Pensions Consultant

**Pensions Consultant **(Discontinuance/Wind-up)** - UK/ Ireland / Remote Working**

**Fantastic Opportunity to further your career within Mercer’s Wealth Team - London, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast, Edinburgh, Chichester**

Mercer is looking for talented and ambitious pensions consultants who are keen to further their career, focused on consulting with clients. This is an opportunity to join the Risk Transfer team and lead on providing clients with advice on discontinuance and general risk transfer. We are looking for individuals with excellent communication and project management skills, adaptability, business acumen and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required consulting skills and experience.

**What can you expect**:

- Winding up pension schemes will be an increasingly important role as part of the run off of DB schemes and delivering service excellence in this area will be crucial to our overall delivery.
- Becoming an integral member of the Risk Transfer team, this role will give you the opportunity to work on a wide range of clients at various stages of the post transaction buyout and wind up journey.
- You will have your own portfolio of clients and will lead on those client relationships.
- You will need to be able to able to learn quickly, think on your feet, be naturally inquisitive and most importantly be committed to giving our clients an excellent experience.
- In return, you will have access to training, experience and full support from the wider Risk Transfer team.

**What’s in it for you**:

- Good work life balance with a competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits programs including: excellent pension contributions, private health insurance, tuition assistance, pension, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs
- 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year

**We will count on you to**:

- Leading on a portfolio of your own clients and consulting on and project managing all aspects of the winding up journey, including the preparation and delivery of both day-to-day and strategic consulting advice. Preparation of project plans and setting and negotiating budgets.
- Project managing your portfolio of clients to help them achieve their winding up objective and co-ordinating all the relevant teams and client stakeholders.
- Supporting the development of more junior colleagues.
- The opportunity to be involved in both new business prospect activity and people management responsibilities.

**What you need to have**:

- An understanding of the requirements of winding up pensions schemes including key considerations and the ability to talk about these and tailor your response to specific client circumstances.
- Excellent communication and consulting skills and a proven track record of successful client exposure.
- A strong sense of leadership and team working, preferably (but not essential) with experience of leading a team.
- A willingness to learn new skills and be adaptable in a changing environment.
- Proven ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Excellent project management and organisational abilities, in order to prioritise and complete work and meet project deadlines.

**What makes you stand out**:

- This role would be suitable for someone who already has experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within a consultancy role and has knowledge and experience of winding up pension schemes.

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**Why choose Mercer**

Mercer is a global consulting leader helping clients around the world redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock real health and well-being for their people. We want to make a difference in people’s lives.

Building brighter futures for our clients, colleagues and communities is why we come to work each day. Whether it’s building a more agile workforce for the future, uncovering the new opportunities AI and automation present, or crafting strategies for responsible investments, we use our expertise and insight to show our clients the bigger picture, giving them trusted guidance and practical, sustainable solutions that help them solve complex problems and prepare for change.

As a Mercer colleague, you’re supported by a community of peers and leaders who inspire you to learn, grow and advance in a culture that values your unique strengths. We strive to make Mercer the employer of choice for the best and brightest diverse talent, fostering an inclusive work environment where employees from varied backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities can thrive. As part of our commitment to shaping the future, we bring our whole selves to our work — our colleagues, as well as our clients, are celebrated and appreciated for who they are. Our goal is to make sure everyone has a voice.

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