales teams.
• To operate in accordance with the company’s sales quality standards at all times and ensure that high quality outcomes are delivered for customers.
• Work closely with your line manager and team to develop its customer proposition for SME customers.
• Deliver high quality customer outcomes as measured by the company's business standards monitoring.
• Effective management of relationships with providers to deliver high quality outcomes for clients and the business alike.
• Effectively negotiating with the holding insurer and alternative insurers to obtain good value outcomes for customers in line with their requirements.

What are we looking for in our next Employee Benefits Consultant?

• Experience within the financial services market is essential, with private medical insurance experience also essential.
• Experience in relationship building with insurers/providers, clients and account managers.
• Minimum of Cert CII or willingness to study towards qualification.
• A proven ability to negotiate successfully on behalf of customers to deliver new business and renewal targets.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong, personable telephone manner.
• Professional, customer-focused approach internally and externally when dealing with colleagues and distribution partners.
• Well organised and able to respond well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Work well as part of a team as well as being able to work for periods using own initiative.
• Copes well with change, internally within the business and externally within the market.

In return you will be welcomed and supported by our Ardonagh family, with opportunities to learn and grow your career. You will also be joining an organisation that cares about you as a person and your wellbeing. Some of the other benefits are:

• Holiday entitlement of 26 days plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to progress your career across the entire Ardonagh family.
• Pensions scheme for when you feel it’s time to retire.
• 24-hour support for physical and mental wellbeing.
• 1 day paid volunteering day to give back to our communities.
• The Spotlight Awards, where we shine a light on the brightest talent across our group.

We offer a competitive salary and bonus scheme, combined with a benefits package which can be personalised to suit your needs, and continuous training and development opportunities to progress your career with an ambitious and growing company.

So, what are you waiting for? Come and be a key part of a market-leading, fast-growing company.

Please apply online. The vacancy may close earlier than advertised depending on the number of applicants so don’t delay.

The Company

Towergate Health & Protection is an award-winning independent intermediary specialising in health and wellbeing. Our extensive team of expert advisers looks after the health and wellbeing needs of more than 15,000 businesses and around 50,000 individual customers across the world.

We have an ambition to be the UK healthcare intermediary of choice, and that ambition can only be realised if we constantly challenge ourselves to make things better for our clients. We’re always happy to hear from people who are looking for opportunities to work with us and help our business grow.#TGHP