Junior Broker (Capital, Advisory & Placement) London

From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture – one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden Group Holdings for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden Group.

Role profile

Howden CAP (Capital, Advisory & Placement) are now seeking personable and ambitious graduates and/or school leavers to assist in growing our business as a Trainee Broker.

The Trainee Broker role requires an entrepreneurial approach, a willingness to use initiative, hunger for knowledge and the ability to work well as part of a team.

You will learn to negotiate and broke insurance cover on behalf of our clients, to become come the first point of contact for a portfolio of insured business, handle clients enquiries, requests and renewals.

With access to, and support from Howden CAP’s wider team, the successful individuals will:

• Learn about the insurance market in which Howden CAP operates.
• Learn about different risks facing businesses across a wide variety of sectors.
• Understand and learn the unique Howden CAP approach to broking, which has underpinned our global growth.
• Initially, provide a support function for our specialist teams on their day-to-day insurance portfolio requirements.
• Eventually, once initial training it complete, engage with clients and run transaction processes from an insurance perspective.
• Join business development meetings and pitches for prospective clients, and in time develop your own client base.

We currently have a number of opportunities across the following teams:

• Credit & Political Risks
• International Trade Credit
• Surety

Required skills

• A determination and willingness to learn about insurance concepts and the market
• Written and oral business fluency in English
• Ability to work well as part of an open and collaborative team
• Analytical, with an attention to detail
• Articulate, personable and willing to, in time, meet clients and their advisors to explain our offering
• Insurance knowledge is not required and full training will be provided

Who are Howden CAP?

• Howden CAP (Capital, Advisory and Placement) are a specialist new division created to meet increasing client demand for capital and insurance solutions that support their growth, optimise their capital and help achieve their strategic goals.
• Our unique, next generation consultancy will use the power of insurance to solve complex and long-term capital risks, helping our clients to build resilience and meet the increasingly challenging macroeconomic and political environment.
• We bring a fresh approach to corporate clients and all non (re) insurance industry clients in the financial services sector, including private equity, banking and asset management. This approach is underpinned by our multidisciplinary teams with backgrounds in banking, law and ‘Big-Four’ consultancy as well as a breadth of insurance specialisms.
• Howden CAP has combined Howden’s market leading M&A and Global Credit Solutions (GCS) practices and includes specialists in Private Equity, Surety, ESG/Climate Risk, Insolvency, Tax, Credit, Litigation Funding, Structured Finance and Banking.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define.

Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

Our culture: people first

We are proud to be at the global table, but we are most proud of our culture. It has been built on a single and constant set of principles over more than 25 years, and it has helped us become:

• An international group with independence and people at its heart
• A home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world

The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group. David’s vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Howden Group Holdings we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.