Head of Business Development

Lloyd & Whyte; Totnes; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent insurance broker in Totnes seeks a Head of Business Development to lead strategy and ensure client retention. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience in commercial insurance brokerage and a track record in business development. This role offers competitive benefits in a collaborative environment committed to sustainability.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Your birthday off

Enhanced Group Personal Pension

Bonus scheme

Holiday buy scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Paid time off for volunteering

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience within a commercial insurance brokerage.
• Ability to successfully develop and implement sales strategies.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar business development role.

Responsibilities

• Lead Business Development strategy for Naturesave.
• Drive business development culture and contribute to profitability.
• Coach and mentor colleagues in business development roles.

Skills

Leadership experience

Sales strategy development

Client relationship management

Communication and presentation skills

Business development experience

Education

Diploma in Insurance

Job description

Overview

Salary: Starting from £55,000.00 (depending on experience)

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Duration: Permanent

Location: Totnes

About The Role

Lloyd & Whyte, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Head of Business Development to join our Naturesave team in Totnes. As part of Naturesave's growth, the team are looking for a Business Development Leader to join their growing team. Naturesave is an award winning Insurance Broker, with over 30 years’ experience in providing ethical and sustainable personal and commercial insurance. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team and shape the future of Naturesave.

The successful candidate will lead Business Development strategy for Naturesave, focusing on and delivering new business and client retention objectives. Ensuring business performance, business development culture and client service objectives are achieved in line with the overall business strategy.

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 top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, 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

• Culture - Be responsible for driving the business development culture, leading growth initiatives, building strategic partnerships, and contributing to the long-term profitability and cultural evolution of the division.
• Leadership - Work with the Director of Naturesave, and various other Community Broking leaders to help shape a broking strategy for the business.
• Coaching & Mentoring - Support Naturesave colleagues working within business development roles, helping them to achieve growth and career aspirations.
• Retention, Sales & Business Development - Delivering measurable outcomes through improved client retention and the achievement of ambitious new business income targets.
• Client and Market Engagement - Develop Naturesave\'s proposition, client base and bespoke business plans in our existing and relevant new markets.

What You\'ll Need To Have

• Proven leadership experience within a commercial insurance brokerage
• Able to develop a successful sales strategy and implement effective workflow and pipeline management
• Confident and capable in, communicating, networking, presenting, managing relationships and providing an excellent client experience
• Demonstrable experience within a similar business development or sales broking role, with a track record of delivering substantial growth.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Hold or working towards the Diploma in Insurance

What We Offer

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Enhanced Group Personal Pension
• Bonus scheme
• A holiday buy scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, company cash plan, income protection and life assurance
• Enhanced sick pay and parental leave
• Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Individual Private Medical Insurance

Hear from the hiring manager

“At Naturesave, we put planet, people & purpose before profit. By joining us now at a time of significant growth, you would embark on an exciting and ever evolving career that’s as rewarding as it is impactful and become part of a growing & developing team where your work protects communities and the environment.”

Lloyd & Whyte offer a range of specialist insurance services to a variety of clients. Our specialisms range from niche scheme insurance for Healthcare professionals to expert insurance for commercial motor vehicles and professional broker-to-broker insurance services. We also have a wide range of personal insurance services that cover homeowners from standard houses through to thatch & listed character properties and high value homes. The Lloyd & Whyte Group is split into five different client divisions which include multiple companies and brands.

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.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

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