Pensions Executive

The Role: Salary: Negotiable Market Leading Base Salary, Bonus + Excellent Benefits Location: London (with some hybrid working) My client is a rapidly growing international organisation offering a range of solutions to the global Financial & Professional Services sector. As part of their exciting growth plans an opportunity exists to join one of their independent key business entities in a specialist Pension secretarial role, a key appointment as they continue to pursue market share expansion. Principal Duties Outsourced pensions executive services and projects: 1. Business planning/organisation - liaising with chair/trustees/in-house pensions leads and other stakeholders 2. Managing relationships with/ sourcing input from advisers and service providers on behalf of trustee boards and corporates 3. Scheme secretarial duties including * Planning/organisation - liaising with chair/trustees/in-house pensions manager * Meetings - preparation/attendance/minutes/follow-up actions * Member communications - e.g. trustee newsletters/Summary Funding Statements * Managing relationships with/ input from providers and advisers on behalf of the trustee board * Ongoing governance activity - including budget and cost control, maintaining business plans/risk registers, annual returns etc * Oversight and co-ordination of routine scheme projects e.g. annual report and accounts * Governance projects e.g. trustee effectiveness, service provider reviews and procurement projects 4. Strategic change projects - varying levels of involvement, as required (e.g. implementing investment strategy, scheme de-risking and wind-up projects) Business development and client care * Networking, maintaining and developing external relationships to support business growth * Assist with developing marketing content - website, service line brochures, case studies, blog content * Managing client/ commercial relationships (e.g. invoicing, input into RFP responses and client agreements) * In collaboration with colleagues, contributing to development of new and existing service lines for the company. Team and work management * Participating in induction and training activities * Establishing and documenting work protocols; maintaining work-management tools etc. General Duties * Contribute fully to the development and growth of this growing business and ensure processes are efficient and effective, including thorough record-keeping and provision for client access * Undertake training and development as appropriate and engage fully in the performance management process. * Contribute to the culture positively, attend meetings as required, and carry out duties willingly and diligently * Where regulatory rules apply, abide by these in spirit and fact * Carry out such other tasks as you may be reasonably directed to do by your line manager and the senior management team from time to time Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience * Strong experience of all types of occupational pension schemes/knowledge of pensions market (gained from a minimum 5 - 10 years of working in pensions arena) * Up-to-date knowledge of technical pensions matters and industry developments * Competent user of MS office systems including Excel, Word, PowerPoint * Experience of managing third party / supplier relationships and dealing with industry regulators * Outstanding communication, numeracy and data manipulation skills (incl. grammar and adapting communication style to suit audience) Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Experience * Part- or fully-qualified APMI, actuarial or equivalent professional qualification Person Specification * High standards of professionalism, integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality * A confident, articulate communicator both written and oral * Able to work with little supervision on own initiative and outside of comfort zone * A "sleeves rolled up" style of working; pro-active in driving forward Trustee business plans and continuously striving for improvements * An innovative, solutions-focused, "can do" attitude to solving problems with the ability to collaborate in resolving client issues, develop process improvements and new service lines, researching and deploying new technologies where appropriate * Excellent time management, organisational and planning skills; able to prioritise work and meet competing deadlines * Able to be agile and adaptable to changing priorities, and to work flexibly * Diligent, systematic, logical, with meticulous attention to detail * Takes accountability for own professional knowledge and progress * Resilience, willingness to listen, learn and incorporate feedback