Defined Benefit Pension Consultant

A long established, highly regarded professional services firm is seeking a Defined Benefit Pension Consultant to join its experienced Manchester based pensions team. The organisation in question has a reputation as being an excellent employer with a focus on employee wellbeing, professional development and progression of its people. They subsequently have minimal staff turnover making this a genuinely rare opportunity.

The successful candidate will work closely with a Trustee Director and wider team, liaising with scheme employers and service providers on matters including funding, investment, covenant and member issues. The role offers exposure to schemes at all stages of their lifecycle, from onboarding through to buy-out and wind-up, and requires responsibility for ensuring compliance with all relevant legislative, regulatory and governance requirements. This is a client-facing role suited to a motivated individual keen to develop their technical pensions knowledge and build strong client relationships in a collaborative, commercial and pragmatic environment.

The role would probably suit an Actuarial Student with good client facing skills who had decided to stop study towards full quealification

• Strong technical pensions knowledge, ideally within trust-based DB schemes
• Client-facing experience with excellent communication skills
• Well organised with strong attention to detail
• Collaborative, proactive and commercially minded

• Competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity
• Strong learning, development and progression opportunities
• Flexible benefits package including pension, wellbeing and lifestyle options
• Supportive, friendly, inclusive and collaborative working culture