Employee Benefits Consultant

*Open to Part time candidates as well as Full time*

Our Client is a leading consultancy, supplying comprehensive and cost-effective employee benefits programmes to corporate clients.

They pride themselves in their innovative employee benefits offering and unprecedented service levels.

For over 40 years, they have remained at the forefront of the ever-changing financial services industry, continually refining and extending their range of services. Their benefits programmes include Disability Insurance, Critical Illness, Group Personal Pension, Group Risk, Death in Service, Private Medical, Private Dental, Accident and Travel Insurance products to name only a few.

They work with the most progressive organisations, from start-ups to large international blue-chip corporations. They seek to understand their clients’ needs and deliver on their objectives by providing the most up-to-date, intelligent and bespoke single source solution.

They are expanding our global client base and exceptional team. We are looking for an enthusiastic Employee Benefits Consultant with financial services experience.

You will: -

• Specialise in delivering engaging and customised face-to-face presentations to our clients’ workforces in order to showcase the employee benefits programmes we provide and manage on their behalf
• Deliver online employee benefits induction webinars to our clients’ new employees at individual and group levels
• Serve as client liaison for information requests and queries
• Support and mentor our dedicated Account Management teams
• Keep abreast of legislative, political and industry trends, notify clients of developments and implications, and provide solutions in order to maximise best practice and negate risk
• Liaise with insurers, providers and other professionals
• Develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of client vision and tone, ensuring a targeted approach
• Comply with FCA regulations.

You must have: -

• Current and/or intended qualifications and memberships: FCA, DipFA, CII, CISI, MIFS or other
• A proven track record within the financial services industry
• Working knowledge of workplace pension auto-enrolment, private healthcare or protections policies (preferably)
• The ability to prioritise workload and maintain high productivity in a fast-paced environment
• Confident and articulate verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey and summarise multifaceted information using plain English
• A desire to fine-tune presentation skills
• Impeccable customer service skills
• Compassion, adaptability and relatability to different situations, proficiencies, working styles, personalities and attitudes
• Flexibility, pride and passion in your approach to work
• High levels of accuracy and discretion
• A positive outlook and a sense of humour.

You will receive all the support and training needed to develop your specialist financial consulting expertise. This is not a sales role it is pure Consulting. Your meetings are pre-booked, pre budgeted and pre organised. Your role is to communicate the Employee Benefits Programme so employees understand the value of their compensation package.

We are proud to offer a clear career progression pathway. Once you have sufficiently established yourself in your role as Employee Benefits Consultant, there will be opportunities for further training to enable you to: -

• Assist the New Business team with networking, cultivating new client leads, nurturing existing client relationships long term, and identifying opportunities for organic growth
• Provide research for new business proposals and assist with concept development
• Attend client meetings to share information, identify needs, establish expectations and deliverables, develop strategy
• Draft, review and/or approve relevant communications.

Be inspired by their dynamic team, boutique office environment and stunning countryside setting.

They truly practice what they preach by offering an outstanding employee benefits package, including Company car, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, Death in Service, Contributory Pension Scheme, salary commensurate with experience, and participation in the Company bonus scheme. As you grow within the business, opportunity for international travel will likely arise.