Branch Manager

Job description

Branch Manager

Salary Competitive

Are you someone who has excellent leadership skills and effective interpersonal, writing and other communication skills required to develop and maintain relationships with peers, customers and industry contacts?

We are currently recruiting for a Branch Manager based in Bristol, working across our SME Mid Market Business.

A bit about the job:

You will be Accountable for Financial Performance & planning, People Management, underwriting performance and operational governance, ensuring all Underwriting Activity is delivered appropriately, and that all changes to the branch are implemented correctly – strategy, regulatory, product, governance, training and service.

Key tasks to include:

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Financial Performance incl. Financial Planning - Profit and Loss for assigned Branch with a GWP of circa £130m GWP (varies from £30m to £150m)

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Underwriting Performance & Governance

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Branch face to market - Be visible as a strong figurehead in the local market, working alongside Regional Sales Manager to conduct a structured engagement plan with all key brokers

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Consistently promote and embed Aviva’s brand values with all brokers, customers, and employees, leading by example

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

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Strategic thinking and innovation with a view to improving customer outcomes and experience

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Strong leadership and excellent relationship management skills, including stakeholder management at senior levels to drive and influence decisions

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Commercial thinking, supported by strong analytical skills with a view to identifying growth and improved value opportunities

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Leadership of a large multi-site Underwriting Team

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External profile in the Regional Broker Market, developing new opportunities

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

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Competitive salary (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications)

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Bonus opportunity 12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

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Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

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29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

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Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products , and other retailer discounts

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Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

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Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

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Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

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Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

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We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Take a look to learn more.  Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way.  So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Klaudia Kmita-Adegboro a call on 07553728537 or send an email to Klaudia.kmita-adegboro@aviva.com.