Principal Employee Benefits Consultant (HYBRID WORKING) - Birmingham/London

Description:

The Role: Principal Employee Benefits Consultant
You will operate as a benefits specialist, overseeing and supporting the delivery of consultancy services across one or more of our services (from Pensions and Financial Wellbeing to Group Risk and Healthcare) for a broad portfolio of Corporate clients. 
 
You will be expected to support the development of strong client relationships and strategy to continually seek opportunities to grow our client services & revenues.
 
As a Principal Consultant you will support the Head of Consulting to manage the team and/or proposition This may involve some direct line management responsibilities.
 
You will be expected to mentor less experienced members of the team and assist with recruitment, onboarding and training of new Team members.
 
Be an advocate for PIB Employee Benefits.

Responsibilities: 

Manage a portfolio of corporate clients
Direct contact with clients to resolve queries, support relationship development and to ensure the timely delivery of services
Thought leadership on specialist areas of employee benefits
Working to review and broaden the services offered by the client
For pensions, if relevant, deliver a range of services including attending Governance meetings and presenting Governance reports, undertaking market reviews, delivering financial wellbeing presentations (in person and virtually) and implementing salary exchange
For risk and healthcare, deliver a range of risk and healthcare services including managing the market review and re-broking process 
Involvement in flex and technology platforms implementation as the Consultant for the underlying benefits
Attendance and participation at client meetings
Support in obtaining and winning new business for the team (no cold calling)
Meet key financial targets set by the Senior Leadership Team
Support with peer reviewing and ensuring own work is peer reviewed as appropriate
Adhering to Group Policies and Procedures
Reporting any suspected breaches to management / compliance department upon discovery
Mentoring and training of less experienced colleagues to support their development 
Sharing of knowledge and cascade of useful information to the wider team as appropriate 
Quality checking of colleagues’ work to ensure accuracy 
Assist the Head of Consulting with line management and/or proposition management/development
Act as a deputy to the Head of Consulting in their absence
Assist in managing the targets of the team 
Proactively work with the Head of Consulting to develop and grow the team and/or the proposition
Assist with recruitment, onboarding and training of new Team members.

Experience:

Group Risk (GR1) and Healthcare Insurance Products (IF7) qualifications
7 years plus Consultancy experience in one of the key proposition lines of Group Risk, Pension or Healthcare 
Able to demonstrate technical knowledge in one of the key propositions listed above.
Experience of working on new business pitches and tenders
Experience of working on benefit portals 
Previous line management experience
Good overall awareness of the employee benefits market
Strong technical understanding of employee benefits design, workplace pensions and risk and health insurance products
Must be highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Able to prioritise, organise and carry out tasks within deadlines
Able to follow process and procedure accurately
Good numeracy and literacy skills
Proactive and a team player
Positive can-do attitude
Commitment to Learning and Development
 
Further information
 As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -

Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days 
Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
Company pension scheme
Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
Referral schemes 
Discounted rates on PIB products
We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to ‘give something back’ interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day.
We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass – giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development 
We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business.  If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you.  PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. 
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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