Account Director - Remote

Gallagher isn't just a company; it's a global community driven by shared values and an unyielding commitment to excellence. With over 52,000 passionate professionals, we are the architects of the future, designing customized solutions to protect businesses and fuel their extraordinary growth. As a member of our team, you'll experience empowerment, creativity, and the exhilarating journey of making a real difference in the lives of our clients. Join us and become part of a story that transforms aspirations into reality.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

For over two decades Risk Management Partners (RMP) has helped public sector and education organisations across the UK, creating fantastic long-term partnerships whilst building an enviable reputation. We have ambitious plans for the future that will build on the experience we bring to public sector and education organisations. We are always looking for ways to improve outcomes for our clients. As their risk landscape evolves, we work out the implications and help to equip them with the right risk management tools.

RMP are looking for an Account Director within their Southern Team. Your main responsibility will be to develop and maintain strong client relationships, resulting in the retention and growth of our existing portfolio of clients. You will have a portfolio of existing and prospective clients including local authorities, police, fire authorities and higher education institutions with responsibility for managing the renewal process and responding to tenders.

The Role/Key Goals:

• Ensure that the needs of the client come first by working with empathy and integrity to understand and meet their needs.
• Proactively collaborate with underwriters, account handlers, the claims team and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct business in an appropriate manner, adhering to the Standard Operating Procedure and all relevant policies and procedures.
• Actively engage in national and regional events, including ALARM and Insurance Officers Group meetings. Take opportunities to network with brokers, clients, and suppliers.
• Support the implementation of the Regional Business Plan as required.
• Maintain and develop relationships with key brokers, clients, and lost clients/prospects through regular meetings and involvement of relevant stakeholders.
• Attend workshops, conferences, events, and training to stay updated on regulatory requirements and support your professional development.
• Build and maintain relationships with our partner brokers, insurers, claims handlers and clients.

• Self-Motivated with a real passion for personal development and learning. Expectancy to have or be work towards CII/ACII qualifications, continually building your industry knowledge and seeking development.
• Have a strong working knowledge of general insurance products, services, classes of insurance.
• Have excellent attention to detail and the ability to extract pertinent information from tender/renewal proposal documents, spreadsheets and word documents.
• Excellent client service focus and a desire to deliver outstanding client outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Have strong or be willing to work on your presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of the commercial marketplace, preferably in insurance and public sector.

Location:

• Home-based, Geography can be flexible for the right candidate but the opening is within the Southern Region which starts just below the Midlands.

If you are a motivated and client-focused professional with a strong understanding of the insurance industry, we invite you to apply for the position of Account Director at RMP!

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to 'buy' extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we'll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it's embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees' diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don't worry, we're here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

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Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as "protected characteristics") by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.