Position Overview & Specifications

Data and Insight Apprenticeship 2023 Location: Were flexible! You can be based from any of these Zurich Offices: London, Cardiff, Leeds, Brighton, Manchester, Chipping Norton, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Croydon Salary: £20,000 per annum Start Date: September 2023 Closing date for applications: 19 March 2023
Insurance is so much more than you think! Are you looking for a career that will excite, challenge and inspire you? If so, this apprenticeship could be the ideal role for you! You’ll find the perfect balance of real life, on the job experience, whilst having time to complete your studies and earn qualifications too. With plenty of support around you, you’ll have lots of opportunities to shape and grow your career and to make a difference to our customers at a time when they need us the most.
Your Opportunity Are you someone who loves data and using it to help solve problems or to identify useful trends? Do you want to learn how to present insights in a meaningful way that brings data to life that will support business decision making? Do you have an interest in programming or want to learn it? Then a Data and Insight apprenticeship at Zurich could be your ideal job! You will be part of a team that is key to supporting our Retail business by delivering data and insights to enable our business to reach our growth targets in the provision of risk and insurance solutions for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of everything that we do, and we need enthusiastic, like-minded people to join us on our journey.
Key responsibilities:
  • Design and build a suite of dashboards to provide real time visuals to enable operational leaders to deliver excellent service performance
  • Provide meaningful insight including trends and suggested actions
  • Continually look for ways to improve processes and automate data production
  • Be an active team member of a large multi-location Underwriting environment.
What can I look forward to? Our apprenticeship programme is just the start of your professional learning with your career at Zurich. The topics you will learn vary from:
  • Developing an understanding of data enabling you to make informed evidence-based decisions
  • Effective automation of manual, repetitive data tasks to increase productivity and allow focus on impactful work
  • Data visualisation tools and communicating data insights
  • Introduction to machine learning
Our Data & Insight Apprenticeship is a great opportunity for someone who would like to start a career with one of the world’s most successful insurance companies. The length of your apprenticeship will vary dependant on course provider and scheme. Rest assured; we will support your study time alongside your permanent role.
What’s in it for you? As well as joining a company that is passionate about our people, sustainability and our customers, we also have a competitive rewards and lifestyle benefits package. We’re also the #1 best place to work in the insurance industry (Glassdoor Employees’ Choice award, 2022). You’ll receive:
  • £20,000 starting salary
  • 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
  • Contribution to Private medical cover
  • 12% company pension contribution
  • Annual company bonus
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Discounted gadget insurance
  • Discounted technology offers
What you’ll need:
  • A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 including Maths and English.
  • A professional attitude with a positive ‘can do’ approach to your work
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to build strong working relationships
Are you ready to create a brighter future? 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. For our partners, to collaborate to create mutual value and for the planet, to drive positive impact by integrating our sustainability work into how we do business. We put our customers at the heart of everything that we do, and we’re looking for like-minded people to join us on our journey. We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, we want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work. You’ll have every opportunity to use your drive and enthusiasm to innovate the future of Zurich. Everybody is made to feel welcome, different opinions are valued, personal needs are respected, and opportunity is equal for all
So, make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.
Please note We are unable to progress your application if you don't meet our criteria due the requirements of our apprenticeship providers. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship.