Pensions Consultant - Contract - Remote with occasional travel to London or Birmingham - £700pd
Posted Today by Robson Bale Ltd
£700 Per day
Inside
Remote
London/Birmingham , UK
Summary: The Pensions Consultant role is a contract position focused on providing strategic advisory support to the board regarding pensions strategy, including annuity calculations and product design. The consultant will also develop a comprehensive board pack and support the roadmap development team in enhancing pension calculations using Azure and AI. This position requires collaboration with existing contractors while managing potential conflicts of interest and offers the possibility of long-term engagement based on successful delivery. The role is remote with occasional travel to London or Birmingham.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-level advisory support to the board on future pensions strategy, including annuity calculation models, product design, and broader pension onboarding strategies.
- Develop and deliver a comprehensive board pack by November outlining strategic direction, investment rationale, and a roadmap for future strategy implementation and investment planning.
- Support the team expected to onboard to deliver improvements to their pension calculations using Azure and AI.
- Work collaboratively with existing contractors supporting the board while managing any conflict of interest.
- Deliver immediate core advisory work through the end of the year, with potential to stay on as a strategic partner if alignment and delivery are successful.
Key Skills:
- Expert in UK defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pensions, with strong background in annuity design and pensions calculations.
- Board-ready, strategic thinker capable of advising executive leadership and supervising deliverables under tight timelines.
- Comfortable operating as a contractor, setting up deliverables, timelines, and costs with a view toward formal engagement.
- Able to navigate stakeholder dynamics, mitigating conflicts (eg concerning existing contractors).
- Confident, articulate, and structured, able to package and present a compelling board-level investment and strategy narrative.
Salary (Rate): £700pd
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Pensions Consultant - Contract - Remote with occasional travel to London or Birmingham - £700pd Inside IR35
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Advisory (Core Focus) - Provide high-level advisory support to the board on future pensions strategy, including annuity calculation models, product design, and broader pension onboarding strategies.
- Board Pack & Investment Planning - Develop and deliver a comprehensive board pack by November. This will outline strategic direction, investment rationale, and a roadmap for future strategy implementation and investment planning.
- Supporting Roadmap Development Team - Support the team that we expect to onboard to deliver their improvements to their pension calculations using Azure and AI
- Stakeholder and Conflict Management - Work collaboratively with existing contractors supporting the board, while carefully managing any conflict of interest.
- Long-Term Collaboration Vision - Deliver immediate core advisory work through the end of the year, with potential to stay on as strategic partner if alignment and delivery are successful.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Expert in UK defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pensions, with strong background in annuity design and pensions calculations.
- Board-ready, strategic thinker capable of advising executive leadership and supervising deliverables under tight timelines.
- Comfortable operating as a contractor, setting up deliverables, timelines, and costs with a view toward formal engagement.
- Able to navigate stakeholder dynamics, mitigating conflicts (eg concerning existing contractors).
- Confident, articulate, and structured-able to package and present a compelling board-level investment and strategy narrative.