Underwriting Administrative Assistant

Underwriting Administrative Assistant – Salary circa £27,000

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Are you a dynamic and positive person with a can-do, will-do approach? If so, we’d love to hear from you! If you have an interest in the Insurance, Finance and/or Risk industries and are looking to build a long-lasting, successful career then look no further!

Together, we’ll be working towards providing a comprehensive service which aids our team of Underwriters. Delegated Underwriting is a growth accelerator in GCS, and so we need an ambitious individual to join our ever-growing team!

A bit about the job:

• Supporting growth of the Delegated Authority Underwriting teams and the wider DUA Hub.
• Identifying & driving opportunities for service and operational improvements.
• Taking personal responsibility for development in line with business strategy.
• Servicing our Underwriting teams in administrative tasks for our Brokers and Customers.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in building and encouraging positive internal and external relationships.
• Good level of negotiating, numerical and verbal reasoning skills
• Good knowledge of IT including Office 365 application’s
• Previous underwriting experience is not essential as full training will be provided. However, experience in Financial Services, Risk or similar would be advantageous.

Whilst we expect the offered salary to fall within the applicable pay range, any specific offer will be reflective of experience and the market rate for the role.

Due to this being a role in scope for Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) it is a prerequisite that you are not currently bankrupt and do not have an unspent conviction for a serious criminal offence, in applying for this role you are certifying that you satisfy both of these requirements.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £27,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 6% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further – Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Amber Britton a call on 07775546100 or send an email to amber.britton@aviva.com

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