Associate Consultant - London - Pensions (DB)

Associate Consultan (Pensions - Defined Benefits) - Jardine Lloyd Thompson

JLT is an international Group of Risk Specialists and Employee Benefits Consultants and one of the largest companies of its type in the world. Employing over 5500 people in 36 countries we provide our employees with a distinctive opportunity to be part of a business which is large enough to be a significant force in the marketplace but small enough to focus on the individual.

Job Summary:

To efficiently, professionally and profitably assist to manage, advise and develop DB (Defined Benefit) clients for whom full account management responsibilities are held and assist Consultants where secondary responsibility is given.

You may be required to attend Trustee and Company meetings making presentations alongside the Consultant on relevant topics including governance, legislation, changes to benefit design or scheme specific requirements. Undertaking trustee secretarial duties, you will also coordinate any follow up actions.

Main accountabilities

* To assist the Consultants to secure income targets as agreed

* To attend client meetings, when required, with the responsibility of assisting the client with issuing minutes and action points in a timely manner
* To assist in drafting member communications material, including booklets, announcement letters, and technical bulletins in consultation with Documentation team
* To ensure all correspondence and reports issued are presentable and technically of the highest standards
* To provide at all times a service to internal and external clients, which is helpful, conscientious and of the highest professional standards

* To ensure all advice given to clients both verbally and in correspondence complies with the terms of the Financial Services Act
* To help the Consultant in issuing all fee invoices within agreed timescales

Experience & Education Requirements:

Essential:

* A sound base of relevant technical knowledge
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good time management skills
* A high standard of professionalism
* IT literate
* Good verbal and written communication skills alongside first rate presentation abilities

Additional Details:

As you would expect from a company like Jardine Lloyd Thompson, we offer highly attractive reward packages. We are aware of how integral our employees are to our progress, so we ensure that everyone shares in that success. Your remuneration package will be determined by your individual contract of employment.

Whilst this varies from company to company within Jardine Lloyd Thompson in the UK, typical benefits can include:

* Performance Recognition Bonus
* Employee share schemes
* Flexible Benefit Scheme (called Choices)
* Generous holiday entitlement
* DC Pension Plan
* Private healthcare scheme
* Assistance with studying for Professional Qualifications
* Sports and Leisure Clubs

JLT aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we would like to encourage applications from all the community, irrespective of race, religion, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation