TECHNICAL SPECIALIST – PIAWE – CHARLESTOWN or SYDNEY NSW – 12 Month Contract
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We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.
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The primary purpose of this role is to provide technical claims management advice and collaborative consultation, including expertise in Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE) calculations, to ensure prompt and compliant claims finalisation in line with regulatory obligations
About the role
- Work with other Technical Specialists and managers in ensuring the effective management of claims and advocate the use of alternate strategies as required to progress the claim towards timely finalisation.
- Provide appropriate technical input, advice and support as required to claims staff across NI and TMF to ensure the accurate interpretation of the relevant legislation and accurate calculation and re calculation of PIAWE.
- Work closely with the Managers and Claims Managers to ensure that the team manages all claims in accordance with legislative requirements and common law practice.
- Make decisions and provide advice in line with NSW workers compensation legislation and Allianz policies and delegations referring to appropriate references and seeking assistance where necessary.
- Complete and or co-ordinate any PIAWE and or Indexation remediation tasks/projects in accordance with set processes and within required timeframes
- Assist with the development and distribution of any PIAWE related reporting that can assist with performance uplift and improvements
- Provide advice and support in the management of any contractual requirements related to PIAWE and or Indexation
About you
- Have at least 3 years’ experience managing claims in the NSW Workers Compensation scheme as a Senior Case Manager or Technical Specialist.
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, combined with the ability to balance understanding, empathy, and compassion with the best commercial outcome for Allianz.
- Able to work collaboratively with peers and a variety of stakeholders.
- Act as an SME, experience in coaching and mentoring others.
- Able to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands, displaying leadership through role modelling and encouraging these behaviours in others.
- Able to interpret and analyse complex information, extract meaningful insights, and evaluate options for decision making, providing coaching and support to facilitate the development of these skills in others.
- A passion for leveraging emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Benefits and perks
- Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
- Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
- Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
- Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
- For more details about our benefits, visit theAllianz Careers site.
About Allianz Group
Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
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