Spinnaker
Recruitment Consultant (Marine Insurance)
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Insurance is one of Spinnaker's growing business areas. We are looking for a Recruitment Consultant ideally with some recruitment experience who wants to take their next challenge in the world of marine and maritime insurance.
You do not need previous maritime recruitment experience. We are looking for someone who understands recruitment, enjoys business development and relationship building, and is motivated by the opportunity to develop genuine expertise in a global niche. This role could also suit an ambitious graduate that is looking to break into the industry.
What you will be doing
- Recruit across the marine insurance market, working with insurers, brokers, P&I clubs, shipowners, and other maritime organisations.
- Manage the full 360 recruitment lifecycle: business development, client management, candidate sourcing and qualification, process management, negotiation, and placement.
- Develop new client relationships while helping grow existing accounts across Spinnaker's international maritime network.
- Build specialist candidate networks across underwriting, broking, claims, loss prevention, risk, and other marine insurance functions.
- Work closely with Spinnaker's Legal, Commercial, Technical, and Executive Search teams where client and candidate markets overlap.
- Develop into a recognised specialist in a relationship-led international insurance market.
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Who we are looking for
- Some Recruitment experience would be advantageous but we are also open to an ambitious recent graduate.
- Experience in marine insurance is advantageous but not required; broader insurance recruitment experience is absolutely relevant.
- A strong 360 and business-development mindset, with evidence of winning clients, generating vacancies, or developing repeat business.
- Strong client and candidate relationship-building skills.
- Commercial confidence, resilience, and the willingness to create opportunities rather than rely solely on inbound work.
- An organised, consultative approach with strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- A genuine interest in learning the maritime industry and building a long-term specialism.
- Ideally local to, or able to work from, our Leigh-on-Sea headquarters.
You do not need
- Previous shipping or maritime recruitment experience.
- An existing marine insurance network.
- Detailed knowledge of P&I or shipping before joining.
Why Marine Insurance?
Marine insurance sits at the heart of international shipping and combines the familiarity of an established insurance market with a highly specialist global client and candidate community. Typical areas include:
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- Marine underwriting
- Insurance broking
- P&I and mutual insurance
- Claims
- Loss prevention
- Risk and insurance management
- Senior insurance leadership
What Spinnaker will give you
- A position within one of our growing recruitment areas, with significant scope to develop your own client and candidate network.
- Structured training in shipping, marine insurance, P&I, and the wider maritime industry.
- A maritime network and reputation built since 1997.
- Ongoing coaching and support from experienced recruiters and directors.
- A high-autonomy environment focused on judgement, relationships, and results rather than heavy KPI management or micromanagement.
- A highly competitive commission structure, with commission paid on every placement and no billing threshold.
- A global market and the opportunity to build a distinctive specialist personal brand.
About Spinnaker
Spinnaker has specialised in maritime recruitment and HR since 1997. From our headquarters in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, we work with leading maritime organisations around the world across Insurance, Legal, Commercial, Technical, Executive Search, Sales, and Maritime Technology recruitment.
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