Actuarial Lead

About Us 3173 is a privately owned UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) one of the UK’s largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle, which reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software. Dalriada Together is part of Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) a leading independent trustee. Within the Together model we work closely with our colleagues within the Together team. The Team consists of Trustees, administrators, client managers and actuaries.

About the Role We are looking for an experienced pensions professional with a strong actuarial background to lead the actuarial aspects of our Dalriada.Together service. This is a key role within the team, responsible for delivering high-quality actuarial services, maintaining technical standards, and supporting the integration of actuarial and investment processes across our client base. You will take ownership of actuarial delivery for all Dalriada.Together schemes, ensure compliance with contractual obligations, and provide strategic input on actuarial matters. The role also involves supporting the investment team, actuarial involvement in Mantle installations, and acting as a technical authority for both internal colleagues and external stakeholders.

About You Highly motivated and detail-oriented, with strong technical expertise in actuarial work. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Comfortable leading projects and making decisions in complex scenarios. Keen to develop leadership skills and contribute to the growth of Dalriada.Together.

Key Responsibilities Core Responsibilities Deliver all actuarial work for Dalriada.Together clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contracts. Maintain actuarial services and processes in line with Dalriada standards and regulatory requirements. Provide house views on actuarial matters and ensure consistency across the team. Support the Dalriada investment team on actuarial aspects of strategy and decision-making. Act as actuarial lead in signing off Mantle installations and ensure actuarial integrity in system setup. Liaise with external actuaries, investment consultants, and fiduciary managers as required. Maintain Mantle for actuarial matters, including asset feeds and configuration. Handle and resolve Mantle superuser actuarial queries. Provide training and support to external Mantle users on actuarial functionality. Attend client meetings and new business pitches to represent actuarial expertise. Support ad hoc technical projects and contribute to process improvements. Keep the team updated on technical developments and regulatory changes.

Responsibilities & Criteria Business Growth Responsibilities Participate in tender activity and pitches for new business. Contribute to marketing collateral and thought leadership on actuarial topics. Build and maintain a network of professional contacts to support business development.

Personal Development Actively pursue professional development goals. Stay abreast of regulatory and governance changes. Attend technical and business skills training as required.

Preferred Criteria Minimum of 4 years’ experience in an actuarial role within pensions. Holds or is close to attaining a recognised actuarial qualification. Strong technical understanding of DB pension schemes, legislation, and compliance. Familiarity with working on Mantle for actuarial matters. Evidence of managing multiple workstreams and delivering results under pressure. Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Additional Attributes Ability to provide strategic insight and influence decision-making. Strong problem-solving skills and confidence in making technical decisions. Collaborative approach and ability to work across teams. Adaptability to changing priorities and client needs.

Circumstances Location: Belfast, London, Manchester or Glasgow. Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required. Our Company is committed to work life balance and our flexi-working policy and opportunity for remote working enables individuals to maintain that balance. All roles are subject to a six-month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check. As part of the pre-hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting. 3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applying with a disability or long-term health condition? As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us, we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long-term health condition from applying to work with us. As part of this commitment, we guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria. If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please call 028 9041 2000 and ask to speak to a member of the People team.