Insurance & Safety Support Officer – Antrim

Company: VANRATH
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Location: Antrim
Job Description:

VANRATH are delighted to be assisting our major Public Sector client, a large organisation with the recruitment of an Insurance and Safety Support Officer to join their team based in Antrim.

What’s in it for you?

  • Hourly rate of £20.96
  • Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
  • Varied role working with internal departments, insurers and legal professionals.

About your next employer

Our client is a local authority committed to delivering effective services and maintaining a safe environment for employees, residents, contractors and visitors.

You will join the People & Organisational Transformation Department, within the Health, Safety and Resilience section, supporting the delivery of insurance, claims management, resilience and risk management services.

About you

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in a business-related subject, or a minimum of four years’ relevant administration experience.
  • A minimum of two years’ relevant administrative experience, including administering insurance claims.
  • Competence in using Windows and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Outlook, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge and understanding of insurance matters within local government.
  • Hold, or be willing to undertake and successfully complete, a funded NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health within two years of appointment.
  • A full current driving licence or, where a disability prevents driving, access to suitable alternative transport.
  • Availability to work outside normal working hours when required.

Desirable Criteria

  • Three years’ relevant administrative experience, including administering insurance claims.
  • Knowledge of accident reporting software.

What you’ll do

  • Provide comprehensive administrative support across insurance, claims management and grey fleet processes.
  • Process insurance claims and maintain an effective claims management system, ensuring actions are followed through to completion.
  • Monitor and analyse claims, insurance and grey fleet information, identifying trends and escalating recurring issues to management.
  • Liaise with insurers, solicitors, legal services, brokers and other claims professionals.
  • Coordinate and attend claims management meetings with Council officers, insurers, investigators, loss adjustors and engineers, recording notes and following up on agreed actions.
  • Maintain accurate paper and electronic records, databases and information systems, ensuring documentation is readily accessible.
  • Develop and update relevant procedures, identifying opportunities to improve claims management processes.
  • Administer insurance-related costs, including processing purchase orders and non-orders through financial systems.
  • Support six-monthly insurance broker meetings to review insurance cover and ongoing and historical claims.
  • Assist the Council and its services in accordance with the Emergency Response Plan.

For further information on this opportunity, or any other position in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link or contact Conor Birch in the strictest confidence.

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Skills:Insurance Claims Management Risk Management Health & Safety Administration Compliance

Benefits:Additional Benefits

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Posted: November 13th, 2026