Fleet Risk Consultant (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time)

Salary: Up to £60,000, depending on experience, plus car and allowances

Location: Home based (UK. North of England)

Closing Date: Friday 13th September 2024

Start Date: Jan 2025

Are you the kind of person that loves a challenge? A role in a consultancy could be just what you’re looking for. In today’s complex world, tackling risk is fast, unpredictable and invigorating. Challenge yourself to find ways to protect the things people love from all kinds of risks, big and small. If that’s not what you first thought about working in a consultancy, we’re confident we can change your mind. If you want to love what you do, work with us.

The opportunity: 

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Risk Engineering Workforce Strategies Practice as a Motor Fleet Risk Consultant.

This is an ideal role for a fleet safety risk professional or a safety practitioner with a strong motor risk background with a broad range of experience who is looking for a new and exciting challenge.

In this role the successful candidate will enjoy a varied, challenging and rewarding workload, a great deal of autonomy, and will benefit from working with an experienced and high performing team, utilising cutting-edge Risk Engineering technology.

We will also consider candidates for the team, depending on experience as Trainee Risk Consultants, Risk Consultants or Senior Risk Consultants.

Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

What will you be doing?

• Undertaking a range of risk surveys, consultancy and training services within a wide range of organisations
• Producing high quality professional reports – providing best practice advice to customers and underwriters
• Providing training, mentoring and leadership on complex, specialist and/or high-risk motor fleet risk topics, disciplines and/or industry sectors
• Completing research into technical areas and providing up to date information for colleagues and customers
• Leading programmes of loss investigation for intricate and complicated risks to determine contributing factors and loss lessons
• Acting as an Account Engineer to co-ordinate major UK and/or global service programmes in large, complex and/or corporate businesses
• Supporting and enhancing our Group Underwriting and customer propositions
• The delivery of fee earning consultancy and underwriter services
• Collaboration with customers and business partners to develop advanced service plans
• The promotion of risk management advice through internal stakeholders, customers and the media
• The development of business opportunities in relation to the growth of fee income
• Represent Zurich at internal and external Industry and Trade Association events

What are we looking for?

Essential

• A dedicated team player with a “can-do” approach to their work
• Experience of working in a consultative commercially minded way to influence customer behaviour
• Knowledge and experience of working with or in an industry with a large mixed fleet
• Understanding of the principles and practices of the insurance industry, relevant to the role
• Stakeholder and relationship management
• Commercial mindset
• A proven track record of quantifiable success in fleet risk Management and assessment of risk

Desirable

• Good knowledge of project management tools and techniques
• An understanding of current and emerging fleet related risk and vehicle related technology
• Evidence of using data to provide insight
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant fleet accreditation bodies.

Who we are:

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.

We’ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other’s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.

If you’re interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions – then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.

Our Culture:

At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we’re particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we’ve won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.

We’ve an environment that places a real importance on our people’s wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We’re also committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We’re passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we’ve awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.

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