Our client is an agricultural trading company headquartered here, in London.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join our client’s impressive and truly global organisation, as an Insurance Risk Associate to support the current Insurance Risk Manager. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for someone eager to demonstrate their skills within the challenging and fast paced soft commodities industry. The ideal candidate will have work-based experience in the Physical Commodity trading industry, with a background in Operations/Logistics or Trade Support, keen to learn and develop their career in the Insurance space.

This would be an excellent opportunity for a Commodity Logistics / Operations professional, seeking a new challenge where full training in the Insurance Risk space would be provided, leveraging on your industry knowledge of Incoterms, shipping documentation and the wider physical commodity trading and shipping industry.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consolidate and process monthly Insurance declarations for the Group.
• Assist in daily management of Key Insurance Policies.
• Respond to ad-hoc in-house Insurance queries.
• Manage and oversee specific areas of cover in relation to Worldwide Storage facilities.
• Undertake projects to improve the administrative side of Group Insurance.
• Daily liaison with brokers, department colleagues and overseas Operations worldwide.
• Engage regularly with the Insurance market including off-site meetings.
• Review internal agreements and advise on relevant coverage available under Group Policies, (Warehouse Agreements / Purchase & Sale contracts).
• Assist with local placements and queries from overseas operations.
• Periodic review of key insurance documents.
• Ad hoc analysis projects.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Substantial experience within the commodities industry working for either a Trade House dealing specifically with Insurance or Operations/Logistics/Trade Support, or within the Insurance Market.
• Knowledge of Incoterms.
• Working knowledge of: Word, Excel (advanced Excel skills), Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.