Future Business Leader - Northern Ireland in Belfast

18-month fixed term contract pathway to a self-employed role work from home with placements across Northern Ireland. The first step towards running your own insurance business.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our Future Business Leaders programme at NFU Mutual. Our Future Business Leaders programme is designed to give you the skills, training, support and development you need to run an insurance business in partnership with other like-minded professionals, as an Agent within the NFU Mutual Agency network. Spending time in our Northern Ireland Agency network, you’ll have ongoing support and guidance from your line manager and regional teams. Gaining exposure to key business areas across NFU Mutual, you’ll acquire an in-depth knowledge of our portfolio of products and stakeholders, including Marketing, Financial Services, Risk Management Services and Underwriting. Through a balance of hands-on experience and professional qualifications, this is your opportunity to gain the necessary skills you need to work in partnership with other like-minded professionals and secure your future as a self-employed Agent within the NFU Mutual Agency Network. This role falls under Insurance Distribution Directive requirements, and as a result, role holders will be required to demonstrate ongoing Continuous Professional Development in role, along with undergoing regular re-screening to show that they are of Good Repute. Further information can be found in the FCA Handbook.

About you

As an aspiring leader, you must already have tangible, transferable business skills from working in a customer focused, sales-driven role and have first-class relationship skills that you’re prepared to build on. It’s essential that you bring an entrepreneurial flair and clear vision about how to grow a business. Whilst you have ambitions of running your own business you also recognise that you need support to move into a self-employed role. To join our Future Business Leaders Programme, you must be:

• Ready to take the first step towards a self-employed role in a regulated industry
• Organised and forward-thinking, prepared to study towards securing your licencing
• A collaborative people-person, working with a motivational management style
• Flexible about where you are located in Northern Ireland. As you’ll be expected to travel across the Northern Ireland region in this role, a full driving licence is required.
• An insurance background would also be beneficial but is not essential.

Benefits and Rewards

• Salary up to £32,000
• Annual bonus (up to 10% of salary)
• Company car/car allowance
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan – cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering – volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual we’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and we’re recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025. We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future. At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees. We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.