Benefits Consultant, Johnston Group, Winnipeg, MB Admin, Legal, HR & People Jobs

CINUP brings First Nation and Inuit communities together as one collective force to achieve marketplace power, enhancing employee benefits, services, and stability. With a reputation for providing superior levels of service and education, paired with unique benefit solutions, CINUP has been a trusted name in First Nation and Inuit communities for over three decades.

This role requires extensive travel to remote and non-remote First Nation and Inuit communities and urban centers. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our clients through meetings and personal visits. You will provide training and educational sessions in both group insurance and pension and ensure all service inquiries from customers are dealt with in a timely manner.

You will create and execute annual client plans to meet client needs. This will involve monitoring benefit trends in the market, enabling you to effectively consult with clients in areas of plan design, cost containment, organizational wellness and other facets of benefit consulting, as required. You will also be responsible for the delivery and review of the client’s annual renewal.

Additional responsibilities include participating in regional and annual client workshops, resolution of client issues, assessing needs of large-case clients, preparing client meeting reports and achieving annual retention objectives.

Qualifications:

Must be Life, Accident & Sickness licensed within six months of the date of hire
Preferably a minimum of three years’ experience in group insurance and/or pension plans within a sales or client service role
Exceptional customer service skills, with the ability to develop strong partnerships with our clients
Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
Effective issue resolution skills
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Extensive travel is required to remote and non-remote First Nation and Inuit communities
Johnston Group provides employee benefit solutions to over 30,000 companies, ranging from one employee to thousands across various product lines, including Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan, Canada’s #1 employee benefits plan for small businesses.