Details:
- Salary: 0.00 - Annum
- Location: Cheltenham
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Barnett Waddingham is a leading independent UK professional services consultancy advising on risk, pensions, investment and insurance. With over 1500 people across 9 offices, our culture is based on providing all of our clients with a high quality, professional service through strong personal relationships and tailored solutions. We are wholly owned by Partners so we can take a longer-term view. We are dependent on talented and well-trained employees who enjoy working for a leading organisation in a closely knit and friendly team. To achieve this - and further support our continued growth as an independent, resilient and evergreen business - we need talented, motivated and enthusiastic graduates who value the chance to join our growing graduate community.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly and inclusive firm, which maintains its core values of Principled, Quality, Partnership and Respect. We have a supportive structure in place to help you manage your work/life balance. Increasing our talented workforce is imperative to maintaining a proactive and competitive business, which is why our study support package and dedicated training team are always on hand for guidance throughout our graduate programme and beyond.
Our Trainee Pension Administration Consultant graduate programme is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us after university. Our graduates develop a broad, transferable skillset which covers both technical and consulting matters. You will also have opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and to develop your softer skills. Look at what a recent Graduate into our Pensions Administration team has to say:
“My experience at BW so far has been great, the culture allows me to learn and has a real path for my development. There is always something unique to think about for everything you complete, which tests problem solving and stops repetitiveness.”
“My experience with BW has been great, the company offers a variety of different career paths and support to find the best one for you. The culture is very inclusive, and the work is very varied, so you always have a different challenge each day and support to help you grow.”
Our Graduate Programme 2024 – Trainee Pension Administration Consultant
Our Pension Administration team provide services to over 400 clients, covering defined benefit and defined contribution pensions schemes. Offering first class support, delivered by a diverse and highly experienced team who are experts in their field.
You will have the change to launch your career in a team who pride themselves on offering first class support, delivered in a supportive environment, by a highly experienced team of experts.
Supporting an occupational pension scheme means that no two days are ever the same. Your day could involve managing a multi-million pound investment, exercising compassion when dealing with a bereaved relative, being alert to the possibility of pension fraud and carrying out complex calculations with reference to statutory regulations and legal documents.
The programme offers a comprehensive package of training and skills development, enabling you to gain an excellent understanding of the role and team. You will gain an understanding of how the business area operates and the opportunity to learn from our Partners and dedicated team members, along with the chance to study towards professional qualifications.
The Graduate programme within our Pension Administration team will give you the chance to be involved in multiple exciting projects and development opportunities. An indication of the types of work you can expect to be involved with as part of the programme are detailed below:
Supporting Members
Working as part of a team to support pension scheme members with day-to-day queries. Offering comprehensive, quality advice and guidance.
Projects and Analysis Team
Working with project managers and business analysts providing support on a variety of projects.
Systems Support
Managing member data within our in-house administration system, managing and manipulating data
Client Relationship Management
Working with the client relationship managers to build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients
We were recognised as being one of the 'best places to work in the UK' in 2023 and pride ourselves on creating a professional, caring learning environment. Coupled with our friendly culture, our aim is to support and nurture individuals embarking on Employer Consulting Graduate Programme with us!
Professional Qualifications
As graduate you'll be developing through the business by learning on the job, alongside studying towards professional qualifications with the Pension Management Institute (PMI) - Award in Pension Essentials (APE), Retirement Provision Certificate (RPC)
Entry requirements and what we are looking for?
Our current graduate vacancies require a degree pass, in any discipline, along with a strong interest to work and advance a career within the professional services industry. We require dedicated individuals with a strong academic background who are dynamic, proactive and have good communication skills.
Recruitment Process
The recruitment process takes place throughout the spring and we'll be organising assessment days in the summer. Please note, for some offices we will be recruiting on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply as soon as you're ready.
Please apply with your CV. We will then invite you to a short telephone screen with one of our friendly Early Careers team. Successful candidates will be invited to attend an assessment day or interview in our office. If you would like to ask any questions before applying, please contact the Early Careers team on (url removed) and one of the team will get back to you, as we're happy to answer any questions you might have!
Please be aware, if a particular opportunity becomes oversubscribed, we will close it for applications before the stated deadline. We recommend you submit your full application as early as possible.
Summary of our employee benefits:
Competitive discretionary annual bonus
Life assurance (4x up to 10x)
Group income protection up to 65% of salary
Private medical cover from Day One
25 days holiday per year and up to 30 days with holiday trading
Generous pension scheme (we contribute 8%)
Sports Allowance – we pay up to 50% of your gym/sports membership (up to £50 pm)
Employee Assistance Programme
Complimentary fresh fruit, hot and cold drinks in all our offices
Paid volunteering day per year as a commitment to our Corporate Social Investment
Support your favourite charity with the "Give as You Earn" option
Match-funding for individuals raising money for a recognised charity
Corporate social investment programme
Funded training and professional development
Lots of clubs, sporting events, social, cultural and belief groups across our offices
Tech scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Healthcare cash plan
Health assessments
Subsidised Dental cover
Subsidised Critical illness cover
Subsidised extension of private medical cover or life assurance to family members
Discounted gym membership
Subsidised Travel insurance
Broad range of cash back offers and discounts at hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, fitness centres, travel and leisure companies
Accessibility
If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition, or individual need, which you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we’ll be happy to make adjustments to our processes to enable you a fair opportunity to showcase your skills.
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Postal applications should be sent to: Resourcing & Talent Acquisition, Barnett Waddingham, St James's House, St James Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PR