Co-Lead Public Sector Pensions Actuarial & Consulting Any Regional Office

Isio; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading public pensions consultancy based in Belfast is seeking a Co-Lead for its Public Sector Pensions business. The role involves driving new business activities, managing client relationships, and leveraging expert knowledge within public service sectors to maximize growth opportunities. Candidates should have extensive experience in pensions advisory and a strong business development mindset. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the growth strategy of a dynamic firm.

Benefits

Significant development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience in public service sectors.
• Ability to lead pensions projects.
• Strong relationship management experience.
• A history of driving innovative thinking.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business activities and build client relationships.
• Lead client relationships across multiple service lines.
• Provide financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
• Coach and mentor team members.

Skills

Pensions advice experience

Commercial mindset

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Business development experience

Job description

Overview

We\'re growing and want you to be a part of our journey.

Co-Lead Public Sector Pensions

Isio has an established and growing public service pensions business delivering around £8m of revenue across all service lines. It spans central and local government, blue lights, health, education and housing, and is linked to sectors such as transport, utilities and infrastructure.

The team lives Isio\'s approach - challenging, innovating and forward-thinking. Our business anticipates and informs future trends and is very well connected with key stakeholders across these sectors.

Public services is viewed as a key growth opportunity for the business, bringing diversification and longevity. The business seeks commercial input and focus to maximise its significant growth potential at a time of enormous change within the sector.

This is a role which is both market facing and also has a focus on driving commercial and operational excellence, capitalising on Isio\'s market leading position.

Role and Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced public service pensions specialist to help transform and grow our public service pensions team. The ideal candidate would be able to:

• Drive forward new business activities, build relationships with potential clients, produce tender submissions and lead pitches.
• Demonstrate commercial and operational excellence in relation to financial, people, client and opportunity management.
• Have a vision for how the public services opportunity can be best maximised.
• Use an existing relationship network with key stakeholders to develop new opportunities.
• Demonstrate deep experience and relationships in at least one of the main public sector areas and ability to apply that to the others.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of public sector procurement and to challenge how this can be used to Isio\'s advantage.
• Lead client relationships - co-ordinating multiple Isio service lines, developing new opportunities with existing clients, managing commercial and personal relationships with clients.
• Support the Board and Exco with financial analysis to support business decisions and reviews.
• Be willing to raise new ideas internally and challenge thinking to ensure our work is robust and joined-up across multiple specialist teams.
• Support the development of our team members through coaching and mentoring, including performance management responsibilities.

Key Skills & Experience

• Experience of providing pensions advice for or within at least one of the sectors of public services.
• Ability to lead, with the appropriate support from Isio\'s service lines, all types of pensions and reward projects.
• Experience of providing advice in relation to the LGPS/Local government is welcomed, but not essential.
• Extensive previous experience of relevant consulting and relationship management.
• Appetite to drive forward innovative thinking on strategy development.
• Proven network of relationships to develop business.
• Business development experience and a commercial mindset.
• Extensive leadership skills.
• The ability and willingness to take on a high level of responsibility and work effectively in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other - building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio\'s expertise and it is people\'s lives that we affect through our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business, and we\'re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that\'ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer here Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

Isio was \"born\" in 2020 from the sale of KPMG UK\'s Pension Practice to a private equity firm. An industry-leading challenger, we provide diverse expertise spanning Pensions, Investment, Benefits and Wealth to give clients an integrated experience.

Isio is built by challengers, innovators and forward-thinkers, grounded around a vision which strives to deliver greater financial confidence for everyone. We empower and develop those who join us - valuing curious minds and giving people the freedom to outperform. Known and respected for our agility, we harness specialist experience, bold thinking and the desire to push the boundaries of what we can achieve for our clients, from small to blue chip, public to private.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We have offices across the UK and many of our roles offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work to help create a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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