Senior Consultant (UK)

Aon Corporation; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in London is seeking a Senior Pension Consultant to join their Trustee Retirement Consulting Team. This role focuses on the governance of Defined Benefit pension schemes, with responsibilities including managing client projects, driving decision-making processes, and engaging in pension-related strategic planning. The ideal candidate will possess strong governance knowledge and communication skills. This position offers hybrid working flexibility.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Global Wellbeing Days

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, decision-making, and risk management.
• Ability to lead discussions with stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-motivating and able to develop other colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead projects for clients focusing on pension governance.
• Support the development of new client solutions.
• Ensure compliance and integration of equality and diversity in scheme management.

Skills

Relevant experience in a pensions environment

Strong understanding of governance

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to advise at a strategic level

Problem solving skills

Collaborative approach

Job description

Overview

Senior Pension Consultant role within Aon's Trustee Retirement Consulting Team, focusing on the governance of DB pension schemes. This is a key growth area in the UK for Aon's Wealth Solutions business and an exciting opportunity to contribute.

This role can be office based at multiple UK offices including, Birmingham, Bristol, Epsom, Farnborough, Glasgow, Edinburgh Leeds, London, Manchester, or St. Albans. The role can also be hybrid providing full flexibility to suit various individual needs.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

What the day will look like

You will be collaborating with colleagues across a variety of clients, with client interaction and client lead roles strongly encouraged and supported. You will be expected to own projects on your clients and drive these forward, from business as usual activity to more specialist areas, for example, operational reviews of Trustee Boards, strategic business planning, risk management, cyber security, benefit reviews or Pensions Dashboards. Our clients are mainly Trustees and Sponsors of private trust-based pension arrangements.

Some of the specific challenges you will be helping our clients overcome include:

• ensuring robust decision making, performance measurement, business planning and risk management


• supporting our in-house client teams in an increasingly difficult resourcing, recruitment and retention environment of pension team staff


• managing all risks including cybercrime and business continuity


• ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion are integrated to all aspects of scheme management


• ensuring a high level of knowledge and skills given the ever-changing environment


• providing support to develop and review relevant strategies and policies


• supporting on evolving communications strategies to ensure strong levels of member engagement


• the transition to the Pension Regulator's General Code, including the Own Risk Assessment


• the ongoing management of pension committees and boards

Working with your colleagues, you'll also help develop and market new client solutions, using expertise from within our specialist Governance team and Aon's wider global services.

How this opportunity is different

Every day truly is different when it comes to helping our clients with their pension related challenges! There is such a wide range of support that they need - whether that is because they don't have the expertise, just want some independent assurance or they just don't have the time.

At Aon, we are so fortunate to be working with such wide-ranging expertise across the business which means we can truly provide services that are market leading. We have many nationally recognised leaders within our team. In addition, Aon's wider specialist teams in areas such as human capital, cybercrime, business continuity and communications enable us to bring a higher level of expertise to pensions challenges and serve our clients' unique needs every step of the way.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Relevant experience in a pensions environment


• Strong understanding of governance, including most or all of these areas; what it takes to make good decisions, risk management, performance monitoring/compliance and business planning


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; comfortable in leading discussions with all levels from Committee/Board members to more junior employees, with confidence in expressing your viewpoint


• Self-motivating, able to encourage and develop other colleagues, and work well within diverse teams including in a leadership role


• Whilst having the ability to advise at a strategic level, also having an eye for detail


• Ability to use problem solving skills and to then create solutions and implement change


• Collaborative approach to work alongside being able to make decisions as required

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Inclusion and accommodations

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on [e-mail]

Equal opportunity

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.