Employee Benefits Consultant in Birmingham

We are seeking a talented Employee Benefits Consultant to join the Commercial Consulting Team at Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB). This is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to showcase your outstanding advisory skills and drive new business sales in a thriving environment. This hybrid role requires working at least three days a week in the office, allowing collaboration with a team of experts while also enjoying the benefits of remote work. This role can be based out of: Bristol, Birmingham, Bournemouth or Chichester.

At MMB, we believe in empowering our consultants to excel and grow. If you have a proven track record in delivering exceptional advisory services and generating new business, we want to hear from you! Join us and be part of a forward‑thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional development.

We will count on you to:

• Develop and maintain a portfolio of Healthcare and Protection clients, by providing quality consulting advice and ongoing service.
• Ensure that revenue from this portfolio is profitable and expand business lines and service delivery where appropriate.
• Manage and develop strong client relationships and win new business.
• Work pro‑actively with internal teams to deliver client expectations in line with agreed account plans.

What you need to have:

• Previous Healthcare or Group Risk related experience.
• Financial and Commercial acumen (including fee negotiation skills).
• Strong relationship management skills.
• Inter‑personal, communication and time management skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

What makes you stand out:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Self‑driven and motivated.
• A desire to provide exceptional customer service.

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well‑being.

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office‑based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.