Risk and Insurance Administrator

Administrative Support

• Assist in the administration of the day-to-day insurance programme, including logging and progressing claims, maintaining policy and claims records, collating data for renewals, and responding to routine insurance queries from officers and the public.
• Provide support to ensure the Council’s risk registers are regularly updated, including accurate data entry and user access administration.

General Administration

• Manage correspondence, scheduling, record-keeping and document control across both functions, ensuring information is well-organised, accurate and accessible.

Reporting and Governance Support

• Assist in the development of a suite of reports to inform the organisation, both Officers and Members of its risk and how these are managed.
• Prepare risk and insurance reports, briefings, and presentations for management, and other assurance audiences, including collating data and producing first drafts.

Improvement and Organisation Contribution

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve administrative processes, systems and ways of working across both functions, contributing ideas to enhance efficiency, data quality, and service.
• Support the wider development of the Council’s risk and insurance maturity by helping to embed consistent practise, maintain accurate management information, and ensure both functions contribute effectively to corporate governance and assurance objectives.

Stakeholder/Partner Communications

• Act as a professional and helpful point of contact for internal stakeholders, insurer, brokers etc., managing routine correspondence with discretion and care.
• Build effective working relationships across the organisation and with external bodies – including those involved in Local Government Reorganisation – to ensure risk and insurance information is shared accurately, promptly, and appropriately.

About You

• Highly organised and methodical, taking genuine pride in getting the details right and bringing order to busy, varied workloads
• Hold yourself to high standards of accuracy, particularly when handling data, financial information, and sensitive or confidential information
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience or an understanding of risk management, insurance, governance or a related discipline, OR, curious, quick to learn and motivated to build expertise in the field
• Ability to analyse information, identify risks or issues, and contribute to practical and proportionate solutions
• Confident with IT and Microsoft Office/SharePoint, and happy to learn and master specialist systems once shown how they work
• Experience of working in a complex organisation
• Communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues and external stakeholders alike
• Work well independently, use your initiative, and know when to ask questions.

An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. HDC does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.

Apply

To apply for this position, please complete the application form.

The closing date is 9am 14 August 2026 and interviews will be held the week commencing 24 August.

However, this is a rolling campaign and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!

We recognise that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. While we welcome the use of technology to help present your experience and achievements, we ask that the content of your application remains an accurate reflection of your own skills, knowledge and experience. In particular, we encourage candidates to demonstrate how they meet the criteria for the role by providing specific examples from their own experience. This helps us to better assess your suitability for the position.

For many of our roles, our hybrid work model enables employees to work remotely while allowing for in-office collaboration opportunities across the district, with an expectation of being in the office at least two days a week. However, please note that some positions may require a more consistent presence in the office due to the nature of the work.

Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.

Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.

Working for the council

As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.