Risk and Insurance Lead

ob Title: Risk and Insurance Lead Rate of Pay: ?25.23 per hour (PAYE) Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Agency

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Risk and Insurance Lead.

Reporting to the Audit Services Business Partner - Risk and Insurance, the post-holder will be jointly responsible for the following:

- providing advice and guidance to service areas across the council regarding risk assessments and the review of risk registers. - providing advice on insurance matters and in particular on insurance levels within contracts. - assisting with the handling of MP and councillor enquiries and claims for compensation.

The post therefore requires extensive experience in the area of providing advice and guidance in risk management processes and procedures. The successful candidate will also need detailed knowledge and experience of insurance requirements and the handling of claims for compensation within a public-sector environment.

We are looking for someone with at least 5 years' experience in a management position with significant experience of complex insurance claims at a senior level.

The role requires: o Successfully implementing performance management, quality assurance and continuous improvement processes. o Handling and leading organisational change o Management/ monitoring of service level-agreements and external contracts. o Management of finance, staff and other resources. o Implementing and monitoring new initiatives and ways of working to achieve agreed objectives. o Leading and managing a specialist team through complex and continuous change. o Understanding complex control systems and preparation of complex reports. o Extensive and current knowledge of the legislation relating to insurance claims and investigations. A qualification in Professional Risk or Insurance is required (e.g. Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute or Institute of Risk Management).

Please could agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs. No DBS is required for this role. This role falls inside of IR35. Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to [email protected] along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice. The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this ...

Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

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Closing date for submission of quotations is Friday 28th October 2022 at 12:00pm

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No