Associate Employee Benefits Consultant

Aon plc; Orpington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon plc is seeking an Associate Employee Benefits Consultant to collaborate with Principal Consultants and cross‑functional teams, delivering high‑quality health and risk client advice and service. You will contributing to renewals, market reviews, and provider engagement, with an opportunity to manage a small client portfolio as you grow.

Base offices include Farnborough or London. The role offers hybrid working, structured study support for relevant professional qualifications, and a path

Qualifications

• Experience in employee benefits, insurance, financial services, consulting or another client‑focused environment.
• Exposure to health or group risk products, renewals, market reviews, benchmarking, claims analysis or provider engagement.
• Interest in undertaking a relevant professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day client activity, actions, deliverables and timelines with the Principal Consultant and wider client team.
• Produce accurate, decision-ready reports, presentations, meeting materials and recommendations.
• Analyse client information, benchmark findings, claims and utilisation data to identify risks, priorities and practical options.
• Contribute to renewals, market reviews and broking activity, engaging with providers and Aon’s specialist broking colleagues.
• Participate in client meetings and take increasing ownership of presentations and agreed workstreams.

Skills

Client delivery

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Job description

As an Associate Employee Benefits Consultant, you will work alongside a Principal Consultant and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality advice and service across a portfolio of large corporate Health and Risk clients. Your work will include renewal and market-review activity, benefit benchmarking, claims and utilisation analysis, benefit design, provider engagement, client reporting and implementation follow-through. Responsibility will increase as you demonstrate the required capability and gain experience: from owning defined workstreams and presenting agreed recommendations to managing day-to-day relationships and, when ready, a small portfolio of your own clients.

Your responsibilities Client delivery

• Coordinate day-to-day client activity, actions, deliverables and timelines with the Principal Consultant and wider client team.
• Produce accurate, decision-ready reports, presentations, meeting materials and recommendations.
• Analyse client information, benchmark findings, claims and utilisation data to identify risks, priorities and practical options.
• Contribute to renewals, market reviews and broking activity, engaging with providers and Aon's specialist broking colleagues.
• Participate in client meetings and take increasing ownership of presentations and agreed workstreams.

Technical and market development

• Develop knowledge of health and risk products, insurers, providers, policy terms, market practice and Aon propositions.
• Research market developments and translate relevant trends into useful client insight.
• Understand how benefit design, funding, eligibility, claims experience and employee engagement influence cost and outcomes.
• Apply Aon's data and analytics tools appropriately to inform recommendations and measure value.

Commercial contribution

• Recognise emerging client needs and identify opportunities to deliver additional value.
• Contribute to a strong client experience that supports retention, growth and trusted‑adviser relationships.

Governance and teamwork

• Maintain clear records, follow agreed processes and deliver work to the required quality and timescales.
• Collaborate effectively across consulting, broking, analytics and client service delivery teams.
• Work in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework and all relevant policies.

What you will gain

• Structured on-the-job learning across client delivery, technical consulting and commercial skills.
• Regular coaching and mentoring from Principal Consultants and access to specialist colleagues.
• Exposure to varied clients, benefit programmes, providers, analytics and market-review activity.
• Study support for relevant professional qualifications, subject to the applicable Aon policy.
• A defined path towards broader client ownership and progression to Employee Benefits Consultant as capability, experience and performance develop.

Practical information

• Base office: Farnborough or London.
• Hybrid working: Office and client‑site attendance will reflect team and client requirements; the recruiter will confirm the expected pattern.
• Qualification support: Study support is available for relevant professional qualifications in line with Aon policy.
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage competing activities and deadlines.
• Sound analytical ability, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to establish effective working relationships.
• A client‑focused mindset and commitment to high-quality work.
• Curiosity, initiative and a proactive approach to learning and professional development.
• An interest in employee benefits, health, wellbeing and risk.

Desirable experience

• Experience in employee benefits, insurance, financial services, consulting or another client‑focused environment.
• Exposure to health or group risk products, renewals, market reviews, benchmarking, claims analysis or provider engagement.
• Interest in undertaking, a relevant professional qualification.