About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an Insurance Officer to join the Legal and Compliance Services team, this is a friendly, supportive, and expert team focused on protecting the University from risk and ensuring strong governance, assurance and compliance. 

Your main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Providing day to day management and administration of insurance services across the University including liaising with staff and insurers to ensure effective communication and efficient administration of claims 
• Ensuring appropriate and cost effective cover is in place at all time covering property, liability, staff, students, and specialist activities 
• Responding to queries from departments and providing advice and guidance on insurance matters 

Please note this post is currently only available to current Edge Hill University staff members within a substantive post. 

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process if a suitable redeployee is identified.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact: Peter Roberts, Associate Director of Strategic Assurance robertpe@edgehill.ac.uk 

About You

As Insurance Officer, you will have:

• Thorough understanding of insurance policy matters 
• Experience in providing advice on insurance cover for a large organisation and manging complex insurance records including cover and claims management
• Good understanding of how ICT can be exploited to enhance and support customer-facing business processes
• Ability to highly and effectively plan and organise service delivery and be responsive to business needs
• Ability to demonstrate emotional intelligence in engagement with stakeholders with different priorities

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 38 days annual leave per annum, (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) 
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme 

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff. Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world. 

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.

Closing Date: 09 Jul 2026

Department: Support

Salary: £35,608 to £38,784 per annum