Telemarketer

Howden; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance 4x salary

Income protection

Pension scheme

Healthcare cashplan

Gym discounts

Insurance discounts

Retail discounts

Job summary

Howden is actively looking for a Telemarketer to join our team in Birmingham. You will speak with clients to generate opportunities for Insurance Advisors and help develop new business.

No prior experience required as on-site training is provided; we support through coaching and industry qualifications, with growth into leadership. We value tenacity, resilience and an entrepreneurial mindset, and you will work toward ambitious targets while benefiting from a comprehensive benefits package and

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak with clients and develop new business opportunities for Insurance Advisors.
• No prior experience required; on-site training, workshops, coaching and industry qualifications are provided.
• Must be resilient with an entrepreneurial mindset and driven to meet targets.

Responsibilities

• Speak with clients to develop new business opportunities for Insurance Advisors.
• Plan campaigns with management to maximise new business opportunities and drive lead generation activity.
• Develop and nurture leads to support the insurance advisory team.

Skills

Tenacious

Target-driven

Lead generation

Sales

Entrepreneurial mindset

Ambitious

Resilient

Job description

Who are we?

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

We are actively looking for a Telemarketer to join our Howden team. This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful organisation, where you will be provided with full training on the job.

About you:

• You will be tenacious and enjoy working towards targets as you will be speaking with clients to develop new business meeting and generated opportunities for the Insurance Advisors

• You may currently be working in a lead generation/sales role and are now looking for a career. Howden don’t require any previous experience as we offer on-site training, workshops, coaching and will support you through industry qualifications.

• You will be resilient and have an entrepreneurial mindset, as you will be working closely with management to plan campaigns that maximise new business opportunities and drive lead generation activity.

• You will be ambitious. Howden promote within, everyone in a leadership position started out as an Insurance Advisor – We give you all the tools, all we ask from you is the desire to succeed.

Rewards:
We believe that great work and dedication should be rewarded, that’s why we offer:

• 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing through length of service
• A set of core benefits, designed with your health and financial protection in mind:
  • Life Assurance up to 4x salary, protecting your loved ones in case the worst should happen
  • Income protection, guaranteeing an income for up to 5 years in the event of an illness or injury
  • Contributory pension scheme – 5% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
  • Access to a Healthcare Cashplan, which gives you access to a variety of health related benefits
• Access to a host of lifestyle and financial benefits that you can choose from:
  • Discounts on gym membership across the UK
  • Salary sacrifice schemes – Travel Insurance, Cycle to Work, Car leasing, Technology purchase
  • Access to a range of insurance polices through Howden at discounted rates
  • Access to hundreds of high-street retailer discounts

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations.

Permanent