Associate Consultant

LCP is an award-winning consultancy providing advice on pensions, investments, insurance, energy, health analytics and employee benefits. We advise nearly one quarter of the FTSE250 and half of the FTSE100 firms. We are a team of over 1000 across our offices in London and Winchester.We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who is keen to develop a pensions career in a successful and growing firm.Acceptable candidates will have recent experience working in a pensions consultancy environment or large in-house pensions team and be able to communicate well with colleagues, clients and/or advisers in person, by phone and email.Whatwillyourkeyresponsibilitiesbe?To be involved in a broad mixture of client and non-client workTo join a number of client teams of varying sizes, each made up of people ranging from analyst to partner levelTo be encouraged to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding in all aspects of the pensions and benefits fieldTo participate in a training program covering technical, IT, consulting and soft skills.To work with and learn from experienced colleaguesTo be supported in studying towards relevant professional exams including mentoring, study leave, study materials and tutorialsTo develop, over time, the skills required to be an effective and successful consultant.To be able to take every opportunity to progress at LCPTo be judged on and rewarded for ability, commitment and performanceWhat skills and qualities are we looking for?A key aspect of the role is to help deliver trustee secretarial and governance services to LCP’s clients. Acceptable candidates must have prior experience in providing trustee secretarial and scheme management services to trust-based pension arrangements. This should include:Organising trustee meetings, drafting agendas, producing meeting packs, preparing trustee papers, producing and managing an actions logWorking knowledge of trustee documents such as a calendar of events, conflicts registers, risk registers and training logsDealing with regulatory bodies and third party providersExperience in some or all of the following areas would be beneficial:Acting as a named Trustee SecretaryAttending trustee meetings and presenting itemsPreparing high quality trustee meeting minutesDrafting communications and delivering presentationsSupporting trustee sub-committeesManaging member nominated trustee exercisesManaging the audit processMonitoring invoices and budgetsExperience in some or all of these areas would be valuable (but is not essential). We will fully support staff in developing their skills and experience in any new areas.Enthusiastic individual with experience in a similar role, must be comfortable working both independently and as part of a teamExcellent oral and written communication skills, with impressive grammar skills for proofreading and writing correspondenceExcellent attention to detailsNumerate – knowledge of very basic accountancy would be helpful but not essentialCompetent across Microsoft Office applications including strong knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and willing to be trained on in-house systems, house style, billing process, D365 and potentially InDesign as need arisesComfortable with multi-tasking at pace and highly skilled in prioritising tasks and organising work effectively to meet deadlines including in the presence of competing priorities and demandWhat’s in it for you?Take a look at our Glassdoor
page to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:For you:Hybrid working (varies by role and department)professional study support (where applicable)Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networksFor your family:Life assurance, income protection, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leaveFor your health:26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holidayPrivate medical insuranceDiscounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefitsDigital GP servicesFor your wealth:Discretionary bonus schemeFor others:Volunteering opportunitiesAnd much more!We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address - #####
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