Insurance Services Manager At Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, we’re committed to making the best use of our resources to deliver services. This incredible work starts with our teams who are on the frontline, but that work isn’t possible without the support of those working behinds the scenes and that’s where you come in. We have an exciting opportunity for an Insurance Services Manager to join our Senior Leadership Team within our Financial Operations Division. Following a period of transition, we are reshaping the Insurance service at Solihull, ensuring the efficient and effective management of our insurance programme and our claims handling arrangements. This high profile role is a great opportunity to develop and lead a small professional team who will be responsible for managing the risk finance strategy insurance arrangements (in excess of £5 million) including pro-active claims management. You will ensure that the various insurance related contracts secure value for money for the Council, its subsidiary organisations and external organisations. Your role will be wide-ranging, not only providing effective support and financial advice to the Councils Section 151 Officer, you will also provide professional insurance advisory services to a range of stakeholders including elected Members, the Council’s Leadership Teams, maintained schools, Solihull Community Housing, the Urban Growth Company (UGC), Mell Square Limited and our new heat network company. We are looking for someone who will thrive in a fast changing environment and will able to use their knowledge, expertise and problem solving skills to ensure that Solihull Council meets its current insurance, legal and financial obligations and future requirements. You will also be the budget holder for the Insurance service, covering the operating budget as well as the overall insurance fund. We would therefore expect you to have experience of managing financial elements, alongside the insurance expertise and knowledge. Our insurance service is supported by excellent external partners including our broker, claims handling agent, insurers and legal advisors, so experience working with third parties in this arena would be desirable. You will have: Associate membership of the Chartered Insurance Institute or equivalent or have the ability to demonstrate through significant experience and training, specialist knowledge within a senior insurance role. Previous experience of working within or managing a team of insurance professionals. First class communication skills and be confident dealing with all levels of the organisation, including developing and maintaining effective working relationships. In return we offer you the opportunity to develop your career further and really make a difference in your field of expertise. Working for Solihull means that we can also offer employees a great working environment, together with a range of flexible working options, an extensive wellbeing offer, as well as attractive staff benefits including staff discounts and access to the Local Government pension scheme We recognise that work is what you do and not necessarily where you go. Our aim is to balance the needs of our employees with service delivery and for this role, this is likely to be a combination of working from home, collaborating from our offices in central Solihull or meeting with our partner organisations. To apply, please click on the link below. If you have a specific question regarding this post, please contact Julie Cooper, Head of Financial Operations at jjcooper@solihull.gov.uk Closing date for completed applications is 28th September 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 6th October 2025. This will include a short assessment and face to face interview. Attached documents SOL4400 JDPS - Insurance Manager_Final August 2025.docx