Senior Associate, Client and Market Engagement in London

• Senior Associate, Client and Market Engagement
• London, EC2M
• About LPPI

One of the key priorities at LPPI is ensuring that our people work every day in an empowered, supportive, diverse and inclusive culture.

Practically, this means recognising and valuing the uniqueness of every individual in terms of background, experience, beliefs and circumstances.

This starts with the recruitment process, where we partner with agencies who share our common goal and advertise on a variety of job boards to access the broadest spectrum of candidates.

And once successful applicants are on board, we trust our people to work in the way that works best for them, which typically involves a mix of office and home working plus an engagement model to ensure frequent two-way feedback.

We are very proud of our culture at LPPI and the benefits it brings to both our people and the business.

But don't just take our word for it!

Recently, we invited our entire workforce to describe in three words what is great about us, and they said – our people, flexibility and collaboration.

If you would like to join a company that is inclusive and forward-thinking, please read on.

Role Purpose

As part of the Client and Market Engagement unit, this role supports LPPI's strategic objectives through market engagement, strategic partnerships, product development and external profile-building.

Reporting to the Chief Client & Partnerships Officer, the role will work across the business to support the continued development and visibility of LPPI and GLIL, coordinate product development activity, develop strategic partnerships and ensure LPPI has high-quality content and messaging for external events, conferences and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of LPPI's strategy through strategic partnerships, market engagement and business development activities.
• Work with the Chief Client & Partnerships Officer to develop and maintain LPPI's partnership plan, identifying opportunities for collaboration and industry engagement across the LGPS and the wider UK and international pensions landscape.
• Support oversight of LPPI's product development process, coordinating activity across investment, client, legal, compliance and marketing teams.
• Support the continued visibility and growth of GLIL through stakeholder engagement, marketing materials and business development activity, working closely with the Client Relationships Team.
• Coordinate content and messaging for external conferences, industry events, sponsorships and speaking opportunities, alongside the Marketing & Comms Team.
• Work across the business to capture and develop thought leadership, product and market content for external audiences.
• Identify and represent LPPI at industry events, conferences and stakeholder meetings where appropriate.
• Build and maintain relationships with LPPI's Partner Funds, other LGPS funds, pools, advisers, industry bodies and strategic stakeholders.
• Maintain CRM records, engagement activity and partnership pipelines.
• Support RFPs, DDQs, presentations and other external requests as required.
• Work with Marketing & Communications to develop and maintain firm, product and strategy materials.
• Support internal reporting on business development, partnerships, product development and market engagement activity.
• Work closely with the Client Management team to support existing client relationships and engagement activity.

Requirements for the role

• Demonstrated understanding of the LGPS, UK pensions or institutional investment market.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and cross-functional projects.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship management skills.
• Experience developing external content, presentations and thought leadership materials.

Reasonable adjustments will be made to working arrangements to accommodate a person with a disability who otherwise would be prevented from undertaking the work.

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