Trainee Administrator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Mercer Marsh Benefits

Mercer Marsh Benefits

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Mercer Marsh Benefits - Birmingham

Mercer Marsh Benefits(MMB) is part of the Marsh McLennan family, bringing together a broad spectrum of expertise to help clients navigate the complex world of people risks, cost management and employee benefits.

We are a world leader in workplace health and benefits.

Operating in 135 countries, our team of specialists design benefits solutions that meet the needs of businesses and their people, drawing from global intelligence and adapting that wealth of experience to local markets.

We are on the look-out for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our Health and Group Risk Benefits team in our Birmingham office as a Trainee Health and Benefits Administrator.

This part of our successful business is responsible for advising corporate clients on all aspects of the insured benefits relating to Group Income Protection, Group Life Assurance and Critical Illness, and is a fantastic opportunity to kick start your career with a world leading professional services company.

Please note that if successful, you will be working from our Birmingham office and can work on a hybrid pattern spending 2 days working from home and 3 in the office.

Trainee Health and Benefits Administrator

What can you expect?

A varied and challenging support role in which you will be an integral part to the success of the office and represent a great opportunity to begin a career within a Financial Services environment
Work as part of the wider team to provide administrative support to clients and colleagues
Be led by approachable, friendly, and professional leaders where your progression and career development goals will be encouraged

What's in it for you?

We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.
Competitive Benefits Package including: 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.

We will count on you to:

Support the consulting team in gathering, organising, entering and analysing data to be used for various client projects
Collect data from the client and current vendors needed for analysing the impact of a client's consolidation and/or marketing of its group risk plans
Organising plan design details and costs for further analysis by the team
Assist in the preparation of client presentations
Develop charts in Excel to summarize data for use in PowerPoint
Develop a basic understanding of vendor/carrier markets, basic underwriting and financial skills, products, services and technical tools, and intranet resources

What you need to have:

Educated to minimum of A-Level equivalent OR GCSE level if coupled with previous office experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work with numbers
Excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines
Accuracy and attention to detail
Desire to develop a career within Financial Services

What makes you stand out?
(Not Essential)

An understanding of either Group Risk (Group Income Protection, Group Life Assurance and Critical Illness) or Healthcare benefits
Previous experience in a similar environment
Insurance related experience

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

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