Customer Support Adviser

As an NFU Mutual Customer Service Advisor you'll be the backbone of the team in our Cobham Agency where you'll deliver the best possible customer service to new and existing customers. This is a truly varied role where you'll have the opportunity to focus on your own continuous development.

Whatever your background, you're enthusiastic, with a strong willingness to learn and open to new ideas. You bring an approachable style to building relationships with customers and colleagues alike. You're patient and reassuring, and always willing to go at the customers' pace. You can communicate effectively in writing and verbally, with a strong attention to detail and excellent phone manner. You'll make our insurance customers feel comfortable, whether you're discussing a policy renewal, answering general queries, or looking at new insurance opportunities. To join our team, you will have:

• Experience working with a customer service environment


• Experience of working within a regulated environment would be desirable however not essential as we will provide you with all of the training you need to be successful within this role


• Demonstrate strong organisational skills and effective time management
  
  We're a team that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do. It's what we've built our reputation on and as a Customer Service Advisor you'll focus on bringing your personality to the role and establishing long term, effective relationships with new and existing customers. We're all about warm personalities, quality conversations and a customer-first attitude, so you'll be fully trained before promoting and selling NFU Mutual products and services that meet our customer's needs.


As part of our thriving team, you'll handle a wide range of general insurance queries, both face to face and over the telephone. Whilst building great relationships, you'll cross-sell our varied product range to give our customers a service that truly suits their needs whilst maximising sales opportunities.

In our commitment to providing exceptional service to our customers, we aim to offer comprehensive support for their various financial requirements. To actively contribute to this endeavour, you'll promote the array of services offered by our Financial Advisors. Your objective will be to cultivate customer interest in these services, ultimately leading to the scheduling of appointments with our Financial Advisors.

We'll provide everything you need to develop your knowledge and skills to ensure you provide the best possible service to our customers when discussing NFU Mutual products and services professionally and compliantly.

Always delivering a consistently good experience to customers, you'll meet the requirements and standards of NFU Mutual, the Training and Competence Scheme and our regulators.

This role is subject to the requirements of the Insurance Distribution Directive. Role holders will be required to evidence ongoing relevant continuous professional development, along with re-screening to evidence that Good Repute standards are maintained. Further information can be found in the FCA Handbook.

To be eligible for this role all candidates must have the continuous right to work in the UK and any offer of employment is conditional upon this requirement being satisfied. NFU Mutual have assessed this Customer Service role and have established it does not meet the criteria for the Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship., We're one of the UK's leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we've put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being "a great place to work" and are one of only 57 companies across the globe, and one of only two organisations with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Rewards & Benefits

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Salary up to £27,000 per annum


• Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.


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