Young Achiever Award 2024

Nominations are now open for our second Insurance Institute of Sussex Young Achiever Award which is sponsored by NFU Mutual Chichester & Horsham.

This prestigious award will be made at our Annual Dinner on Friday 31 January 2025 and will publicly recognise the outstanding achievement younger professionals working within the insurance and financial services industry have made during the last year.

The award is open to Insurance Institute of Sussex members from both general insurance and financial services sectors and the winner will receive a trophy and cash prize of £400.

ENTRY CRITERIA
Candidates will be paid up CII or PFS members of the Insurance Institute of Sussex at the time the application is made and must also meet the following criteria:

• be 35 years of age or younger on 29 November 2024 (the closing date)
• have been working in the insurance or financial services industry for at least two years
• be proposed/supported by a line manager or similar (please note that no more than one application per person will be considered)

The Young Achiever will be:

• someone who is doing an outstanding job and/or
• who is making exceptional progress in their career and/or
• is making a significant contribution to the wider insurance or financial services industry

HOW TO ENTER
For further details and to download a copy of the nomination form, please click here.

The form should be completed and endorsed by the employer. Completed forms and supporting documents should be emailed to Lizzy Modi at lizzy@discoverbeyond.co.uk by 29 November 2024.

EXAMPLES OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
We have listed below some examples of key performance indicators which individuals may be measured against. This is by no means exhaustive and other equally valid measures may be given:

• how the nominee has used their own initiative to solve a business challenge or add value in their area
• the successful management of their career and development including proactively seeking opportunities to gain exposure to new areas and develop new skills
• the successful delivery of a work based project which has made a significant contribution to the individual’s section/department or to the service provided to its customers
• successful completion of an external qualification while working in a position of responsibility
• significant progress within their organisation over a very short period
• contribution to the wider insurance or financial services industry through supporting local or national CII activities, submitting articles to trade press or organising industry events
• ability to motivate others through coaching, mentoring, acting as a positive role model or influencing others to achieve a successful outcome for the business or industry
• the record of a particular achievement, perhaps as a result of extra-curricular activities e.g. charitable or community work

THE JUDGING PROCESS

The nominations will be judged by a panel comprising members of the Council of The Insurance Institute of Sussex together with Chets Modi and Matthew Baker from NFU Mutual Chichester and Horsham.

The finalists will be invited to the Insurance Institute of Sussex Annual Dinner on Friday 26 January as guests of the President, with the winner being announced on the night.

Please note that the judges' decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into.

THE AWARDS TIMETABLE 2024

29 November 2024 Closing date for nominations

20 December 2024 Finalists notified and invited to Annual Dinner

31 January 2025 Awards presented at Annual Dinner

With grateful thanks to our sponsor of this award: