About Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Cambridgeshire Constabulary employs over 2500 people to cover a resident population of over 900,000. Our vision is to ‘Create a Safer Cambridgeshire’. We pride ourselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.
We are now hiring for an Insurance Technician to support the delivery of the insurance service across Bedfordshire Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
It is important to us that we represent our local communities within Cambridgeshire.
Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.
Why join Cambridgeshire Constabulary?
By joining us as an Insurance Technician you will receive a vast range of opportunities and benefits. Some of these include:
- Starting pay of £37,020 rising with service up to £42,612
- 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Flexi scheme
- Annual leave allowance of 24 days, increasing with service.
- Local government pension scheme
- Opportunities for development and further study
- A great Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Long Service Awards
- Eligible for Blue Light Card
- Force Lottery – purchase shares and win prizes
- Cycle 2 Work scheme
- Employee Welfare Fund
- Access to Unison
- And more!
What does the Insurance Technician role involve?
You will be supporting the Insurance Manager in the delivery of the insurance service across Bedfordshire Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The role is anticipated to be an agile position, and you will work from different locations across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and occasionally nationally.
Every day is different whatever your role in policing, so here’s an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:
- Liaise with internal departments to ensure all areas of each Force’s activity, personnel, premises and equipment have appropriate levels of cover and assist with insurance-related queries regarding cover and claims
- You will also assist in preparing and collating data and documentation for contract renewals and tenders, providing information to the South East and Eastern Region Police Insurance Consortium (SEERPIC) working groups, brokers, and insurers
- Support the handling of Liability insurance claims, ensuring all claims information is recorded on claims management IT systems, including inputting and retrieving data
- You will also support with the handling of other insurance claims, working with Estates teams for Property claims and the Chiltern Transport Consortium for Motor claims
- Assist with preparing, collating and reconciling data for key reports to brokers, insurers, SEERPIC and internal departments
- Produce reports to identify claims trends and monitor performance
Are you the right person for the Insurance Technician position?
It is important to us that we hire someone with the right values and attitude that align with ours. Whether officer or staff, we are serving the public, and the policing Competency and Values Framework underpins everything we do. We are also looking for you to have:
- GCSEs (or equivalent) including English & Mathematics
- At least three years recent general insurance experience
- Knowledge of the insurance industry, markets and products with the ability to interpret insurance policies and offer appropriate advice
- Experience in managing insurance claims
- Strong organisation skills and be able to manage a demanding workload with competing priorities
- Be proactive and use your initiative
- Good analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels
If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to apply today. If you have any queries, you can contact the recruitment team via recruitment@bch.police.uk
To reach the hiring manager contact Roxy Billington via roxy.billington@beds.police.uk
Additional Advert Information
- Internal Applicants
To apply for this role, internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period.
If you qualify as an internal candidate within the advertising force, you may upload either your CV or the internal role summary form attached to this advert.
- Vetting Process
Please note that, as part of the vetting process, the BCH Vetting Unit may need to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This requirement aligns with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18).
Examples of when this may apply include:
- Transferring to another force
- Renewing vetting clearance
- Moving into a role requiring MV clearance (even if you currently hold MV clearance)
- Moving into or working in a role involving close contact with vulnerable individuals
If any of the above apply to you, please expect your line manager to be contacted when you submit your vetting application.
- Redeployment and Redundancy
This vacancy is open to employees at risk of redundancy and will remain available to redeployees until a final offer has been agreed and accepted.
Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any stage of the recruitment process. If successful, redeployees will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.
- Role Profile
We recommend downloading and saving a copy of the role profile, as it will no longer be accessible once the advert closes.
- Commitment to Inclusion
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be themselves. We provide workplace adjustments wherever needed so that all colleagues can thrive.
If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under the Offer an Interview Scheme.
