New Business Account Handler

We have an exciting opportunity for a New Business Account Handler to join our team.

Location: Lancing, West Sussex (Hybrid Working)

Salary: £31,884.88 per annum inclusive of Market Supplement, Band D ,Level 3.

Working Hours: 35 hours per week- 3 days minimum in the office

Job Type: Permanent

We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

About the Role: 

The New Business Account Handler is a telephone based insurance business development role, focussed 100% on acquiring new business, to help accelerate sales growth from our core charity markets. Your role will therefore be to act as a New Business contact for Unity's portfolio of prospects and clients, comprising of small/medium size charities for their insurance requirements

As the New Business Account Handler you will have:

• Knowledge and experience of FCA Compliance and TCF practices
• Computer literate and experience of using insurance systems
• Professional insurance qualifications – Cert CII or Diploma in Insurance
• Experience and track record in new business sales
• Experience in selling, broking and advising on small charities insurance and direct dealings with charity clients

Key responsibilities as our New Business Account Handler:

• Achieving targets set in respect of new business growth and lead generation and other key performance indicators
• Lead generation on various new business campaigns
• Offering information, guidance and quotes to prospects in respect of their insurance needs and converting these to clients
• Completing the key task of “fact finding” to identify clients’ requirements and to provide a quotation to fulfil their needs
• Using the information gathered, to determine which insurers will provide the most competitive rates for the covers required

As our New Business Account Handler in return, we offer you:

• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
• Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
• 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
• Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
• Three extra days over Christmas

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Flexible working hours
• Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits

Closing date: 11:59pm Monday 22nd April 2024

Interview – This is a?rolling recruitment campaign where we are actively reviewing applications daily and arranging interviews virtually. Please don’t delay submitting your application.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

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