Finance Business Partner/Consultant (Insurance and Risk Projects)

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Finance Business Partner/Consultant for our client, a local government organisation in Bristol. The successful candidate will manage and direct the staff within Insurance services and ensure the achievement of the objectives set out in the Risk Management and Insurance Service Plan. This role is initially a 12 month contract with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with occasional office attendance required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and review the Policy relating to Risk Financing, encompassing the organisation's insurance programme and risk self-retention strategy in order to protect the assets and liabilities of the Authority.
• Lead on the organisation's Risk Management activities including the development and implementation of its Risk Management Strategy, assisting Directors and Senior Managers to identify strategic and operational risks.
• Lead on the provision of risk management training.
• Provide specialist advice and consultancy on Risk Management, Insurance and Liability issues to meet the specific needs of Members, Directors, Senior Managers and Officers in the effective discharge of their duties and requirements for service delivery.
• Develop and implement the organisation's Risk Management strategy including the coordination of the Corporate Risk Register and reporting arrangement.
• Manage and coordinate the Risk and Insurance financial responsibilities.
• Responsibility for a variety of contracts in respect of insurance, claims handling and related services.
• Contribute to the setting and monitoring of relevant insurance budgets, long-term financial planning to set levels of expenditure to meet service requirements in a cost-effective manner.
• Lead the management of the insurance and risk service, including the development of annual work plans for the service, ensuring performance standards, targets, service levels and the effective deployment of resources.

Personal Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of Risk Management AND Insurance practice, principles, and procedures and their application to the specific requirements of the Public Sector (Ideally in a local authority setting).
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of legal liability claims against Local Authorities, and the requirements of the related Civil Procedure rules and litigation process.
• Excellent understanding of the decision-making process in Local Government.
• Extensive insurance experience and its application to the requirements of the Public Sector.
• Experience of claims handling within the Public Sector (Ideally in a local authority setting).
• Management and supervision of staff.
• Associate of the Chartered Institute of Insurance or equivalent.

Working Hours:

37hrs / 9:00 am - 17:00 pm / Monday to Friday

Pay:

£475.00 per day

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.