Associate Actuarial Consultant (Public Sector Consulting)

About the role

Our Actuarial Public team sits at the heart of our public sector consulting practice, partnering with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds and other public sector clients to provide trusted advice on some of their most important pension challenges. They combine strong technical expertise with commercial and strategic thinking, helping clients manage funding, risk and regulatory requirements while keeping member outcomes at the forefront. Their work is diverse and rewarding, often bringing together specialists from across our actuarial, investment, administration and technology teams to deliver innovative solutions and make a lasting impact in the public sector pensions landscape.

This is an ideal role for a part-qualified actuary looking to build on their technical expertise, develop strong client relationships and gain exposure to a broad range of actuarial and consulting work across the LGPS.

Responsibilities

• Act as a client coordinator on a portfolio of client accounts, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
• Prepare and check a range of actuarial calculations, including funding valuations, accounting disclosures and calculations in respect of employers joining or leaving LGPS funds.
• Prepare client communications, reports and presentations and attend client meetings.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, developing an understanding of clients' wider challenges and objectives.
• Manage aspects of client account administration, including monitoring work in progress and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support and develop less experienced colleagues through coaching, training and sharing knowledge.
• Contribute to proposition development, process improvement initiatives and the delivery of wider business objectives.
• Undertake people management responsibilities where appropriate.
• Acquire and maintain a strong understanding of the firm's products, services and areas of expertise.

Requirements

• Making progress towards qualification with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
• Experience of pensions actuarial work and an understanding of the legislative framework affecting UK pension schemes.
• Strong technical actuarial skills, including experience of actuarial calculations and pension valuations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach to learning and developing technical, consulting and leadership skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively and contribute positively to team success.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, supported by excellent attention to detail.
• An interest in developing a career within the Local Government Pension Scheme and wider public sector pensions market.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with large datasets.

We encourage applications from candidates who may not yet meet every requirement listed above. If you have a solid foundation of relevant experience, are progressing with your actuarial qualifications and are motivated to learn and develop, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

• A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs.
• A collaborative and supportive work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged.
• Commitment to helping you develop both personally and professionally, with mentoring opportunities and access to our award-winning learning portal, Aspire.
• Regular social activities, in addition to three days paid volunteering leave each year and a day’s leave to celebrate your birthday.
• On-site mental health and wellbeing support.

Schedule

Hybrid working model offering the flexibility of working from home as well as the benefits of meeting colleagues in our sociable, modern office environments. The successful candidate will be based in our Glasgow or London office.

About Us

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 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.

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, 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.