Employee Benefits Specialist

4 days ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Gallagher Full time

About Us

We're a leading insurance broker, Gallagher. We're passionate about delivering exceptional service to our clients.

Your Role

As an Employee Benefits Consultant, you'll be responsible for maintaining and developing a portfolio of corporate clients. You'll provide high-quality advice and consultancy to help them navigate the complex world of employee benefits.

Your Impact

You'll drive profitability and revenue growth by expanding service offerings and lines of cover. You'll achieve high client retention through effective management and renewal strategies. Additionally, you'll identify new business opportunities and deliver high-quality services to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop a portfolio of corporate clients, providing expert advice and consultancy.
  • Ensure profitability and revenue growth by growing service offerings and lines of cover.
  • Achieve high client retention through effective management and renewal strategies.
  • Develop new business opportunities through referrals, professional connections, and internal networks.
  • Deliver high-quality services to stakeholders.
  • Lead renewal strategies and negotiations for existing clients.
  • Exceed revenue targets through client retention and new business initiatives.
  • Identify cross-selling opportunities and secure additional revenue streams.
  • Negotiate service and fee proposals within approved protocols.
  • Supervise and achieve budgetary targets, maintaining financial control over client portfolios.
  • Identify and address potential unprofitable clients.
  • Ensure compliance with internal policies, procedures, and applicable laws and regulations.

About You

You'll need to have the following skills and qualifications:
  • Hold the relevant professional qualifications as required for individual role: Group Risk (ie CII GR1); Healthcare (CII IF7)
  • Extensive and up-to-date knowledge of healthcare and group risk products, policies, insurance market and related issues
  • Developing core consulting skills around communication, questioning, listening, report writing and presenting
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft suite
  • Awareness of the regulatory requirements in respect of 'advised' and 'non-advised' sales
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills at all levels, both internally and externally
  • Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all areas of work, including ability to produce high standards of documentation
  • Effective negotiation skills with stakeholders
  • Strong interpersonal and project management abilities
  • Ability to work under pressure and tackle problems efficiently

Compensation and Benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams, and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
  • Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to 'buy' extra days
  • Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
  • Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
  • Income protection, we'll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up

Other Benefits

We also offer three fully paid volunteering days per year, employee stock purchase plan, share incentive plan, critical illness cover, discounted gym membership, season ticket loan, access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase, and many more...

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