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Kick start your career in Insurance! We have a fantastic opportunity for two Graduates to join our business Ecclesiastical Insurance in our Gloucester office.
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity for two Graduates to join our business Ecclesiastical Insurance in our Gloucester office.
We are looking for ambitious and talented individuals who show the potential to develop into high performing business professionals and will support us to reach our vision of aspiring to be the top company donor and giving £250m to good causes by 2025. Together, we are building a Movement for Good to transform lives and communities, becoming the most trusted financial services group.
This opportunity is a 2 and a half year programme that provides exposure to all aspects of our General Insurance business, allowing you to develop your technical expertise as well as professional and operational management skills. We will work with you to enable you to reach your development goals and aspirations for your career at Ecclesiastical. In return, we expect you to bring the commitment and drive to add significant value to the company.
“The Graduate scheme is a great opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of business areas. You get to see the big picture and understand how all the different departments fit together. Most importantly, you’ll make friends and contacts all around the business which has proved really valuable to me in my permanent role.” Richard Butcher, Previous Graduate, now Technical Underwriter.
What will I be doing
When you join Ecclesiastical Insurance, you will receive a tailored induction and will be assigned a business mentor and buddy to provide support throughout the programme. The unique scheme structure combines focussed business placements in General Insurance with exposure to other business divisions, where you will be involved in the delivery of strategic business initiatives.
Towards the end of the programme, you will have an extended placement in a focused role within General Insurance that will draw upon your wider business awareness. The expectation is that on completion you will move into a business-critical role and use this as a ‘next step’ towards potentially becoming a leader or technical specialist in our business.
As part of this programme, you will receive training and full sponsorship to complete the ACll qualification, provided through the Chartered Insurance Institute.
What can I look forward to
You can look forward to on the job learning with hands-on experience, a key part of this is working on live business projects to help you build up your understanding of our core business and industry knowledge. You will have the opportunity to work with senior business leaders and have a network of previous graduates to connect with across the whole Group.
You will finish the scheme with strong industry knowledge and experience to start thinking about your long-term future in Ecclesiastical Insurance.
What we are looking for
What skills and experience do I need to apply for the scheme?
- A track record of success in education, work experience, extra-curricular activities or volunteering
- Demonstrate where you have taken on extra responsibility or delivered in challenging circumstances
- An ability to work independently as well as in a team, with strong relationship building skills
- Highly effective communication (both written and verbal) with critical reasoning and analytical skills
- Propensity to learn and apply learning in the workplace, showing your ability to pass the CII studies alongside a demanding work programme
- Able to demonstrate an alignment with our Group values and culture
- Effective planning and prioritisation skills, balancing multiple deliverables to a high standard
- Proficient IT skills in MS Office
What qualifications do I need to apply for the scheme?
- At least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent), ideally in a discipline that demonstrates your analytical skills
What is the application process?
- Step 1: Online application – Use this as an opportunity to show why you would be good for the scheme and what you will bring to it
- Step 2: Online Test – Demonstrating your ability to think critically
- Step 3: Telephone Interview
- Step 4: Group activity and face to face interview
What we offer
- A competitive salary - let's discuss it
- Flexible working
- Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
- Generous annual bonus scheme up to 24%
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
- An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
- Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
- Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Full study support to gain professional qualifications
About us
Benefact Group is a unique international financial services group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and currently the 3rd largest corporate donor in the country, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have an ambitious plan to become the number one corporate donor with strategic objectives in place to double the groups size over the next five years.
We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people offer career opportunities and personal development through a fantastic learning and career framework. Luckily for us, the nature of who we are – our giving ethos, our 135 year history and the diversity of what we do – has built a culture of kindness, of great ambition, of passionate people driven to do better and be better.
At Benefact Group, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. We understand that the perfect candidate for this role may not necessarily meet every requirement listed in this advert, and we encourage you to apply even if you feel that you don't fulfil every single qualification. Your unique perspective and potential are valuable to us, and we invite you to submit an application if this opportunity resonates with you.
