Team Leader

**Introduction**:
Join our growing team of dedicated professionals at Gallagher Bassett, who guide those in need to the best possible outcomes for their health and wellbeing. You'll be part of a resilient team that works together to redefine the boundaries of excellence. At our organization, we value collaboration and making a positive impact in the lives of our clients and claimants, offering you the opportunity to join a team where your skills and dedication can truly make a difference. GUIDE. GUARD. GO BEYOND.

**Overview**:
**Your Role**

We are seeking a Team Leader for Administration to provide day-to-day management and technical expertise to the team, ensuring the delivery of cost effective, professional and customer-focused service, whilst developing staff and implementing quality initiatives.

This position will be offered on a permanent full-time basis and we offer a flexible hybrid approach of working in our Sydney CBD and Parramatta office and Working From Home (WFH). We also offer a 9 day fortnight working compressed hours across a fortnight.

**How you'll make an impact**:
**On a day to day basis you will**:

- Overseeing the performance of the team and ensuring KPI achievement to assist the business in meeting its performance needs according to client contract
- Identify skill gaps, create and deliver refresher training to address key areas and upskill staff and succession planning.
- Improve quality and processes across the team
- Manage daily workflow in order to maintain client service standards - Internal and External
- Responsible for the people leadership and management of the team
- Escalation point for the claims team on technical matters
- Build and develop external business relationships with the client and external network
- To maintain compliance standards in line with GB and client contractual requirements

**About you**:
**We are interested in hearing from people who have**:

- Demonstrated experience in the insurance industry with a background in directly managing a team within a Claims environment being highly desirable
- Exposure to or working knowledge of General Insurance
- Ability to build and develop business relationships with Clients and Service Provider
- High level interpersonal skills and solid team player attitude
- Proven experience in achieving business targets
- Strong coaching, mentoring and negotiation skills
- Experience in relationship building and stakeholder management
- Ability and desire to work as part of a team

**If you live our values and demonstrate the people capabilities, we can not only offer you great career opportunities, but on a day to day you’ll experience the following**:

- Flexible work arrangements - including WFH
- Paid Parental Leave
- Birthday Leave
- Opportunities for ongoing education and development
- Service recognition awards
- Employee assistance program for yourself and immediate family members
- Excellent Working Environment - friendly, flexible and supportive working environment which is built around great team support and rewarding opportunities
- Exciting career - as our Company grows, so do the opportunities for our people

**A brief overview on GB**

Gallagher Bassett is Australia's largest Third-Party Administrator (TPA). Our focus is refreshingly simple: we manage insurance claims on behalf of insurers, brokers, government bodies and self-insured corporations.

Gallagher Bassett (GB) has six offices in Australia located in Northern Territory, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and employing over 1000 staff.

GB values its employees and offers a friendly, comfortable working environment that facilitates a Work and Life Balance

**To be considered for this opportunity you must have the right to live and work in Australia when applying.**

**Agency applicants will not be considered for this role.**

Gallagher Bassett is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Indigenous Australian applicants are encouraged to apply. As a member of the Diversity Council Australia, we recognise the importance of, and embrace diversity in the workplace. We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant.

**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:

- 4 weeks annual leave plus up to 2 weeks additional purchased Lifestyle Leave
- Novated Leasing opportunities
- Two paid volunteer days annually
- Health Insurance Discounts with our Group Insurance Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Paid parental leave

**Other benefits include**:

- Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for yourself and immediate family members
- Employee Recognition Awards and Service Milestone Recognitions
- Peer Support Program
- Annual flu vaccinat