Customer Service Adviser

4 weeks ago


Darlington, United Kingdom NFU Mutual Agency Full time

**The Role**:
**Customer Service Adviser**

**Salary: £16,000 - £21,000 (dependent on experience)**
**Full time**
**Permanent Contract**
**Location: Willington or Darlington, County Durham**
**Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with 1 hour lunch**

**Introduction to NFU Mutual**
NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products and services, including general insurance, life, pensions and investments and has been providing quality insurance for its customers, for over 110 years. We carefully balance delivering excellent service to our customers whilst ensuring the business is run effectively. As a mutual, supporting our customers and paying their claims comes first. We are a top ten UK insurance company and the UK’s largest rural insurer, with an agency network of over 250 local offices.

**About the Agency**
As a local agency of NFU Mutual we deliver a first-class service, and sell their product range across our region, to customers old and new, who are at the core of everything we do. We are a business where honesty, integrity, and trust are at the heart of our values. We champion the personal approach to customer service that NFU Mutual are famous for.

**About the role**:
Previous customer interaction experience is desirable but not essential although you will be expected to bring a positive, people orientated approach to everything you do. You will relish being part of a truly customer focussed team. In return, you will receive full training to become licensed to sell and administer NFU Mutual products in a friendly and supportive environment.

Our business offers the opportunity for career progression.

**About you**:

- Ability to thrive in a busy team working environment.
- Interpersonal skills to build relationships with customers and other team members.
- An enthusiasm to learn.
- Confident, friendly telephone manner as well as the ability to communicate verbally & in writing.
- Good IT skills - basic knowledge of Microsoft word and excel.
- Enjoy problem solving and working as part of team.
- Be prompt, reliable and trustworthy.
- We require a minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above.
- Ability to travel to work at Willington or Darlington but on occasions to our other locations in Willington, Darlington and Barnard Castle.
- An understanding of agriculture would be beneficial but is not essential.

**Our commitment to you**:

- Professional, hardworking yet supportive and friendly environment, with a strong team ethos and ethical practices.
- Full training in a friendly and supportive environment.
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays and a birthday holiday.
- Pension contributions
- Employee Benefits Schemes.
- Long-term career development opportunities for the right person.

This role falls under the Insurance Distribution Directive. This means there is a requirement for Continuous Professional Development in role, in addition to ongoing screening checks once in post.

**Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.



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