About this role

JOB TITLE

Protection Consultant - Cavendish Online

SALARY

£33,204 (OTE £56,004)

LOCATION

Bristol Harbourside

HOURS

Full-time - 40 hours (Monday to Thursday 9.45am-7pm and Friday 9.45am-6pm)

WORKING PATTERN

Our work style is Hybrid, which involves spending at least two days, or 40% of your working week, in our Bristol office. This will be agreed by your Line Manager.

This advertisement may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

About this opportunity

Are you experienced in sales and confident building trusted relationships with customers?

We're looking for a motivated Protection Consultant to join our growing Cavendish Online team.

You'll speak with customers who are already looking for protection products. There is no cold calling. Your role will be to understand each customer's needs and provide clear, ethical and compliant information to help them protect what matters most.

This is a great opportunity to join a respected, high-performing team. You'll have access to high-quality inbound leads, strong earning potential, structured training and ongoing career development.

As a Protection Consultant, you'll

Speaking with customers who are actively seeking protection products

Building strong, trusted relationships through professional and empathetic conversation

Identifying customer needs and providing appropriate protection solutions

Consistently achieving and exceeding individual performance targets and KPIs

Maintaining exceptional attention to detail, ensuring all information and documentation is accurate and compliant

Working collaboratively with colleagues and contributing to a positive, high‑performance team culture

This is a pivotal role within a high‑performing team, offering excellent earning potential, structured development and progression within a business that is proud of its reputation.

About Us

Cavendish Online is a highly respected, award‑winning protection broker, trusted by thousands of customers each year. Known for our integrity, long‑term customer focus and extremely high standards, we don't chase volume for volume's sake - we deliver products that genuinely make a difference.

Our customers already trust our brand and are actively seeking insurance, allowing you to focus on quality conversations, needs‑based sales and outstanding outcomes, rather than cold calling or hard selling.

What you'll need

Minimum 12 months' experience in a target-driven sales environment.

Demonstrable experience achieving and exceeding sales, conversion, or revenue targets.

Experience selling directly to customers (B2C).

Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

A customer-first approach with high ethical standards.

Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Attention to detail and the ability to work within a regulated environment.

And any experience of these would be really useful

Experience in financial services, including banking, insurance, protection, lending, or financial advice.

Experience selling financial products.

Knowledge of protection products and customer protection needs.

Experience working in a regulated sales environment.

Experience using CRM or customer management systems.

Training & Support

We are committed to your success from day one, you will receive full comprehensive full‑time training for your first 3 weeks (Bristol office‑based)

Ongoing coaching, feedback and development once competent.

About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes;

A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Share schemes including free shares

Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

24 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?