DC Pension Consultant ( Dublin , Ireland )

LCP Ireland now has an exciting opening for a Defined Contribution Pension Consultant to join our growing specialist DC division. Whilst the role covers the wide spectrum of advice required by a DC scheme, as can be seen below, we are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of managing effective client relationships, good technical pensions knowledge and a broad understanding of wider employee benefits (such as group risk) and individual financial advice.

We work collaboratively as a team to deliver our advice to clients. Your role as a consultant will involve an appropriate combination of the following responsibilities:

• Managing client relationships - we are seeking an experienced professional who will be able to manage a portfolio of clients, helping them to navigate a fast changing pensions and regulatory environment and deliver high quality advice on a range of pension and benefit related topics in a proactive fashion
• Managing and developing colleagues – oversee and help the teams’ analysts and graduates in relation to the preparation of client advice and mentoring their progression
• Supporting / leading new business initiatives – play a role in winning new business including contributing to marketing events, getting involved in new business tenders/pitches and contributing to expanding the range of clients which we advise
• Contributing to commercial management – ensure client billing is conducted in an accurate and timely fashion and projects are managed within budget and that we grow the range of services we offer to our clients
• Contributing to market research – contributing to LCP’s independent research of master trust providers, ensuring that our clients are kept up to date with

Who are we looking for?

We believe there are some qualities that our consultants need to have and others that are nice to have. We welcome diversity and a range of viewpoints and backgrounds as this improves the quality of the advice that we ultimately deliver to our clients and makes our team a more fun place to work.

Essential experience, skills and qualities:

• A minimum of 2 years relevant professional experience, with demonstrable commercial awareness of the Irish pension and employee benefits sector
• A completed or soon to be complete professional qualification, such as QFA, IIPM, FIA or CFA
• The ability to multi-task and prioritise work in the face of competing demands and strict time constraints
• An advanced level of skill in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and an ability to learn and utilise in-house developed technology (e.g. LCP Horizon, proprietary AI technology)
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment and participate positively and lead team discussions when appropriate
• A commitment to attending the Dublin office and client meetings in person (office attendance expected at least 3 days a week)

Desirable experience:

• A broad understanding of wider employee benefits (such as group risk) and individual financial advice would be advantageous.
• Client relationship management experience, but If you haven’t had the opportunity to do this in your current role to date and are ready to do so, we can mentor and develop your skills in this area
• Experience managing and mentoring less experienced colleagues, support you as you grow into our working environment

What can you expect when working with us?

At LCP, we believe in the importance of investing in our staff to help them achieve their career potential and we will take your professional and personal development very seriously. We are proud to offer the successful candidate:

• A competitive salary and benefits package based on experience and expected overall contribution
• Study support for completion or addition of relevant professional qualification(s) if desired
• Flexible working arrangements. We typically expect our consultants to attend the office 2 days a week on average to support junior staff development, idea sharing and to meet clients and are happy to discuss how we can support your individual circumstances
• A friendly and inclusive office environment, with an active sports and social calendar

Recruitment agencies

LCP operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment agencies which is reviewed annually. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from agencies who are not part of our current PSL. LCP only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place, and the agency has been instructed by a member of our recruitment team to supply CVs via the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for a legitimate, open vacancy. If this process is not adhered to, LCP reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and have discussions with them without paying any agency fees. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles are submitted to any employee or Partner at LCP.