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Office Administrator

Employer
NFU Mutual
Location
Preston, North West, Great Britain
Salary
£23,000 to £25,000 Full Time Equivalent (depending on experience)
Closing date
23 Jun 2024
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Job Details

The Role

Office Administrator

Hours: 28-35 hours depending on candidate, which can be worked across our office hours which are Monday - Friday 9:00-17:00

Location: Office based, Preston

Salary: £23,000 to £25,000 Full Time Equivalent (depending on experience)

Introduction to NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products and services, including general insurance, life, pensions and investments and has been providing quality insurance for its customers, for over 110 years. We carefully balance delivering excellent service to our customers whilst ensuring the business is run effectively. As a mutual, supporting our customers and paying their claims comes first. We are a top ten UK insurance company and the UK's largest rural insurer, with an agency network of over 250 local offices.

About the Agency
As a local agency of NFU Mutual we deliver a first-class service, and sell their product range across our region, to customers old and new, who are at the core of everything we do. This role is an exciting opportunity for anybody who is looking to join a well-respected branch of NFU Mutual, to work within a vibrant and enthusiastic team.

An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Preston, Blackburn & Chorley Agency. We are looking for an administrator to join our customer service team. This crucial role involves supporting our team of insurance agents and ensuring that our day-to-day office operations run smoothly. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated and conscientious who loves to be organised, naturally multi-tasks, solves problems, and can work using their own initiative.

This role is 100% office based, to ensure a quality service provision and a happy connected team. Salary and annual leave advertised is based on full time hours.

About the role:
• Managing the postage and despatch of renewal and other associated documentation
• Taking ownership of the internal customer accounts system including money collection, banking and customer premium management
• Overseeing internal post and email mailboxes
• Preparing regulatory documentation to meet compliance requirements
• Producing reports and documents using Microsoft suite and internal systems
• Answering incoming telephone calls, greeting visitors in the office and contacting customers
• Performing various administrative tasks, including maintaining and organising insurance policies, client records, and other essential documents

About you:
• Proven experience in an administration or customer service environment
• Excellent organisation, customer service and communication skills
• Detail-orientated and able to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Proactive and able to work under pressure to deliver results
• A high degree of personal initiative, responsibility and commitment
• GSCEs, including Maths and English at minimum grade C/equivalent and a working knowledge of MS Office systems

Our commitment to you:
To allow you to perform to your best, we will invest in your personal development and provide a comprehensive training plan and the ability to develop your role within our business.

Benefits
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Investment in your personal development with a Combination of eLearning and buddy support
• Regular team events and activities
• Flexible working hours (minimum 28 hours, maximum 35 hours per week)
• Employee Assistance Scheme & Shopping Discounts
• Pension contributions and Death In Service benefit

Please apply in writing with CV and covering letter to robyn_brown@nfumutual.co.uk.

The application process will consist of an initial telephone interview, followed by a face-to-face competency based and role play interview.

Closing date for all applications: 22nd of June 2024.

Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.

This role falls under the Insurance Distribution Directive. This means there is a requirement for Continuous Professional Development in role, in addition to ongoing screening checks pre-employment and once in post.

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