Pensions Governance & Investment Consulting: Graduate Programme

The Vacancy At Hymans Robertson we play a vital role in helping clients improve their investment strategies to deliver better outcomes for their pension scheme members. Whether working with Defined Benefit (DB) or Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes, our consultants provide strategic advice and governance support to a wide range of clients - from corporate pension plans to public sector schemes. We are excited to welcome applications for our Pensions Governance and Investment Consulting graduate programme, which is a perfect next step for those looking to launch their careers within this field! What will your role look like? Depending on your skills and interests, you will be aligned to either our Investment DB or DC Consulting team. For those aligned to our Investment DB team, you’ll support consultants to deliver tailored investment advice to a wide range of clients across the DB Pensions industry. This will include working on investment strategy, asset allocation, manager selection and governance – helping our clients to manage long-term liabilities and meet their funding goals. Alternatively, those joining the DC Consulting team will become immersed in the fast-evolving and topical world of DC Pensions. In this role you’ll develop expertise in DC Pension Scheme design, provider platform assessments and at retirement and communications advice for a wide range of trustee and corporate clients. Though these career pathways are complimentary, they offer distinct opportunities to specialise and build your knowledge. In both cases you’ll collaborate with experienced consultants and analysts to contribute to meaningful client projects and shape the future of workplace savings and member outcomes, as you learn the core principles that drive our industry forward. We also offer a competitive professional study package, with support towards either obtaining qualification with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), or through the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme depending on your longer-term career goals. We're interested in people who are naturally curious, enjoy working with others and are motivated by solving problems. If you enjoy the following, we think you’ll love this opportunity: Analysing information and drawing meaningful conclusions Building relationships and communicating with different audiences Working with numbers and data Tackling complex challenges Collaborating with colleagues to deliver high-quality work Learning new concepts and developing specialist expertise In addition to a competitive salary, we offer: A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs A collaborative and supportive work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged On site mental health and wellbeing support A commitment to helping you develop both personally and professionally, with mentoring opportunities and access to our award-winning learning portal, Aspire Regular social activities Earlier this year were proud to be rated eighth in the HigherIn Award category for Best Student Employers! Take a look through some of our reviews to find out more about what our previous students enjoyed about their time with us! You can find out more about why we think Hymans is a great place to work and the business units aligned to this programme by visiting our Early Careers site! We have opportunities across each of our four UK based offices – in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Birmingham. And we offer hybrid working so you can enjoy the positive wellbeing of working from home as well as the benefits of meeting colleagues in our sociable, modern office environments. Apply Please note, we recruit on a rolling basis so early applications are encouraged to avoid disappointment. We are committed to being open and transparent in our recruitment and reward processes. Please note that this vacancy does not currently meet the minimum salary threshold requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship within the UK. To avoid any disappointment, if you require sponsorship we would encourage you to check whether you may be eligible for a discounted salary threshold, or to explore alternative routes to secure your right to work in the UK before submitting your application. If you meet the criteria outlined in the job description we’ll be happy to discuss your individual circumstances further with you. About the Company Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment. We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas. Working alongside employers, trustees and fi