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Who we are:

Apollo is a specialised independent (re)insurer, established in 2009, to deliver top-tier products and services to clients, brokers, and capital partners at Lloyd’s. The name "Apollo" was inspired by the achievements of one of its founding investors, Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon in 1969. Together with Jim Hays, Neil identified an opportunity to create a unique service provider within Lloyd’s.

Since its inception, Apollo has significantly broadened its portfolio of insurance solutions. This includes Apollo 1969’s traditional and specialty lines, ibott 1971’s innovative sharing economy products, and managing agency services at Lloyd’s through our Strategic Partner Syndicates. Today, Apollo continues to grow with team of over 270 professionals dedicated to fulfilling the company’s mission of enabling a resilient and sustainable world.

“We attract and retain a diverse range of talent by fostering an inclusive, equitable team environment where individuals from all backgrounds have opportunities to grow, succeed, and contribute. We empower our teams to achieve excellence and drive forward-thinking solutions, aiming to enable a resilient and sustainable world.” - David Ibeson, Group CEO

Your Role:

Supporting the Head of Legal and Assistant Company Secretary this newly created role will include on a range of duties including contract reviews and updating internal guidelines.

What you’ll do:

• Preparing board and committee meeting packs
• Drafting minutes of meetings, forms, resolutions and documentation to support effective corporate governance.
• Reviewing and negotiation of a variety of commercial contracts.
• Researching laws, regulations and legislation.
• Supporting projects to enhance existing frameworks and processes.
• Assisting with analysis of insurance policy wordings.
• Drafting updates on internal documents
• Support with administrative tasks to support the Legal and Company Secretarial team to include storage of relevant information received from internal and external stakeholders.
• Helping deliver training within the business.

What we are looking for:

• Law degree or Company Secretarial qualifications; Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) desirable 
• Strong organisation and administration skills, accuracy and attention to detail
• Good communication skills with ability to build relationships at all levels
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload to meeting deadlines
• Financial services background preferred but not essential

What you will get in return:

Our compensation package is designed to attract top talent. In addition to a fair and attractive salary, this role offers a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive range of benefits, including 31 days of annual leave, a non-contributory pension and private medical insurance.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Apollo is a growing and diverse team of empowered and passionate experts who focus on bringing innovation, data driven decision making and collaboration to every relationship and every risk. To meet the needs of a demanding global insurance market, we need a diverse workforce that truly understands the international communities we serve.

That is why we're focused on developing diverse talent at every level; inclusion and diversity means more to us than just chasing a target and we are committed to supporting and celebrating difference. Our people are at the heart of our business which is why we value the diversity of thought and talent of every member of our team.

We offer a range of support and run a programme of events and training that recognise the challenges and opportunities relating to diversity.

Hybrid & flexible working: 

At Apollo, hybrid and flexible working is fully embraced and we do not see the benefit of presenteeism. We understand that no two colleagues are alike, and as such we support the ability to remain agile and achieve a home and work balance to best suit business and personal commitments.

Thank you!

To find out more about our values, ESG strategy and commitment to inclusion please click on the 'Life at Apollo' pack.