Blakemore Recruitment
Employee Benefits Consultant / Senior Consultant
Location: London (Hybrid – minimum 3 days per week in office)
Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 basic + bonus + comprehensive benefits
We are working with a well-established and growing advisory firm who are looking to appoint an Employee Benefits Consultant / Senior Consultant to join their London team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced employee benefits professional who enjoys building long-term client relationships, delivering high-quality advice, and developing their skill set in a more consultative and individual-focused role.
The Role
You will be responsible for servicing and developing a portfolio of existing corporate clients, providing expert guidance across the full spectrum of employee benefits. This role combines corporate advisory work with bespoke, one-to-one support for individual scheme members.
Clients range in size from SMEs to organisations with up to 600 employees, requiring an adaptable communication style and a strong technical foundation.
Financial wellbeing is a key and growing focus of this role, and you will play an active part in delivering engaging and meaningful wellbeing support to clients and their employees.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality advice, guidance, and ongoing servicing to a portfolio of Workplace Pension, Group Risk, and Health & Wellbeing clients
- Advise corporate leadership teams on benefit design, structure, and suitability
- Deliver one-to-one guidance sessions for employees on workplace pensions and benefits
- Host financial wellbeing and employee benefits presentations, both in person and remotely
- Promote the value of employee benefit schemes by understanding client needs and communicating effectively
- Work closely with the Employee Benefits Director to help develop and enhance the overall proposition
- Identify new business opportunities and referrals to Wealth Management and other internal teams
- Stay up to date with market trends and developments within the employee benefits sector
- Over time, take ownership of your own client portfolio and manage profitability
Requirements
- Proven experience in an Employee Benefits consulting or advisory role
- Strong technical knowledge across employee benefits, including pensions, group risk, and health & wellbeing
- Level 4 qualified (or working towards)
- Confident communicator with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences
- Ability to explain complex financial concepts in clear, plain English
- Strong planning, organisational, and time-management skills
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills
- Comfortable embracing AI and digital tools to improve internal processes
- Excellent written, verbal, and digital communication skills (e.g. Microsoft Teams)
- High attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Able to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a team
What’s on Offer
- Competitive basic salary of £55,000 – £70,000
- Performance-related team bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid working with a London office base (minimum three days per week)
- A supportive environment with genuine scope for professional development and progression
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