Description

The Vacancy

Our Investment business unit is a key part of our consulting services and is firmly established as a UK market leader. We currently advise on around £200bn of assets for a diverse client base, providing full investment consulting services to DB pension trustees and sponsors across a wide range of sectors, as well as LGPS and other public sector clients.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Research Consultant to play a leading role in delivering high-quality investment research and insight that supports client advice and the wider business - in a way that's professional, efficient and genuinely value-adding. You'll contribute to (and where appropriate, lead) both client-led and business-as-usual research across asset classes, maintain up-to-date market views, and develop clear, fit-for-purpose research outputs within agreed priorities and timelines.

You'll also help shape what we do next - generating and progressing new ideas for research development, working closely with workflow managers, stream delivery leads, consultants and proposition owners to assess client need, commercial relevance and deliverability. Alongside this, you'll build strong relationships with consultants and industry contacts, share knowledge across the team, support the development of junior researchers, and act as a visible and credible representative of our research views across the investment and pensions marketplace.

*We are open to considering candidates on a part time or full-time basis*

What will your role look like?

• Providing high-quality, credible manager research and insight to clients and internal consultants
• Developing and maintaining research frameworks, methodologies and market views within your agreed area of focus
• Supporting the production of client papers for manager searches, monitoring and reviews
• Producing clear, insightful manager commentary that strengthens client advice
• Supporting the planning, prioritisation and resourcing of manager research projects
• Building strong working relationships with internal consultants and key stakeholders
• Managing and following agreed manager research and search procedures, including LGPS requirements where applicable
• Contributing new research ideas and approaches within agreed governance processes
• Supporting the team's external profile through appropriate industry engagement
• Delivering research efficiently and to deadline, working within agreed controls and audit requirements

Though this is a varied role, your key tasks will include:

• Leading client-led and BAU research across asset classes
• Producing high-quality outputs for manager searches, monitoring and reviews
• Partnering with consultants and workflow leads to shape research priorities
• Keeping market views current and research frameworks robust
• Coaching and developing junior researchers where appropriate
• Supporting external engagement and knowledge sharing

To enjoy and succeed in this role, you will have:

• Excellent research skills and commercial awareness
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A flexible, proactive and innovative approach
• A collaborative working style aligned to our values - friendly, partnering, straightforward and confident
• Leadership qualities and the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly
• Relevant qualifications such as FFA/FIA or CFA and strong UK pensions market knowledge

We would also encourage applications from candidates who perhaps do not possess all the attributes and experience listed above but are competent with the majority and would be able to quickly develop the additional skills and experience required in post with our full support. We would also love to hear about other knowledge and experience you may have that is not listed but could be of interest.

In addition to a competitive salary and access to our profit share scheme, we offer:

• A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs.
• A collaborative and encouraging work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged.
• On site mental health and wellbeing assistance.
• 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, in addition to three days paid volunteering leave each year and a day's leave to celebrate your birthday.
• 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 - with the expectation of two 'in-office' days per week.
• A flexible working window, allowing colleagues the freedom to work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 7pm.

Please note, we recruit on a rolling basis so early applications are recommended to avoid disappointment.

About Us

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 financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we're one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.

We're committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We've many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.

We are continually working to improve our inclusive culture and employ diverse talent. We therefore welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, which includes but isn't limited to: age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.

Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds - home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs. Find out more about our careers here .

If you need any assistance in relation to a personal requirement, medical condition or neurological difference during our selection process then please let us know.

Together, we can make this the best job you'll ever have.

We Offer

Our culture

We live and breathe our four values - friendly, confident, partnering and straightforward - and genuinely care about out people, clients, community and the environment.

Job satisfaction

Every employee can genuinely make a difference and contribute towards achieving our purpose - together, building better futures. Whether that's helping our clients build more secure financial futures, using your 3 days volunteering or helping us reduce our carbon footprint.

Reward and wellbeing

We offer competitive salaries, a share of company profits and an award-winning benefits package. We also take your mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing seriously, both in and outside of work.

Flexible working

We trust our people to work in a pattern that suits their circumstances with a healthy balance of home and office working.

Latest technology

We use the most up-to-date technology and software to match our ground-breaking business solutions that make life easier for us and our clients.

Career development

There is no linear path - learning opportunities are plentiful and empower you to carve out your own career.