Insurance Assistant
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£ 27087 - 29508
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Job Description
Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 20 May 2025
Closing Date: Monday 5 May 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC5 27087..69Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week
Location: Fife House Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information check out the How to Applysection of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked upload resum. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at Details
This post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Risk Management Team that is part of Audit & Risk Management Services within the Councils Finance & Corporate Services Directorate. The Directorate brings together services that provide consistent quality support to Council colleagues based on professional expertise and commitment to excellence. It helps ensure that the Councils ambitions for Fife and its workforce are delivered and managed in a way that supports employees enables new ways of working makes the most of technology and helps make best use of resources.
The Risk Management Team provides a comprehensive insurance service including insuring the Councils assets and potential liabilities and administering all liability property and motor claims made by and against the Council. It also manages the Councils Insurance Fund.
The Team facilitates development and maintenance of the Councils corporate risk management arrangements whilst at the same time supporting Council Directorates and Services to develop their risk management arrangements locally and embed them into everyday operations.
This post is 36 hours per week (fulltime) working Monday Friday. After a period of training in the office there will be an option to apply for blended working which will include working in the office for up to 50 of the working week and the option to work from home for the remainder. Youll be provided with appropriate equipment to work from home.
The Council is looking to appoint an Insurance Assistant wholl support the Risk Management Team Leader Insurance Officer and wider team to provide a comprehensive insurance service including maintenance of an extensive insurance programme providing financial protection to the Council; the provision of a claim handling service to internal and external customers; and working with Services to identify risks manage and reduce the Councils exposure to insurable risks.
On a daytoday basis the postholder will:
Process a variety of insurance claims payments information requests and update insurance policy property and contents records ensuring that all records are maintained in accordance with record and information management legislation/policies.
Reconcile the Insurance Fund financial ledger to the claims database and on an annual basis calculate insurance premium recharges and assist with the preparation of year end accounts using MS Office and the Councils financial information system Oracle.
Youll obtain insurance returns prepare statistical reports and participate and assist with delivery of specialised projects such as risk improvements.
The Person
You will either have 2 Highers (or equivalent) or three years experience in an insurance or risk management environment. You will have experience of working in an office carrying out administrative and financial work using IT systems. You will be a team player who can work independently planning and prioritising your own workload and consistently produce accurate and highquality work on time. Experience of working in an insurance environment is desirable.
As a customer facing member of the team you will take ownership and be solution focused representing the team in a positive manner ensuring that enquiries are satisfactorily resolved within deadlines ensuring that information is shared appropriately and identifying any matters that should be escalated to a senior member of staff.
Your excellent communication and engagement skills will maintain and enhance a positive team spirit and relationships with key stakeholders at all levels including internal and external customers and insurance and risk management suppliers.
Further Information
- Role Profile When preparing your supporting statement review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
- How We Work Matters Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the our How We Work Mattersbehaviour framework for more information.
- Employee Benefits Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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