About Aviva:
We help our 18 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.
So, we’re passionate about helping our 22,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.
About the Apprenticeship Programme:
An Apprenticeship in Insurance in Aviva allows you to gain professional qualifications while learning on the job and earning a salary, with our programmes offering the perfect way to launch an exciting new career.
We are looking for talented, customer focused individuals who are passionate about moving their career forward. During the 3-year programme you will gain invaluable experience in insurance at one of Ireland’s leading insurers, allowing you to develop your technical expertise as well as professional capabilities.
When you join Aviva, you will receive a bespoke induction and will be assigned a business mentor and in house experienced supervisor who will support you throughout the programme. In addition to gaining on the job insurance experience, you will complete the insurance industry professional qualifications APA and CIP as well as a Level 8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Insurance Practice (Apprenticeship).
If you can commit to a 3-year programme, study at a BA (Hons) level and work at the same time and want to develop a career that has a career path for success then we want to hear from you!
At Aviva, we're best known for providing insurance. And there are lots of factors that affect how much it costs. This includes the type of cover being provided, the likelihood of something bad happening, the value of what’s being insured, and the customer’s history of making claims in the past.
Our underwriters take all this, and more, into account. They assess whether it’s something we’d be comfortable to insure and, if so, how much we would charge our customer for it.
Join us as an Underwriting Apprentice and you'll be learning from some of the most skilled underwriters in the insurance industry. What’s more, you’ll be able to earn a salary while working towards qualifications and enjoy a permanent role from day one.
What will I be doing?
As part of your Apprenticeship in Commercial Underwriting in our General Insurance Business you will;
- Support the teams’ queries and requests.
- Contributing to a positive culture of teamwork, flexibility, learning and development.
- Managing workloads to provide good service in a busy environment.
- Increasing your performance as you learn, with ability to work closely with leaders(s) and team(s).
- Building strong relationships with the teams, brokers.
- Ability to collaborate across all teams.
- Working towards optimising sales and retention of our business for our customers.
- Supporting our strategy and values within the team.
- Ability to work with our systems and processes, offering ideas and more effective ways to do business, while keeping the customer focus.
Where will I be based?
This Apprenticeship placement will be based 4 days a week in our Cork office, with one day at home for college.
When is this programme beginning?
If you are successful in your first stage screening call you will need to be able to attend one of our Assessment Centres in our office on the 22nd or 23rd May 2024. Successful candidates will then be offered their roles and the start date will be in July/ August.
What is the eligibility to join the programme?
The apprenticeship programme is supported by Solas and there are minimum entry requirements to apply. Entry-Requirements-Updated.pdf (iii.ie)
Please indicate on your application that you meet the criteria. You will be required to evidence your eligibility prior to starting the apprenticeship to gain entry to the course and employment with Aviva.
Closing Date for applications is 3rd May 2024, but please submit your application as soon as possible so that we can start you on your Aviva journey today.
Why Aviva?
- A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
- Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%)
- Annual performance related bonus and pay review
- Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
- Free car parking
- Generous Health & dental insurance contributions after six months
- Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme
- Cycle to Work benefit scheme
- TaxSaver Travel Scheme
- Family friendly parent’s (matching paternity and maternity leave) and carer’s leave.
- Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Volunteering days
- Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans
The Recruitment Process:
Additional Information
Our diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or those with other caring responsibilities. Our approach helps to ensure that Aviva is a place which values difference and provides equal opportunities for all.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Our smart working combines the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.
We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying please contact Samuel Brazier on Tel: 0861536620 or email samuel.brazier@aviva.com
