Isio
2027 Employee Benefits Consulting Graduate Analyst - Manchester
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Why Isio?
Starting your career is about more than finding a job. It's about finding a place where you can learn, grow and make an impact.
At Isio, you'll work on meaningful projects, gain professional qualifications, receive structured development support and learn from experienced colleagues who are invested in your success. We're proud to have been recognised as one of the UK's leading employers for graduates and apprentices, reflecting our commitment to providing an outstanding Early Careers experience.
Find out more about our Early Careers programmes, awards and colleague experiences on our Early Careers website.
Employee Benefits
Our Employee Benefits team plays a central role in Isio’s ambition to broaden our offering beyond pensions. we expect to achieve rapid growth as we take our expertise to market, and we are looking for new talent to join the team.
Benefits
We provide a range of services to our corporate and institutional clients which are all about supporting them with providing the best possible offering to their employees around Employee Benefits. This includes supporting with key elements including:
- Strategic Employee Benefit design
- Maximising the use of effective Technology
- Risk and healthcare broking
- Workplace Health and Wellbeing
- Management of Defined Contribution Pensions schemes
This Industrial Placement is an exciting opportunity to build your knowledge of this growing business and develop your understanding of client facing consulting skills.
What does the role entail?
- Involvement in designing and implementing innovative benefit strategies for the modern world whilst understanding the design considerations employers have including cost, risk and best practice.
- Attending client meetings to understand client needs and help their organisation provide a benefit strategy that meets the needs of their employees.
- Analysing employee data and survey results to consider views and circumstances of employees which may result in benefit change recommendations.
- Supporting on projects to review, change or implement specific employee benefits or technology, or to support organisations in communicating with employees.
- Researching benefits and providers and supporting experienced consultants to prepare reports in relation to provider market reviews.
- Drafting employee communications and dealing with employee queries in relation to their benefits – resolving issues and communicating back to employees in a timely manner.
- Supporting the development and updates to our financial wellbeing tools.
- Helping clients with the governance of their benefits (e.g. pensions).
- Developing content for seminars and/or workshops to employees.
- Managing projects to deliver financial coaching sessions to employees.
- Working with experienced consultants in growing the revenue from our current clients through providing high-quality consultancy around their approach to Reward and Benefits.
- Contributing to new business activities including involvement with tender submissions and pitches.
- How to build effective client relationships and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Professional networking
- Working with regulated advisers on strategic pension scheme design covering trust based and contract based environments.
- Supporting pension trustees with ongoing regulatory requirements for defined contribution pension schemes and evolving requirements in the DC regulatory landscape.
- Supporting reviews of pension scheme investment strategy, including undertaking stochastic modelling, portfolio construction, and working with global fund managers to implement new investment mandate.
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What We’re Looking For
- Clear and consistent written and spoken communication skills
- Strong customer service mindset
- The ability to organise information, priorities and deadlines
- The ability to work with numerical and financial information
- Commercial Awareness
- Passion and excitement for solving problems
- The ability to build effective working relationships
- The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients, valuing different perspectives
- Consistent care taken over quality, accuracy and follow-through
- Those that can respond constructively when priorities change
- Those that stay curious and look for better ways to solve problems
- Consistently show respect, fairness and integrity
- High levels of self-discipline to manage time around working and studying for professional qualifications
We will assess these behaviours in a structured and consistent way during the recruitment process.
Previous Pensions Or Consulting Experience Is Not Required.
Training and development
You will receive structured learning, practical experience and support from your team.
You will develop technical, business and professional skills through on-the-job learning, formal training and hands-on client work.
- A induction programme
- Technical and professional skills training
- Ongoing opportunities to build your pensions and wider market knowledge
- A buddy to help you settle in
- Support from a Performance Manager with your development and progress
You will be supported in working to achieve a relevant externally accredited qualification that will be identified within 12months after you start linked to where you demonstrate your strengths and preferences. This would be a qualification/professional membership from one of the following:
- Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)
- Prince 2/Agile Project Management
- Pensions Management Institute
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Length of programme
Around 3 years to achieve your relevant professional qualification, however you are employed on a permanent basis from the start of your graduate role.
Location and working pattern
This role is based in our Manchester office.
Expected office attendance, including the first few months is four days per week minimum in office and then two/three days a week in the office moving forwards.
The working pattern will reflect client, team and learning needs. Reasonable adjustments will be considered where appropriate.
Entry Requirements
You must have completed an undergraduate degree or higher-level qualification by 20 September 2027 and achieved a 2.1 or higher. If you are in your final year, you should be on track to achieve this. We welcome applications from people studying any subject.
Start date: 22 September 2027
We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position and therefore you will need to be able to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Recruitment process
The recruitment process will include;
- completing an online application form where we will establish your eligibility for this role
- an invitation to complete a ‘Skills that Build’ assessment and numerical reasoning online assessment - more information on this is available here
- online motivation and competency questions requiring video and/or written responses
- a further review of your application assessing your potential to be successful in this role
- an interview, in-person, with Managers in this role in the office you have applied to be based in
We will explain what to expect before each stage. The process will assess your motivation, numerical and problem-solving skills, communication, teamwork and approach to learning. It will not assume previous pensions knowledge.
What’s next?
Click ‘Apply’ and follow the simple online application process.
Accessibility
It’s our vision to foster a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment, which recognises individuals for their unique contribution, celebrates their differences without judgement and is committed to driving measurable change.
Isio promises to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible, giving all candidates the opportunity to shine. We will reduce or remove barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
What reasonable adjustments can we offer?
Adjustments are made on a case-by-case basis, but can include:
- Extra time to complete assessments
- Receiving content in accessible formats
If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email: hrearlycareers@isio.com.
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