Team Leader

We are really excited to be recruiting for a new Team Leader in our Retford office due to an internal promotion, its a fantastic opportunity to take the next step up in your career in a forward thinking and progressive organisation.

We are located close to a railway station and other good transport links and have a large onsite carpark
 You would be leading a team of account handlers ensuring customer needs are met, ensuring your team are meeting all their KPI's and are achieving all their development plans and identifying training needs, supporting the to achieve personal and business goals along with keeping them up to date with changes within PIB and monitoring workloads ensuring they are fair and manageable.  

If you are a forward thinker who can lead by example with some relevant mentoring or leadership experience then this role could be for you  

Key Responsibilities:

Referral point within the team and within the team for coaching, mentoring and workload management to ensure team members continuing development 
Maintain a working diary and ensure all renewals are dealt with in good time by allocating and monitoring workloads and renewal lists within the team
Use of MI to monitor and report on customer outcome KPIs and regulatory requirements (e.g. contract certainty, overdue renewals, renewals issued in good time)
Managing absence, including workloads during absences to ensure customers outcomes are still met
Carry out 1-1s with staff on a regular basis to ensure individual KPIs are being met 
Carry out performance reviews as required and follow the correct procedure in doing so
Collaborate and communicate with other broking teams, including team leaders to ensure consistency and sharing of workload where required 
Maintain data integrity by keeping records up to date throughout all systems 
Collaborate with other departments within PIB to ensure the best service is provided to customers
Collaborate with other teams including central functions to enable team development e.g. roll out new or updated procedures where required
Continual professional development within all aspects of the industry including continued growth and expansion of product knowledge and technical expertise
Ensure all PIB policies and procedures are understood and adhered to
Monitor QA results within the team and ensure any training or other requirements (e.g. second person sign off) are met
Ensure team members are notifying the relevant person within the business (which may be yourself) if any procedures or policies are not adhered to
Participation in the performance review process where required 
Carry out interviews for new starters where required, inducting new members into the team including recording and monitoring of competency in line with company requirements
Demonstrate at all times the core values and behaviours as published from time to time
Promote and be mindful of the general principals of FCA compliance including but not limited to Treating Customers Fairly, Financial Crime, Data Protection and Anti-Bribery Procedures 
Skills

Organised with the ability to prioritise and allocate workloads across your team according to business need.  
Excellent time management skills to plan ahead to meet SLAs to ensure a timely service to clients.
Ability to mentor team members providing guidance and support on queries or issues.
Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work under pressure facilitating competing demands and influence your colleagues to achieve the best outcome.
Accomplished in providing effective performance management ensuring training needs are identified and met.  Insight to identify and pursue the development of team members supporting continual improvement and career aspirations.
Ability to analyse and interpret management information to maximise capacity, efficiency and performance.
Excellent communications skills, being confident and grammatically articulate. 
Knowledge    Good understanding of the broking insurance market and the main classes of commercial insurance.
Comprehensive understanding of the application of FCA compliance and regulatory requirements including the application of FCA compliance and regulatory requirements such as Treating Customers Fairly, Financial Crime, Data Protection and Anti-Bribery Procedures.
Excellent understanding of the PIB policies and procedures and their application in the working environment.
Lead by example continuingly improving and taking pride in your team’s accomplishments.
Driven to deliver good customer service leading by example and displaying the PIB core values and behaviours.
Desire to develop new skills and continue professional development.
Expert use of operational Acturis ensuring updates by your team are made accurately to data quality standards for effective MI and reporting.
Further information: -
  As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -

Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days 
Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
Company pension scheme
Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
Referral schemes 
Discounted rates on PIB products
We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIB’s carbon footprint.
 
We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business.  If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you.  PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. 
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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