Group Risk & Protection Consultant

Jensten; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

27 days annual leave + holidays

Employer pension contribution

Flexible benefits

Group Life Assurance

Parental leave

Study funding

Perks at Work

Holiday purchase scheme

Job summary

Jensten, a leading UK insurance intermediary, is seeking a motivated Group Risk & Protection Consultant to grow our Health & Protection proposition. You’ll develop new business, support existing clients and deliver expert advice across the range of products.

The role offers remote or hybrid options with occasional travel. You’ll work with a friendly team of 12, build strong client relationships, ensure FCA compliance, and help drive growth across the department.

Qualifications

• Experience in Group Risk or Protection sales, account management or consulting.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to generating and developing business opportunities.
• Experience within an insurance broker environment is preferred, though insurer experience will be considered.
• Experience using Acturis (desirable, but not essential).

Responsibilities

• Developing new business opportunities through referrals, enquiries and relationship-building activities.
• Promoting the Health & Protection proposition both internally across the Group and externally to prospective clients.
• Identifying opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell relevant products and services to new and existing clients.
• Providing advice and recommendations tailored to clients' individual needs and objectives.
• Reviewing and analysing employee benefit arrangements to identify opportunities for improvement, cost efficiencies and enhanced outcomes.
• Attending client and colleague meetings, both virtually and in person, as required.
• Ensuring all activity is delivered in line with FCA regulations, Consumer Duty requirements and internal compliance standards.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Business development

Insurance sales

Account management

Tools

Acturis

Job description

We're looking for a motivated and relationship-focused Group Risk & Protection Consultant to join our growing Health & Protection team.

As part of our continued growth, you'll play a key role in developing new business, supporting existing clients and delivering expert advice across our Health & Protection proposition.

We're open to candidates with experience in either Group Risk OR Protection. You don't need to be an expert across both areas from day one. We'll support you to build on your existing strengths while developing your knowledge across the wider Health & Protection market over time.

You'll be joining a friendly, collaborative and professional team of 12 colleagues, where you'll have the opportunity to build strong client relationships, drive business growth and make a real impact on the continued success of the department.

This role can be fully remote, with occasional travel required. If you prefer an office-based or hybrid working arrangement, we'll support you with access to your nearest Jensten office.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Developing new business opportunities through referrals, enquiries and relationship-building activities.
• Promoting the Health & Protection proposition both internally across the Group and externally to prospective clients.
• Identifying opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell relevant products and services to new and existing clients.
• Providing advice and recommendations tailored to clients' individual needs and objectives.
• Reviewing and analysing employee benefit arrangements to identify opportunities for improvement, cost efficiencies and enhanced outcomes.
• Attending client and colleague meetings, both virtually and in person, as required.
• Ensuring all activity is delivered in line with FCA regulations, Consumer Duty requirements and internal compliance standards.

About You:

You may currently specialise in either Group Risk or Protection, and that's absolutely fine. We're looking for someone with strong technical knowledge in at least one of these areas who is keen to continue developing their expertise. While you'll initially focus on your area of strength, you'll also have opportunities to broaden your knowledge across the wider Health & Protection proposition over time.

You'll Also Have:

• Experience in Group Risk or Protection sales, account management or consulting.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to generating and developing business opportunities.
• Experience within an insurance broker environment is preferred, although insurer experience will also be considered.
• Experience using Acturis (desirable, but not essential).

What We Offer

We believe in rewarding our people. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary with annual reviews and a quarterly sales-based bonus
• 27 days annual leave (including your birthday and a religious holiday of your choice) + bank holidays
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle
• Group Life Assurance
• Fully paid parental leave (3 months for maternity, paternity, and adoption)
• Professional development support, including study funding
• Perks at Work – discounts on gyms, dining, shopping, and more
• Holiday purchase scheme – buy up to 5 extra days annually

About Us:

Jensten is one of the UK’s leading insurance intermediary groups, known for putting clients and people first. Since launching in 2018, we’ve built a standout business in a crowded marketplace — combining scale, deep technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.

Operating through six specialist divisions — Network Broking, Regional Broking, Schemes Broking, Specialist Lines, London Market Broking and Underwriting — we deliver tailored insurance solutions directly to clients and through a network of trusted third party broking partners.

Thanks to strong organic growth and a strategic acquisition programme, Jensten is now a Top 10 Independent Broker, placing more than £650 million GWP into the market. We employ around 1,000 colleagues across 35 locations and support 85 entrepreneurial franchise holders nationwide.

Our purpose — “Protecting today, empowering tomorrow” — reflects the role we play for our clients, our communities and each other. Our people bring this to life every day through our values: Caring, Curious, Skilled and Bold.

We sit in a unique space between large consolidators and local brokers — big enough to offer capability and influence, yet agile enough to maintain the culture, autonomy and client focus of a truly independent business.