Data Apprenticeship 2025 – Sales & Distribution: Retail Underwriting (London)
ZURICH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
London, EC3R 7NQ
Closes in 28 days (Sunday 23 March)
Posted on 31 January 2025
Contents
Summary
The UK Sales & Distribution team manages our approach to various distribution channels within the UK insurance market across all Zurich business units. They set strategies, build meaningful relationships, analyse data, collate impactful market intel and support both brokers and customers to facilitate business growth.
- Wage
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£23,387 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£3,200 per annum Location Allowance
- Training course
- Data technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Your role could include:
- Delivery of effective broker proposition to support the market facing teams and drive growth.
- Support the development of national network strategy through the provision of regional data & insight.
- Regular review of growth initiatives to ensure they are delivering profitable growth across the business.
- Support delivery & expansion of market leading Zurich Club Blue.
- Value Add Proposition.
- Assist in developing collateral available to brokers, including further development of Zurich Club Blue website & brochure.
- Assist in management of the VOiCE for S&D – managing S&D specific feedback.
- Collating and formatting data to present for review and further analysis across a number of different MI platforms.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with our internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Exploring new ways to improve our data insight capabilities and delivery to sales teams and brokers.
- Assist in analysis of broker performance metrics across segmentation.
- Staying up-to-date with market changes, distribution methods, and our competitive position.
Where you’ll work
70 Mark Lane
London
EC3R 7NQ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CORNDEL LIMITED
Your training course
Data technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Source and migrate data from already identified different sources.
- Collect, format and save datasets.
- Summarise and explain gathered data.
- Blend data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
- Manipulate and link different data sets as required.
- Use tools and techniques to identify trends and patterns in data.
- Apply basic statistical methods and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in data.
- Apply cross checking techniques for identifying faults and data results for data project requirements.
- Audit data results.
- Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
- Produce clear and consistent technical documentation using standard organisational templates.
- Store, manage and distribute in compliance with data security standards and legislation.
- Explain data and results to different audiences in a way that aids understanding.
- Review own development needs.
- Keep up to date with developments in technologies, trends and innovation using a range of sources.
- Clean data i.e. remove duplicates, typos, duplicate entries, out of date data, parse data (e.g. format telephone numbers according to a national standard) and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
- Operate as part of a multi-functional team.
- Prioritise within the context of a project.
- Source and migrate data from already identified different sources.
- Collect, format and save datasets.
- Summarise and explain gathered data.
- Blend data sets from multiple sources and present in format appropriate to the task.
- Manipulate and link different data sets as required.
- Use tools and techniques to identify trends and patterns in data.
- Apply basic statistical methods and algorithms to identify trends and patterns in data.
- Apply cross checking techniques for identifying faults and data results for data project requirements.
- Audit data results.
- Demonstrate the different ways of communicating meaning from data in line with audience requirements.
- Produce clear and consistent technical documentation using standard organisational templates.
- Store, manage and distribute in compliance with data security standards and legislation.
- Explain data and results to different audiences in a way that aids understanding.
- Review own development needs.
- Keep up to date with developments in technologies, trends and innovation using a range of sources.
- Clean data i.e. remove duplicates, typos, duplicate entries, out of date data, parse data (e.g. format telephone numbers according to a national standard) and test and assess confidence in the data and its integrity.
- Operate as part of a multi-functional team.
- Prioritise within the context of a project.
Your training plan
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Team working
About this company
At Zurich our brand purpose is to create a brighter future together, for our customers, our partners, our employees and the planet. It’s a promise that for our customers, we will put their needs at the heart of everything we do and for our employees, to grow and develop together. We put our customers at the heart of everything that we do, and we’re looking for like-minded people to join us. We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, we want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work.
https://www.zurich.co.uk/careers/apprenticeships (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
25 days holiday + 3 volunteering days Flexible bank holidays for religious/cultural events Private medical cover 12% company pension contribution Annual company bonus Discounted gym membership, gadget insurance, & technology offers
After this apprenticeship
- Your qualification is just the start of your career at Zurich. Once your apprenticeship is complete you will have plenty of opportunities to put your new skills into practice while continuing to develop and grow.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CORNDEL LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299822.
Apply now
Closes in 28 days (Sunday 23 March)
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Company’s application instructions
At Zurich we are a team of individuals. We welcome ALL differences, because we know that together, they make us better as a whole. Our application and interview process is designed to reduce bias and promote a fair and inclusive experience for you, where you can show us your best self. For more about our application process, and helpful hints and tips please visit our website.