Corporate Pension Associate Consultant

Introduction

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you’ll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

What a fantastic few years we have had here at Buck! Significant growth in terms of revenue and headcount, and with an acquisition with A J Gallagher imminent, that growth and success is showing no signs of slowing down.

Off the back of that growth, our Consultancy teams are growing, and with that; we have a rare opportunity to join the DC Pension Consultancy part of the business in an Associate Consultant role. This role is ideal for anyone with client management, relationship building, consultancy-type experience relating to Corporate Pensions, who wants to grow and develop and advance their career.

Due to client locations, we’re specifically looking for applicants to be based in the South East; working 1 or 2 days a week in our London office and then having the flexibility to WFH the rest of the time.

Within this role, you will be allocated a portfolio of clients to manage and also appointed as the Support Consultant on a number of clients managed by Senior Consultants within the team.

How you’ll make an impact

• Delivery of agreed scope of services for clients within the portfolio, with objectives to maintain and grow client relationships and revenue.
• Keep clients updated with changes to legislation, trends and best practice, to identify opportunities for our clients and their employees.
• Offer clients information, guidance and assistance, as required, on all aspects of their DC Pension and Financial Wellbeing strategy and scheme design, including automatic enrolment compliance and other legislative matters, together with ongoing oversight of their arrangements.
• Identify the need for and complete regular provider and investment reviews, preparing the recommendation report for peer review by a Senior Consultant.
• Establish and manage Governance Committees for our clients, attend regular governance meetings, prepare meeting papers in advance, agree minutes and follow up on all action points.
• Agree, design and implement communication strategies with our clients to engage their employees with their DC Pension and wider Financial Wellbeing strategies, including preparation of communication materials, delivery of group presentations and webinars, and guidance to individual employees.
• Respond to queries from clients, their employees, and their pension and benefit providers.

About you

Progression with the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (QCF Level 4) ideally, or a commitment to study for professional qualifications as a minimum.

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Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ 5 more days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a callback, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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