Risk and Insurance Manager
These include procuring suitable insurance policies, handling claims made against the council and providing risk management support and input into major projects.
The successful applicant will manage the day-to-day activities of Insurance & Risk and will work with the Accountancy Services Manager and Audit Services Manager to help maintain a strongly risk-focused culture in a council that is ambitious for the future.
The council looks to the person in this post to be a trusted and dependable advisor to members and senior managers across the organisation on all matters relating to operational risk and insurance. The post holder will play a key role in the development and delivery of risk management training in the council, using your extensive understanding of local government risk and insurance function to provide great leadership in delivering excellent outcomes for both citizens and customers of the Council.
The successful applicant will bring your demonstrable experience and knowledge of insurance markets and claim handling processes to deliver an effective, timely and efficient service as well as a sound understanding of the insurable risks facing a modern council and best practice approaches to addressing them.
This post is offered on a part time flexible basis with a mix of home and office based working available.
Chelmsford City Council is committed to safeguarding vulnerable groups and expects all employees to share this commitment and have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.The Council's Safer Recruitment process contains pre-employment vetting which includes safeguarding training, obtaining references and ensuring compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service process.
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