Associate Pensions Executive Job London area,Greater London England UK,Business

Location: Greater London

About Law Debenture

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. Law Deb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 135-year-old FTSE
250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At Law Deb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at Law Deb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Principal Duties

Outsourced pensions executive services and projects:

Business planning/organisation – liaising with chair/trustees/in‑house pensions leads and other stakeholders.

Promoting positive relationships with/ sourcing input from advisers and service providers on behalf of trustee boards and corporates.

Pro‑active support for scheme secretarial duties including:

Planning/organisation/relationship management for chair/trustees/advisers/in‑house.
Meetings – ensuring effective implementation of trustee meeting arrangements, scheduling and governance activity, as appropriate, and providing support in the meeting preparation/attendance/minutes/follow‑up actions.
Initial drafting of member communications – e.g. trustee newsletters/Summary Funding Statements/member websites.
Ongoing governance – supporting with budget/cost control, ensuring maintenance of Trustee documentation such as: business plans/risk registers, regulatory deadlines, annual returns etc.
Management of routine scheme projects e.g. annual report and accounts.
Assisting with governance projects e.g. member nominated trustee selections, trustee effectiveness, service provider reviews and procurement projects.

Supporting Trustee Directors and Pegasus Executives on Law Deb corporate sole trustee schemes/non‑registered pension schemes in line with established frameworks.

Strategic change projects – assistance as required (e.g. project management support for implementing investment strategy, scheme de‑risking and wind‑up projects).

Business development and client care

Establishing and maintaining external relationships to support business growth and becoming a trusted contact.
Support with managing client/ commercial relationships (e.g. invoicing, input into RFP responses and client agreements).
In collaboration with Pegasus colleagues, contributing to the development of new and existing service lines for Pegasus including proposals and marketing initiatives.
Become a first point of contact for day‑to‑day client activities e.g. adviser queries.

Team and work management

Participating in induction and training activities.
Establishing and documenting work protocols; maintaining work‑management tools etc.
Training, development and peer review of Pensions Executive Administrator role outputs.

General duties

Contribute to the development and growth of this growing Law Deb business and ensure processes are efficient and effective, including thorough record‑keeping and provision for client access.
Undertake training and development as appropriate and engage fully in the performance management process.
Contribute to the Law Deb culture positively, attend meetings as required, and carry out duties willingly and diligently.
Where regulatory rules apply, abide by these in spirit and fact.
Support and guide (where appropriate) Pegasus colleagues to ensure deliverables are completed within agreed timelines and to a high quality.
Carry out such other tasks as you may be reasonably directed to do by your line manager and the senior management team…