Trainee Administrator - Employee Benefits

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Consulting Delivery team at MercerMarsh Benefits. This role will be based in Chichester. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Mercer Marsh Benefits ™ (MMB) is part of the Marsh McLennan family, bringing together a broad spectrum of expertise to help clients navigate the complex world of people risks, cost management and employee benefits. We are a world leader in workplace health and benefits. Operating in 135 countries, our team of specialists design benefits solutions that meet the needs of businesses and their people, drawing from global intelligence and adapting that wealth of experience to local markets.

We are on the look-out for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team in Chichester. This part of our successful business is responsible for advising corporate clients on all aspects of the insured benefits relating to Group Income Protection, Group Life Assurance and Critical Illness, and is a fantastic opportunity to kick start your career with a world leading professional services company.

We will count on you to:

• Support the consulting team in gathering, organising, entering and analysing data to be used for various client projects
• Collect data from the client and current vendors needed for analysing the impact of a client’s consolidation and/or marketing of its group risk plans
• Organising plan design details and costs for further analysis by the team
• Assist in the preparation of client presentations
• Develop charts in Excel to summarize data for use in PowerPoint
• Develop a basic understanding of vendor/carrier markets, basic underwriting and financial skills, products, services and technical tools, and intranet resources

What you need to have:

• Educated to minimum of A-Level equivalent OR GCSE level if coupled with previous office experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A good understanding of Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to work with numbers
• Excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to work to deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Desire to develop a career within Financial Services

What makes you stand out?

• An understanding of either Group Risk (Group Income Protection, Group Life Assurance and Critical Illness) or Healthcare benefits
• Previous experience in a similar environment
• Insurance related experience

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.