Actuarial Lead

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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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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 work streams and delivering results under pressure.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

• 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…