Junior DC Pensions Consultant

Company:Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Defined Contributions (DC) team at Mercer.
 

Please note, whilst we are looking for an element of previous pensions consulting experience, this is not a senior level role.

The team is unrivalled and is the largest group of DC experts (including governance, scheme design, investment consultants, provider and technical researchers and technicians) in the UK. This exciting growth area of Mercer’s UK business is a key strategic focus and delivers both successful pension and savings solutions for clients and career opportunities for our talented colleagues. Our collaborative culture within the team drives and naturally promotes our successful growth of winning new business and maintaining strong existing relationships.

At Mercer, we understand that the market landscape is changing at an unprecedented pace. Customer and client expectations are constantly evolving. Companies are merging at historic rates. Technology is developing faster than the market can keep up with. That’s why we need to ensure we are leading by example and we do this by being true drivers of change through educating, providing tools and services to optimise employer retirement outcome. This role has been hand crafted to do just that!

Mercer can help design, plan, and manage customised defined contribution plans both globally and locally. We align organisational objectives with workforce demographics and employee behaviours to identify how employers can help improve retirement outcomes for their employees while meeting workforce management needs.

What can you expect?

• Provides support to lead consultant on our mid-size to our largest and more complex clients
• Review work produced by analysts using Mercer software/tools
• Manage budgets for clients 
• Provide support to internal Mercer teams regarding defined contribution issues
• Assist trustees and sponsors to run their DC pension arrangements. Clients will include corporate sponsors, trustee boards of trust-based schemes and governance committees of contract-based schemes
• Expand understanding of client needs and start assisting more senior colleagues in formulating plans to grow revenue and strengthen relationships with clients
• Attend client meetings to support senior colleagues and assist in preparation including production of meeting papers, and supporting management of actions

We will count on you to

• Provide support to senior colleagues and attend client meetings
• Be self-motivated and work collaboratively within the DC and wider client team
• Promote Mercer in the market- place

What you need to have: 

• DC Pensions consulting experience (or similar)
• Be studying, or prepared to study for a professional qualification (eg PMI, CII, CFA, IMC)
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Project management experience (not essential)

What makes you stand out?

• Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues, clients and provider contacts at all levels
• Show initiative and enjoy working in a dynamic team environment
• Good analytical skills

Why join our team

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.