Pensions Executive

About LawDeb

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 132-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Principal Duties

Outsourced pensions executive services and projects:

1. Business planning/organisation – liaising with chair/trustees/in-house pensions leads and other stakeholders
2. Managing relationships with/ sourcing input from advisers and service providers on behalf of trustee boards and corporates
3. Scheme secretarial duties including
   • Planning/organisation – liaising with chair/trustees/in-house pensions manager
   • Meetings – preparation/attendance/minutes/follow-up actions
   • Member communications – e.g. trustee newsletters/Summary Funding Statements
   • Managing relationships with/ input from providers and advisers on behalf of the trustee board
   • Ongoing governance activity – including budget and cost control, maintaining business plans/risk registers, annual returns etc
   • Oversight and co-ordination of routine scheme projects e.g. annual report and accounts
   • Governance projects e.g. trustee effectiveness, service provider reviews and procurement projects
4. Strategic change projects – varying levels of involvement, as required (e.g. implementing investment strategy, scheme de-risking and wind-up projects)

Business development and client care

• Networking, maintaining and developing external relationships to support business growth
• Assist with developing marketing content – website, service line brochures, case studies, blog content
• Managing client/ commercial relationships (e.g. invoicing, input into RFP responses and client agreements)
• In collaboration with Pegasus colleagues, contributing to development of new and existing service lines for Pegasus

Team and work management

• Participating in induction and training activities
• Establishing and documenting work protocols; maintaining work-management tools etc

General Duties

• Contribute fully to the development and growth of this growing LawDeb business and ensure processes are efficient and effective, including thorough record-keeping and provision for client access
• Undertake training and development as appropriate and engage fully in the performance management process.
• Contribute to the LawDeb culture positively, attend meetings as required, and carry out duties willingly and diligently
• Where regulatory rules apply, abide by these in spirit and fact
• Carry out such other tasks as you may be reasonably directed to do by your line manager and the senior management team from time to time

Essential Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Strong experience of all types of occupational pension schemes/knowledge of pensions market (gained from a minimum 5 – 10 years of working in pensions arena)
• Up-to-date knowledge of technical pensions matters and industry developments
• Competent user of MS office systems including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience of managing third party / supplier relationships and dealing with industry regulators
• Outstanding communication, numeracy and data manipulation skills (incl. grammar and adapting communication style to suit audience)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Part- or fully-qualified APMI, actuarial or equivalent professional qualification

Person Specification

• High standards of professionalism, integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
• A confident, articulate communicator both written and oral
• Able to work with little supervision on own initiative and outside of comfort zone
• A “sleeves rolled up” style of working; pro-active in driving forward Trustee business plans and continuously striving for improvements
• An innovative, solutions-focused, “can do” attitude to solving problems with the ability to collaborate in resolving client issues, develop process improvements and new service lines, researching and deploying new technologies where appropriate
• Excellent time management, organisational and planning skills; able to prioritise work and meet competing deadlines
• Able to be agile and adaptable to changing priorities, and to work flexibly
• Diligent, systematic, logical, with meticulous attention to detail
• Takes accountability for own professional knowledge and progress
• Resilience, willingness to listen, learn and incorporate feedback

Your Reward

• Competitive salary with annual review and performance bonus scheme
• Generous pension contribution
• Full healthcare cover
• Health cash plan
• Life assurance
• Hybrid working after probation
• Attractive office space

Things To Note

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

Here’s the legal bit: please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies, please contact our careers team on careers@lawdeb.com.