Broker Development Executive

Benefact Group; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension up to 12% employer contrib.

Bonus scheme 6–24%

25 days + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Income protection

Life assurance

Charitable giving grant £200/year

Volunteer day per year

Employee Assistance Programme

Study support for qualifications

Virtual GP access

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Job summary

Ansvar, proudly part of Benefact Group, seeks a Broker Development Executive in Brighton to grow and manage a panel of brokers. You’ll work with Key Account Managers, brokers, underwriters and sales colleagues to deliver profitable growth, renewals, and new business opportunities while delivering a high level of service.

This role focuses on building trusted partnerships, identifying commercial opportunities, and contributing to long-term success within a purpose-led business.

Qualifications

• Market, Industry and Company knowledge.
• Appropriate IT skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of effective stakeholder management within a commercial environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of broker relationships, delivering profitable growth.
• Drive new business via proactive prospecting and broker engagement.
• Identify, qualify and refer high-quality opportunities to the sales team.
• Deliver a professional, customer-focused sales experience to win and retain business.
• Own renewal activity for your broker panel to hit retention targets.
• Support Key Account Managers in managing larger broker accounts.
• Understand broker businesses and decision-makers to promote solutions.
• Collaborate with underwriting and support teams for service and risk decisions.

Skills

Market knowledge

IT skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Dip CII or equivalent

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Location: Brighton

Job Ref: 205416

About The Role

Ansvar, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Broker Development Executive to join our Brighton office.

As a Broker Development Executive at Ansvar, you'll play a key role in driving profitable growth by developing and strengthening relationships with a panel of brokers. You'll work closely with Key Account Managers to support the management and development of strategic broker accounts, helping to deliver account plans, maximise commercial opportunities and strengthen key partnerships. Working closely with brokers, underwriters and sales colleagues, you'll identify new business opportunities, maximise retention and deliver exceptional service that supports long-term success.

This is an excellent opportunity for a relationship-focused insurance professional who enjoys building trusted partnerships, identifying commercial opportunities and making a tangible impact within a purpose-led business.

Why join us?

Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's 15 Best Big Companies to Work For in 2025, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group - where all profits go to charity and good causes.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and manage a portfolio of broker relationships, building strong partnerships that deliver profitable and sustainable growth.
• Drive new business opportunities through proactive prospecting, pipeline management and targeted broker engagement.
• Identify, qualify and refer high-quality opportunities to the wider sales team, supporting growth across the business.
• Deliver a professional and customer-focused sales experience, helping to win, retain and grow business within Ansvar's risk appetite.
• Take ownership of renewal activity for your broker panel, achieving retention, growth and profitability targets.
• Support Key Account Managers in the management and development of larger broker accounts, helping to maximise commercial opportunities.
• Build a strong understanding of broker businesses and key decision-makers, identifying opportunities to promote solutions from Ansvar, Ecclesiastical and the wider Benefact Group.
• Collaborate closely with underwriting and support teams to deliver exceptional service, effective risk selection and profitable outcomes for brokers and customers.

What you'll need to have

• Market, Industry and Company knowledge
• Appropriate IT skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of effective stakeholder management within a commercial environment

What makes you stand out

• Qualified Dip CII or commitment to achieve within an agreed timescale
• Experience of broker relationship management within Sales or Underwriting

What we offer

• A competitive salary - let's discuss it
• Hybrid working
• Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
• Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 6% and 24%
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
• £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full study support to gain professional qualifications
• Access to virtual GP
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

About Us

Ansvar specialise in insurance to the third sector. We cover thousands of risks in the UK, and unlike other insurers, our products are specifically designed for the niches we insure.

Driven by our values of empathy, professionalism and trust, we hold a genuine desire to positively impact the communities we help protect.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

Additional Support

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• Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26