Seeking an experienced, highly motivated pension professional with strong analytical and organisational skills with any level of Risk Transfer experience. The candidate will be client facing and must also have strong technical as well as written and verbal communication skills. They will need to be driven and passionate about providing a high level of service.
The candidate will be part of the Risk Transfer Pensions team within Workforce consulting services.
Why join us? - Exciting opportunity to join a growing team in the fast moving and exciting Risk Transfer space and become a specialist in this field
- Work within a close team of c30 individuals specialising in risk-transfer and a wider team of c220 individuals with backgrounds in actuarial, investment, administration, governance and project management
- Opportunity to work closely with senior advisors to deliver innovative strategic solutions to solve complex problems and transfer pension risk for our clients
- Exposure to wide-ranging clients, both Corporate and Trustee side, with many large multinational organisations
- Opportunity to take on a role where you focus on consulting, applying your technical skills to provide high value solutions for clients
- You'll gain expertise in all aspects of risk transfer work (such as buy-ins, buy-outs and capital backed journey plans)
- Work closely with other professionals from Covenant Advisory, Legal and Reward and Employment specialists and our Risk Modelling Services (RMS) team
Main duties and responsibilities: - Produce high quality, technically accurate client deliverables
- Work on a portfolio of clients, helping to drive projects forwards
- Establish effective working relationships with individuals internally and liaising with other advisers externally
- Contribute to coaching for more junior members of our own team
- Contribute to the development of personal and team knowledge
- Build your own network of contacts through regular attendance at internal and external meetings, for example with insurers, providers and Professional Independent Trustees
- Stay up-to-date with changes in law, topical issues in the industry and in the firm's products and services
- Some travel and occasional overnight stays will be expected.
Essential skills and experience: Alongside a strong academic background, you will ideally be working towards an actuarial (IFoA) qualification.
- Relevant UK pensions experience, gained in an actuarial advisory team
- Recent experience in Risk Transfer work preferred but not essential
- Excellent team, organisational and communication skills
- Plenty of self-motivation
- The ability to work to tight deadlines effectively
Locations in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Reading, Bristol, East Midlands. Expectation to be in an office at least 2 days per week.
