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Insurance Lead

hace 17 horas

Salisbury

UK Research & Innovation Check below to see if you have what is needed for this opportunity, and if so, make an application asap. Salary: £58,589 per annum Band: UKRI Band F Contract Type: Open ended Hours: Full-time/ Part Time (minimum 0.8 FTE) (flexible working available) Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire - Hybrid working available (Min 3 days per week in the office) Closing Date: 15th April 2026 About the role The Insurance Lead works as part of the Risk and Assurance team, with the Head of Risk & Assurance, supporting senior leaders within the directorate and across UKRI to ensure that UKRI operates best practice throughout its insurance arrangements. The Insurance Lead is responsible for comprehensive review of all UKRI Insurance arrangements ensuring the development and implementation of appropriate long-term arrangements. The postholder will be a part of the team working within the directorate to form a joined-up Risk & Assurance function, working closely with all teams within the directorate. This role will support delivery of changes and new ways of working, leading by example through changes to ways of working that will reduce siloed working and increase collaboration in how we manage risk and assurance across the organisation, with our senior forums, Executive Committee and Board. As a member of the team the role will work to support delivery of all the Directorates responsibilities. Success Factors • Increased engagement with senior leaders, councils and committees on insurance requirements., • Appropriate assurance on the identification of insured and self-insured risk., • Proactive identification, escalation, and resolution of concerns before they become issues., • Insurance arrangements that benchmark favourably against best practice and are applied in practice to meet Managing Public Money requirements., • Acceptable level of assurance on insurance arrangements to external stakeholders e.g., internal, and external auditors; UKRI Audit and Risk Assurance Committee., • Improved efficiency and effectiveness of insurance processes and elimination of duplication., • Increased use of team in an advisory capacity. The Insurance Lead reports to the Head of Risk & Assurance. The role requires line management or supervision of support team members. This role will support the Head of Risk & Assurance to provide professional leadership and support across the Risk & Assurance Network across UKRI. The Insurance Lead is a visible member of the team and of the UKRI Chief Finance Officer Group and is required to build strong and effective relationships across a diverse group of stakeholders internally and externally as appropriate. The role will support the Head of Risk & Assurance to ensure that Risk & Assurance activity helps to influence and drive decision making in the organisation at all relevant levels in pursuit of organisational objectives. The role will also need to support and at times deputise for the Head of Risk & Assurance at a variety of fora, internally and externally, to work closely with external auditors and other external organisations, to build trust and increase the profile and reputation of UKRI. Financial Responsibilities: This role does not have direct financial responsibilities. Your responsibilities: Assurance Management • Evaluate current arrangements and advise on the optimum future arrangements taking a risk-based approach., • Lead on the review of all UKRI insurance ensuring value for money., • Lead on the retendering of contracts for insurance brokerage and provision, acting as an intelligence customer internally and externally, • Support contract management for insurance services and manage relationships with brokers and providers, • Maintain the UKRI insurance policy and recommend future management arrangements., • Review requests for ad hoc Insurance and advise on optimal approaches., • Supervise and evaluate claims handling and record keeping, and recommend improvements., • Analyse claims and advise on lessons learned, • Lead the insurance working group, • Be an active member in the team culture of continuous improvement in all areas and champion professional standards and good management practice across all the diverse areas of UKRI business., • Provide balanced professional support and challenge to all business areas at a variety of levels as appropriate, • Administration of key documents and a good understanding of data and information management within assurance activities, • As a team member, lead by example, helping the overall team to develop skills and make a positive contribution to the work of the directorate, • Engage with all relevant risk and assurance activities as needed to deliver a professional service to the organisation and a joined up and cohesive team approach, • Requirement to travel sometimes to visit relevant locations or attend training or events, • Experienced broker or insurance professional, • Excellent people skills, able to influence and build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally., • Enthusiastic, motivated, adaptable, and proactive with the ability to work flexibly in a changing environment and respond to shifting priorities., • Ability to innovate and challenge established thinking in self and others, and to offer insights and ideas with practical application coupled with the ability to drive change., • Insightful business awareness with the ability to understand and analyse changing business context and landscape to assess and manage risk, capitalise on emerging opportunities, make sound evidence-based judgements, promote the interests of UKRI and research and innovation., • Ability to instil confidence within stakeholders at the most senior levels, acting as a trusted advisor., • Excellent communication skills including good experience of writing reports to a high standard, • Strong analytical skills, • Understanding of Government procurement framework for Insurance and Insurance Brokers. Strong understanding of a wide range of insurance areas as well as government standards and public sector rules including but not limited to: • Managing Public Money., • HM Treasury and Cabinet Office standards and rules, particularly in relation to: Corporate Governance; Risk management; Spending Controls; Regularity and Propriety (conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality, ethics)., • FRC Corporate Governance Code and its public sector equivalent. The below criteria will be scored during Shortlisting (S), Interview (I) or both (S&I). Essential • Appropriate Insurance Qualification (S)., • Strong insurance management experience, including supporting and implementing effective insurance management frameworks in an organization (S/I)., • Experience collaborating with business areas and being a trusted advisor providing expert professional advice to senior management (S/I)., • Ability to innovate and challenge established thinking in self and others, and to offer insights and ideas with practical application coupled with the ability to drive change (S/I)., • Experience of attending Committees and Boards (S/I)., • Proven reporting experience (S/I). We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below: • An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme., • 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)., • Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities., • Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice. For further information on our benefits please see: Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. xrnqpay Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. 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