Senior GAP Consultant
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Role Summary
As a key part of our Governance, Administration and Projects (GAP) Team you will work with Governance, Administration and Projects Consultants, in addition to Actuarial and Investment colleagues to develop and deliver first class advice to our clients, who are predominantly local authorities administering the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) but may also be Scheme Employers and Asset Pools.
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Advising funds on complex queries and providing advice in relation to governance and administration best practice, including improving processes and regulatory compliance.
- Leading administration and governance reviews and policy drafting.
- Leading training and coaching of staff internally, and for clients.
- Possible line management responsibilities and training and reviewing the work of others, managing workflow and reporting on progress against targets and liaising with clients on queries.
- Acquiring and maintaining a solid understanding of the firm’s products and services.
- Adhering to the firm’s Information Security standards, policies and procedures.
- Delivering client work to budget and to a high and professional standard, ensuring all correct processes are followed.
Skills, qualifications & experience required
The successful candidate will:
- Have worked in an LGPS fund, or provided consultancy advice to LGPS funds. (Consultancy experience is not essential as training and support is part of our team ethos).
- Be driven
to provide excellent service to clients and stakeholders.
Have strong organisational skills with proven ability to effectively plan and prioritise work. - Be able to work effectively as part of a team, including as a leader.
- Have excellent attention to detail.
- Be a proven and effective communicator.
- Be able to work in partnership with others to establish needs.
- Have an enthusiasm for keeping up to date with developments in the pensions industry.
- Have a strong track record of successfully managing a range of projects.
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Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment.
We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas.
Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we’re one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.
We’re committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We’ve many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.
We are continually working to improve our inclusive culture and employ diverse talent. We therefore welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, which includes but isn’t limited to: age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.
Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs. Find out more about our careers here .
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