Senior Pensions Consultant (Trustee Services)

Senior Pensions Consultant (Trustee Services)

London 2 days per week

Salary up to £90k

Benefits 10% pension, PMI, Study Support

The Role:

We're looking for an experienced Secretariat and Governance Consultant to join our expanding Pensions Management Consulting team in London.

This senior-level role offers the opportunity to provide expert trustee executive support, secretarial services, and governance advice to both pension scheme trustees and sponsoring employers. You'll play a vital role in helping clients navigate the complexities of pension governance and ensure the smooth operation of their schemes.

What you'll be doing:

• Acting as a lead trustee secretary to more than one client in all areas of service delivery, and commercial and relationship management
• Acting as a lead or working as part of a wider team to deliver professional and proactive trustee executive services to large clients
• Managing projects to time and budget
• Building and maintaining networks with key contacts within the pensions industry and leveraging these to identify new business opportunities for the department
• Leading governance reviews in areas such as board effectiveness and risk management, and helping trustees to meet ESOG and ORA requirements
• Providing in-house support to clients from time to time when required, in the capacity of Pensions Manager, Trustee Secretary or pensions team member
• Leading new business tender processes, including pitches, and contributing to the development and marketing of services including delivering internal and external presentations and training sessions

Skills and Experience:

• A broad experience primarily gained by providing trustee secretariat, trustee executive and governance consulting services at another consultancy, specialist governance firm in a lead role or working in large in-house teams
• Educated to degree level and must hold a professional pensions qualification (e.g. APMI or FPMI) or equivalent experience
• DB & DC trust-based experience and a keen interest in good governance with a passion for helping boards operate more effectively
• Experience of pitching for new business and commercial management will be valued
• Providing strategic direction to either trustees or corporates on the effective management of pension schemes