Working hours: 35 hours per week, to include some evenings and weekends

Duration: Permanent 

Location: Home based

Job ref: 201280

About the role

Ecclesiastical Insurance are looking for a Church Underwriting Relationship Manager to manage the commercial relationships for key Diocesan, Cathedral, major Church, and associated clients within a designated region whilst providing embedded underwriting support at client meetings and premises.

If you would like to become involved in insuring some of the UK’s oldest and most beautiful heritage assets and support our team in ensuring Ecclesiastical remain the Insurer of choice for these unique buildings, this role could be for you.

Key accountabilities

• Own and proactively develop commercially successful and productive relationships with allocated Dioceses, Cathedrals, major Churches, other associated risks and Archdeacons etc
• Provide embedded underwriting support within authority levels at client meetings and premises
• Provide and maximise a local Ecclesiastical presence for our key customers supporting the renewal process through the delivery of annual insurance reviews, regular meetings (in person and online) so that every allocated customer is interacted with 
• Act as the key point of contact for identified key customers, triage cases and enquiries to establish the right contact within the department and company
• Attend conferences and events as a representative of Ecclesiastical, including giving presentations to key clients and larger groups if needed
• The provision of ongoing service and support to ensure retention, new business and growth targets of the business are met
• Work proactively with colleagues in the technical support functions (including Risk, Underwriting and Claims) to deliver exceptional service to our clients 
• Develop, negotiate and profitably underwrite new/existing business within own authority and in line with Ecclesiastical strategy

• Understand and operate within regulatory framework and identify and escalate any risks to the business

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Chartered Insurance Professional
• ACII qualification or significant progress towards within agreed time frame
• Experience of underwriting risks essential
• Knowledge of policy covers used for Diocesan, Cathedral and major Church clients an advantage
• Strong track record in a customer facing role delivering exceptional customer service
• Knowledge of the Church of England and/or experience of working with churches an advantage
• Proven ability to build productive and cooperative relationships internally and externally
• Ability to work flexibly including evenings and weekends. This will include regular travel and overnight stays.
• Clean driving licence required

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
  
• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 30%
  
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
  
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
  
• Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
  
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
  
• Employee Assistance Programme
  
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

About us

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know. 

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