Introduction

Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

The role: Research Manager

To help Gallagher Re further grow the GRC, we seek a highly motivated Research Manager with a background in one or more natural perils (e.g., meteorology, hydrology, earthquakes, or related discipline).
Reporting into the GRC Research Director and being part of the GRC Management team, this role will focus on both developing and actively managing a range of Gallagher-funded academic research programs with collaborating universities.

How you'll make an impact

The core responsibilities:

The GRC Research Manager is the key liaison between research and industry, ensuring that research projects run within budget, that deliverable targets are fully met and that programs are ran on time. This requires excellent project management skills and coordination with both internal and external stakeholders.
The role is expected to provide guidance on the implementation of the research as well as working closely with Gallagher central and regional analytics teams to facilitate regular meetings with academics. The GRC Research Manager will be responsible for profiling the outputs of the research through featured articles on the website and/or via newsletters. This will include close liaison with the Gallagher Re marketing and thought leadership teams.

The key responsibilities:

Engage with academics to understand the latest scientific research across a range of natural hazards relevant to the insurance industry (including flood, windstorm, severe convective storm, earthquake, fire).
Chair internal stakeholder sessions with reinsurance practitioners to understand the Nat Cat research requirements across Gallagher’s Global Products.
Project manage concurrent academic research projects with different Universities and research fellows
Ensure that deliverables from research projects can be implemented back into Gallagher Re models / services / thought leadership.
Provide expert guidance on the research being carried to ensure business value is derived from its outputs.
Stay abreast of research developments in their area of specialism and working with the academic partners to monitor latest research trends.
Work alongside GRC Management and across multiple GRC Working Groups to; identify and contact suitable academic partners / research fellows; and to define the scope and business case of future research agendas.
Use research findings to define and author content for GRC profiling / marketing
Plan and support execution of GRC webinars & conference alongside the Research Administrator:
Working alongside GRC Management to plan and delivery GRC seminars / webinars on topical issues.
Attend academic/industry conferences to support networking opportunities.

About you

The qualifications:

The candidate should have;

MSc or higher in one (or more) of the natural sciences such as Hydrology / Meteorology / Earthquake / Geographical Information Systems.
Excellent presentation, communication skills and time keeping
Working experience of project management
Applied knowledge of modelling natural hazards (in one or more of the natural sciences)
Understanding of how academic research is applied in the re/insurance industry
Awareness of academic research publishing
Ability to convey technical concepts and findings to non-technical audiences
Be self-motivated with a strong interest in the subject matter

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ 5 more days
Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

Three fully paid volunteering days per year
Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
Critical illness cover
Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
Season ticket loan
Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
Emergency back-up family care
And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a callback, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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