Insurance & Risk Manager - Education Business

Job Description Our client is one the worlds largest premium international schools organisation.Seeking an insurance and risk manager to manage the commercial insurance programme and provide support the risk management framework.Working with brokers and the wider business to gather and review renewal information.Handling insurance queries from the business as required.Work with the business to develop practises to ensure risks are managed effectively from an insurance perspective.Lead the commercial insurance renewal process to ensure it is cost effective and appropriate policy cover in place.Ensure appropriate commercial insurance is in place for new schools acquired by business.Oversee the issuance of documentation / certificates following renewal to ensure these are received in good time by schools /corporate offices.Manage the claims process (through brokers) so insurers have sufficient information to investigate and claims are progressed in a timely manner.Assist the Group Risk Officer to develop a strategic service plan to ensure that the insurance programme is run as efficiently as possibleIdentify new insurable risks within business and make recommendations on how the commercial insurance programme can be managed more effectively.Development of strategic service planAssist the Group Risk Officer to develop a strategic service plan to ensure that insurance programme is run as efficiently as possibleIdentify new insurable risks within the business and make recommendations on how the commercial insurance programme can be managed more effectively.Development of strategic service planAssist the Group Risk Officer with the design, implementation and maintenance of risk management framework.Maintaining risk registers, principally by ensuring they are updated by risk owners and by critically evaluating assessments made by them.Facilitating workshops with risk owners and business units as necessary to ensure that key areas of risk exposure across business have been identified.Assisting business units to respond effectively to new areas of risk, such as identifying potential controls and mitigations.Assisting in the production of reports to the Board, Audit and Risk Committee and Sub-CommitteeKey SkillsDemonstrable experience of managing commercial insurance programmes in global organisations,including a successful track record of handling negotiations with internal clients, brokers and insurers.Knowledge of policy wordings and an understanding of contract law.Strong focus on results / outcomes.Good project management skills.Understanding of risk management and ability to persuade others to follow best practice.Excellent communication skills and good team player.Numerate and articulate.Ability to introduce and manage change in corporate practices.ACII professional qualification (Desirable).Strong claims handling experience (Desirable).Excellent software skills, particularly Microsoft Excel (Desirable).

Created: 2025-12-12