Investment Consultant (LGPS)

Hymans Robertson; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm invites applications for an Investment Consultant role within their Investment DB Business Unit. This key position focuses on advising LGPS clients, providing investment analysis, and contributing to business growth through strategic decision-making. The consultant is expected to possess strong communication skills and relevant qualifications, while also enjoying a collaborative work environment with flexible benefits.

Benefits

Flexible employee benefits

On-site mental health support

Volunteering leave

Birthday leave

Access to learning portal

Qualifications

• Experience in a consultancy or fund management role with LGPS exposure.
• Strong understanding of UK Pension Scheme Strategies and legislative framework.
• Ability to think strategically and develop client solutions.

Responsibilities

• Directing and advising LGPS clients on investment matters.
• Delivering high quality investment advice and developing business.
• Coaching and mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Commercial awareness of pensions market

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

FFA/CFA qualified

Job description

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Our Investment DB Business Unit acts as a key component of our consulting services and helps firmly establish us as a UK market leader in this area. We currently advise on over £200 billion of assets for our diverse client base, which includes DB pension trustees and sponsors across a wide variety of business and industry sectors, local government pension schemes (LGPS) and other public sector clients.

We have an exciting opportunity to join this Business Unit as an Investment Consultant to focus on supporting our LGPS clients.


What will your role look like?
In this role you will be a key member of the Investment DB Business Unit. Day to day your role will involve conducting high quality research analysis and communicating investment advice from this to a wide range of clients, predominately focusing on our LGPS clients.

You’ll review and sign off investment advice on a wide range of topics including investment strategy, structure, investment markets, risk management, asset managers, responsible investment and governance.

Though this is a varied role, your key tasks will include:

• Directing and advising a portfolio of predominantly LGPS clients on a range of investment matters
• Delivering high quality, expert investment advice by employing strategic and innovative solutions
• Being actively involvement in developing business for the firm, through client ‘prospecting’, relationship building and supporting new business pitches; working with other areas of the firm to facilitate ‘cross-selling’
• Undertaking activities to build and enhance your Business Unit and firm’s profile – including networking and speaking at relevant conferences
• Developing the consulting capabilities of the practice by coaching and mentoring junior team members including investment analysts within our client teams
• Contributing to internal initiatives, such as Quality Assurance and Learning and Development programmes
  

To enjoy and succeed in this role, you will:

• Have previous experience of working within a similar role in a consultancy environment, fund management or other relevant investment sector with some exposure to working with LGPS clients
• Be FFA/CFA qualified (or be close to achieving this), preferably being authorised to give investment advice by the FCA (either following one of these qualification paths or having an alternative qualification/experience)
• Be able to showcase strong commercialawarenessof the pensions and employee benefits market, and will enjoy keeping up to date with topical matters arising within the UK Pensions Market
• Bring experience of consulting with clients on responsible investment issues (as part of your broader consulting experience) with some knowledge of collective investment vehicles
• Have detailed understanding of the major asset classes used in UK Pension Scheme Strategies and the legislative framework for UK pension schemes
• Have exceptional communication skills, demonstrated through your ability to consult and influence successfully with stakeholders at senior/board level
• Bring a flexible, innovative approach to developing solutions for our clients and be enthused by the opportunity to solve complex problems for them
• Be able to work well as part of a team, and lead by example with a motivational, hands-on approach, including supporting with the coaching and development of junior colleagues within your Business Unit.
• Be able to articulate innovative and complex ideas, and develop them into tangible offerings
• Look out for Business Development and intra/inter-practice referral opportunities as appropriate
• Have the flexibility to travel to client and other Hymans Robertson offices when required

A more detailed list of requirements for this position is included within the role profile, which is available on request.

In addition to a competitive salary and access to our profit share scheme, we offer:

• A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs
• A collaborative and supportive work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged
• On site mental health and wellbeing support
• A commitment to helping you develop both personally and professionally, with mentoring opportunities and access to our award-winning learning portal, Aspire.
• Regular social activities, in addition to three days paid volunteering leave each year and a day’s leave to celebrate your birthday.

We are open to this role being based in any of our offices – London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Edinburgh. And we offer hybrid working so you can enjoy the positive wellbeing of working from home as well as the benefits of meeting colleagues in our sociable, modern office environments.