Financial services provider to hire 100 new members of staff

A Sunderland-based provider of financial products for the over 50s has revealed plans to create more than 100 jobs by April next year and more than double its workforce by the end of 2016, a news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

Choice Future Planning relocated from Shildon in County Durham to West Quay Business Village in Sunderland as part of its expansion and received support and advice from Sunderland City Council to find its new head office. It also applied (and successfully secured) a £400,000 grant from the Let’s Grow Regional Growth Fund to support the creation of 104 new jobs.

Director Adrian Holland said: "We specialise in later life planning – financial planning for people who are 50-plus. This is a large part of the population who have some very specific financial challenges.

"We are expanding and need more good customer relationship managers. These are premium, well paid careers that offer a good salary and structured progression."

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