Pension Consultant in England

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

At Howden, we want to hire, develop, engage and reward the best consultants in the industry. To that end, we believe that the consultant’s role is to act as their clients’ trusted partner, building the relationship at all levels, understanding their business, people and providing them with guidance, insight and ideas to help them deliver against their benefits and wellbeing challenges and objectives. The primary responsibility of the role is to act as a key relationship and development contact between prospects, key clients, and workplace savings providers to ensure compliant, efficiently run workplace pension schemes and well-informed membership.

Key responsibilities & accountabilities:

• Your role is to consult with clients on their Pension needs and member engagement requirements.
• Maintain a personal portfolio of clients for whom you deliver consulting and broking services.
• Develop strong relationships with those clients, to ensure their satisfaction and continued business.
• Consult with those clients, on their business, people and benefits challenges and opportunities, developing a deep understanding of their business and needs.
• Create and identify opportunities to grow our role with those clients and generate more revenue.
• Work with the wider HEBW team to ensure all other services are effectively delivered to those clients.

Other responsibilities:

• Maintain an expert knowledge of the Pensions market and products.
• Support the new business team from time‑to‑time with pitches and proposals.
• Develop strong working relationships with the HEBW protection, flex, healthcare, wellbeing and international teams.
• Work with the wider business to develop and strengthen our health and wellbeing proposition.
• Work with the pension providers to ensure their delivery to our client base.

Skills, abilities & personal qualities:

• Interpersonal skills – the ability to create trust and confidence with clients and the wider HEBW business.
• Communication skills – the ability to negotiate, influence and demonstrate empathy as required.
• Creativity – consult with clients and construct effective solutions reflecting their needs.
• Commerciality – work in a way that creates financial opportunities for the business and protects revenue.
• Professionalism – able to consistently deliver to the highest standards and expectations of our clients.
• Self‑development – continue to learn and grow, as required by the different responsibilities of the role.
• Organisation & Time management – highly effective at managing a busy schedule of work.
• Analytical Skills – highly effective at questioning clients and analysing data and info to determine actions.
• IT Skills – strong application skills, especially the Microsoft Office suite of products.

Qualifications – Diploma in Financial Planning or working towards.

What do we offer in return? A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new.
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges.
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond.

Reasonable adjustments:

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours or hybrid working. If you’re excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.