Pensions Associate Consultant and Relationship Manager (Defined Benefit) - UK / I Wide

Pensions Associate Consultant and Relationship Manager (Defined Benefit) UK / I Wide

Mercer is looking for a talented and ambitious team member with experience in Pension consulting and scheme management. This is an opportunity to further your career and to join a great multi-disciplinary team which provides clients with leading edge advice across all disciplines such as DB funding, DC governance, investment, risk transfer and covenant.

What can you expect?

Besides working for one of the world's largest consultancy firms, you will be given opportunities to excel and grow in a high performing multi-disciplinary team.

You will be supported to continue to expand your consulting skills, and to further develop your own career path

We actively encourage our consultants to develop a second string , and provide numerous opportunities for personal growth and development because of the very broad range of skills and expertise our Wealth business and the wider Mercer has to offer

Providing consulting advice (as lead consultant and relationship manager) to both trustees of pension schemes and sponsoring employers

Responsible for the day-to-day management of clients, ensuring that client needs and objectives are understood and appropriate services delivered to meet these and to support senior colleagues on more complex and challenging opportunities

Providing services on a commercial basis and to help in increasing revenue and profitability

What is in it for you :

Competitive Benefits Package including : 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more

Full study support for those undertaking professional exams

We will count on you to :

Provide consulting services to trustee clients. Depending on the client you will either be leading the relationship or supporting senior colleagues

Ensure all governance requirements are complied with, in particular the requirements of the General Code

Take responsibility for the commercial and strategic relationship and management of clients within a portfolio

Take a central role in liaising with clients, other team members and other advisers

Where you are leading the relationship, you will be central to the delivery of all Mercer services to the client

Attend trustee meetings, overseeing meeting pack preparation, production of minutes and monitoring actions

Set, agreeing and monitoring budgets

Support the development of more junior colleagues

Experience in defined benefit pensions consulting and scheme management

Excellent communication skills

Proven ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients

Excellent planning, organisation and project management skills

What will make you stand out :

Excellent technical pensions knowledge and knowledge of current regulatory regime

Excellent understanding of current pension issues and how these impact clients