Senior Associate, Pensions | Belfast | Up to £60k

BWD Search & Selection; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BWD Search & Selection in the UK is seeking a governance-focused actuarial professional to lead scheme governance for a market-leading independent trustee firm. You will work closely with professional trustees, advisers, scheme sponsors and administrators to shape strategy and decision-making across a varied portfolio of pension schemes.

The ideal candidate has a solid UK DB pensions background from actuarial consultancy, trustee services, or technical pensions environments and is open to moving

Qualifications

• Strong DB pensions background gained within an actuarial consultancy, trustee services, or technical pensions environment.
• Actuarial exam stopper or senior analyst/admin aiming to move into professional trusteeship and governance.
• Solid understanding of UK DB pension scheme operations, funding, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with Client Managers and Professional Trustees to coordinate scheme governance activities
• Planning and coordinating Trustee meetings, preparation, board packs, minute-taking
• Preparing, reviewing, and managing pension scheme budgets and adviser fee allocations
• Liaising directly with scheme actuaries, legal advisers, administrators, and sponsoring employers to ensure statutory deadlines and governance standards are met

Skills

DB pensions

Job description

A strong, strategic role for an Actuarial exam stopper, or someone looking to move away from the traditional Actuarial Consulting environment.

Instead of repetitive calculation cycles, you will use your DB pensions background in a strategic, governance-led role, working directly with professional trustees, advisers, scheme sponsors, and administrators, within a market-leading, independent professional trustee firm.

The focus is on driving scheme strategy, governance, and effective decision-making across a varied portfolio of pension schemes.

The role:

• Collaborating with Client Managers and Professional Trustees to coordinate scheme governance activities
• Planning and coordinating Trustee meetings, preparation, board packs, minute-taking
• Preparing, reviewing, and managing pension scheme budgets and adviser fee allocations
• Liaising directly with scheme actuaries, legal advisers, administrators, and sponsoring employers to ensure statutory deadlines and governance standards are met

The individual:

• Strong DB pensions background gained within an actuarial consultancy, trustee services, or technical pensions environment
• Ideally suited to an actuarial exam stopper or senior analyst/ admin looking to pivot into professional trusteeship and scheme governance
• Solid understanding of UK DB pension scheme operations, funding, and regulatory requirements

Life & Pensions Actuarial Hiring Lead, Principal Consultant